An important trip to the beach and accompanying OOTD

So yesterday I went to the beach and this time the trip there had a bigger purpose than the usual one of simply having fun and enjoying the sparkling water; although that happened too.

This year the Irish government has finally published the first climate change bill for lower carbon emissions but a lot of people are unhappy about it as there are no targets set for change and without targets are we really guaranteed changes? 

I am a volunteer youth leader at ECO-UNESCO, which is an environmental youth group, and about three weeks ago we were told about an upcoming event to do with climate change. This event was called "Stop climate chaos" and the general motto for the day was "let's get our heads out of the sand". Many people gathered on Sandymount beach in Dublin and 150 people buried their head in the sand to symbolise the government's 'head being in the sand'/their ignorance towards the effects of climate change. I think this was an easy yet effective way to raise awareness and make a point. It was also great to see people stand up for something they care about. In my opinion everyone should care about climate change as it is a problem that everyone around the world is affected by.

Along with promoting a good cause, a lot of fun was had that day. I was there with my friends and we had a great time enjoying the sun, music and playing fetch with a dog name Corbel that we befriended. After the beach we went to town where we had pizza in 'Rays' and looked around the shops(I even got two necklaces on sale in topshop for 5 euro each). It was a successful day! :).

OOTD:

I thought I'd include what I wore to the beach in this post as well. Surprisingly all the clothes that I wore are from Penneys(Primark) even though I haven't really found any nice clothes there in a long time.

• Kimono: Red, black and grey design with hints of blue. I bought this last summer and so won't be available in stores.
• Top: Plain dark grey tank top.
• Bottoms: Black, ripped skinny jeans.
• Shoes: Black and white flatforms.
• Sunglasses: Circle lenses from Urban Outfitters. 

Overall it was a great day for many reasons and I hope we showed the government that they need to 'get their heads out of the sand'. 

I hope you like this post and I'll see yous soon.

Love,

Rach. <3