Several cities around the world attended demonstrations this Friday to denounce the harmful effects of climate change and demand help for the most affected countries.
The “Fridays for Future” movement, launched by the young Swedish woman Greta Thunberg, had called on social networks for these demonstrations, which took place from Berlin to New Delhi, on the last day of the United Nations General Assembly. new york under the hashtags #PeopleWithoutBenefits.
In Berlin, the organizers estimated at 36 thousand participants who paraded through the center of the city, displaying posters with slogans like “Your policy kills us” or “There is no planet B”.
In Jakarta, police detained protesters, who marched to the sound of drums.
There was also a march in New Delhi, where people held banners, one of which read “Welcome, the 2 most polluted capitals”.
In France, protesters blocked the entrance to the facilities of the TotalEnergies group in Lyon. There were demonstrations in Gallic lands, namely Rennes, Strasbourg, Grenoble, Marseilles, Montpellier and Paris.
“What we want to say this Friday is that after a summer of climatic catastrophes, droughts, water shortages and heat, we can’t go back to school as if nothing happened“said Pablo Flye, spokesman for Fridays for Future in France.
Source: Observadora
