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Another climate academy in Bern: more than 2000 move through the city center
Three days after the cleaning of the climate camp at Bundesplatz, more than 2,000 people participated in the climate strike on Friday afternoon in Bern. The rally was also marked by a day of global climate protest.
Demonstration at the Helvetiaplatz in Bern. image: watson
Activists from “Rise Up for Change” called for a climate strike on Friday in Bern. Earlier in the week they occupied the Bundesplatz for 48 hours before the police evacuated on Wednesday night.
The demonstration on the way to Waisenhausplatz. image: watson
The demonstration ended with speeches at the Waisenhausplatz. Several speakers noted the urgency for action and presented the various demands of the climate movement.
The fight against the climate crisis is also about social, economic and political justice and international solidarity, he said. The climate crisis cannot be rejected, said one speaker, alluding to Wednesday’s eviction. The fight will continue, he told himself to great applause.
The Bundesplatz was cordoned off by the police. image: watson
After the demonstration, a “climate arena” was planned with the participation of environmental scientists, as a counter-event to the SRF “arena”. Members of “Rise Up for Change” had declined an invitation to the television broadcast because “climate deniers” such as SVP National Councilor Roger Köppel were invited to the focus group.
One wants to lead a “serious and fact-based” debate on the demands of the movement and politics, wrote “Stand Up for Change.”
More about the occupation of the Bundesplatz:
Climate activists around the world called for action on Friday. According to the “Fridays for Future” movement, more than 3,000 climate strikes are planned and more than 400 demonstrations should take place in Germany alone. (cma / sda)
