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- For the first time since the start of the corona pandemic, protesters are taking to the streets again because of the weather.
- Demonstrations were planned in 18 cities.
- The climate strike movement feels abandoned by politics.
The climate strike organization said beforehand that people had “a legitimate interest in having a future on a livable planet.” But that was not heard. “In politics we were insulted and ridiculed by the right wing, used and deceived by the parties of the left,” said a statement.
Many students among the participants
In Basel some 500 people participated in the demonstration. Again, the call was followed mainly by schoolchildren who met at 2 pm at Münsterplatz. “I am sad and angry that the powerful of the world are not doing anything about the climate crisis,” said an activist in the opening speech of the demonstration.
Hundreds of people participated in the demonstration in Basel.
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In Zürich It is estimated that more than 1,000 people attended the demonstration. The participants, mostly protected with hygienic masks, included not only school children but also older people.
In addition to the usual demand for climate protection measures, such as a rapid reduction in CO2 emissions, the rally in Zurich also asked people to participate in the national week of action in Bern, which will take place from 20 to 25 September. .
Protesters at Helvetiaplatz in Zurich.
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The federal government must act as quickly as in the event of a pandemic.
In Bern Around 600 people gathered at Waisenhausplatz. Most of them wore a protective mask. The posters had the same demands as before the corona pandemic: “Night trains instead of cheap flights” and “Protecting the climate makes children happy as well as adults.”
The climate crisis was relegated to the background by the corona pandemic, said a speaker in front of the crowd in Bern. Management of the corona pandemic has shown that the federal government can act quickly and consistently. Therefore, the climate strike in Bern called for “immediate action”, as in the corona pandemic.
Also in Bern, people came together for a sustainable and climate-friendly future.
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In Lausanne the climate demonstration mobilized around 800, mainly young people. In Geneva around 600 people demonstrated.
Protests in 18 cities
After the demonstrations on Friday, the actions of massive and non-violent civil disobedience will continue in late September. With this, the climate strikers want to “finally be taken seriously.” For this, the different climate movements such as Collective Climate Justice, Extinction Rebellion, Climatestreik and Collectif Break Free worked together for the first time.
Demonstrations were planned on Friday afternoon in the cities and towns of Bern, Freiburg, Zurich, Uster, Lucerne, Lausanne, St. Gallen, Interlaken, Geneva, Neuchâtel, Delsberg, Schaffhausen, Altdorf, Basel, Olten, Biel and Winterthur.
