Activists with Extinction Rebellion movement block roads and stage demonstrations across the globe, part of a wide-ranging series of protests demanding much more urgent action against climate change.
Activists with the Extinction Rebellion movement blocked roads and staged demonstrations in big cities around the globe Monday, part of a wide-ranging series of protests demanding much more urgent action against climate change.
"You might come from a variety of different groups, but we all stand against a system that's destroying the planet and mankind, and we're looking to change that because we can't just have little changes, we want a real big change," said Pierrick Jalby, a 28-year-old nurse from eastern France who joined the demonstration in Paris."We don't want reforms, in fact, we want a revolution.
Over the weekend, demonstrators had set up a tent camp outside German Chancellor Angela Merkel's office to prepare for the protests, reflecting dissatisfaction with a climate policy package drawn up last month by her government."We all share an interest in climate protection, and the Paris climate targets are our standard in this," he told ZDF television."If you demonstrate against or for that, that is OK.
Demonstrators playing steel drums marched through central London as they kicked off two weeks of activities designed to disrupt the city. In Amsterdam, hundreds of demonstrators blocked a major road outside the Rijksmuseum, one of the city's most popular tourist attractions, and set up tents. The protest went ahead despite a city ban on activists gathering on the road. The protesters ignored police calls for them to move to a nearby square.
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