How you came to the movement?
I have been doing with the climate change and know we must do more. As I was in December during the world climate conference in Katowice, is become clear to me that there is nothing being done to combat climate change. This has made angry: We think someone is the climate solves problems, but that is not so!
How it went then?
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I learned at the conference, Greta Thunberg. She is the initiator of the first school strikes for the climate and was with her father there. Because she was overwhelmed with all of your dates right, I will accompany you spontaneously at the conference and along strike. However, you can’t protest on the world climate conference, and after 30 minutes, we were accompanied. Then we have a strike out. Back in Berlin, I spoke with many people about my experience and we have organized our first strike us as “Fridays for Future” networked nationally and with other strikers and with NGOs.
What you have organized for the Demonstration on Friday?
I signed up to, among other things, the strike, the contact to NGOs and the arrival of strikers, with buses organized. I also invited a musician, sing for us, and Influencer, the reports about us, to Demonstration. But I am also in direct contact with students, the need to explain to your parents why you, for example to the Demo and not the math lessons want to go.
Why should strike the students because it is during the school time?
The Situation is so threatening! Therefore, we must resort to all measures to show how urgently something needs to change. Basically, we want the relationship between parents, teachers and students remains good. It is best, teachers, principals and parents aware of to address and to explain why the strike is so important. There is no formation is strike: We are committed to our future, not against the school. But the climate crisis will not wait now even to the Abi.
What are the consequences need not be afraid of the strikers, when they go to school?
Some of the Six listed get, other unjustified absences. Some principals are opposed to any activism that sometimes students have personal problems. Then, each Time checks, if you are sick, extra downstream, whether you are a Demo.
What are the Central demands of the protesters?
The climate crisis must be perceived as a crisis. We want our future and the coming generations to be taken seriously. The climate crisis is non-negotiable. If we go on strike, in parallel to the Meeting of the coal Commission, we want to achieve as quickly as possible the Coal phase-out, under scientific conditions, not from a political strategy.
What do you say to the accusation that the claims to be naive?
The attention. Within months, we have grown strong, maybe it will be on Friday, the largest air strike in Berlin. Naive is when you believe that something does not change, if one is involved. Me, the clarity and precision with which the participants Express their demands to be inspired.
Luisa Neubauer protested that the climate crisis is being taken seriously.Photo: private
How many people do you expect for a strike on Friday?
Specifically, no one knows. Thousands, we appreciate. We communicate through a kind of snow ball system, mostly via WhatsApp. But I am sure that the Demonstration is good and big. Many come by train. However, we expect about 15 buses, people come from all over Germany, from Freiburg to Flensburg, from the Saarland and Mainz.
How to do it after the strike?
We will continue to grow and further strikes organize. Every day, new chapters of the “Fridays for the Future”. We are very motivated.
What motivated you to use this?
My Motivation comes from a deep sadness that nothing is done against climate change. On the other hand, it motivates me when I see that we have with the strikes is also a constructive. We can’t change something – if not now, then when?
The Demonstration will start at 12 a.m. in front of the Federal Ministry for economic Affairs and energy (BMWi), Invalidenstraße 48. As of 13 PM, the Demonstration moves to the Chancellery to 13.30 at an intermediate rally between the Chancellery and the Bundestag will take place. 14 at the protesters to end rally to run back to the BMWi, the strike ends at 16 PM.
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Annette Kögel
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