With posters like “No to coal in the Punch bowl” and “We have no planet B” demonstrated several thousand students on Friday in Berlin – and in Germany – for a better Umweltschtuz. In front of the Federal Ministry of Economics and technology Invalidenstrasse students gathered from the whole Federal territory – in addition to Berliners also fundamental and high school students from Mainz, Freiburg and Hamburg.
Some reported that they had skipped for the Demo, the students and Tests missed on the then six would get. Others tell of conversations with the school Board, which had agreed then an excursion to the Demo.
It is so far the largest demonstration of young people in Germany for climate protection. Ai Weiwei was with his nine-year-old son and his partner at the Protest. “I am impressed by the energy and power of young people,” he said. But the salvation of the people of earth to go of any age something.
Federal Minister for economic Affairs, Peter Altmaier (CDU) has expressed understanding of their concerns. 12 o’clock, he had agreed to Meet with students on Friday before his Ministry in Berlin to demonstrate.
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“I’ll talk with the parties Involved and you go,” said Altmaier, the “mirror” on the sidelines of the world economic forum in Davos. He is always pleased when “young people make use of the right to demonstrate”. The Minister added: “If you have to do it during school time, they should clarify with their teachers.”
Luisa Neubauer, who co-organized the Berlin strike, confirmed the Meeting . You today is not to the University, to participate in the Demonstration. “A little deferred against the wind I know already,” she says to the reactions of their fellow students. Because of the strike, you will not likely create a test. “But the commitment to a livable future on the climate change threatened the earth is worth it to me.”
For a possibly decisive meeting of the coal Commission, on Friday in Berlin to boycott young people again in the school and for climate protection demonstrate. According to the action network Fridays for the Future of thousands of students and other young people from across Germany are expected. You want to protest in front of the Federal Ministry of economic Affairs. Well as a rally at the Federal Chancellery is planned.
In a call to the FEDERAL youth Berlin makes his concerns clear: “We perforate the earth in search of metals for cell phones and co., burn climate-damaging coal, and throw tons of plastic waste into the sea. We deal with the world as if we had a second in the basement. If all human life and economies, like in Germany, would be calculated to be more than three planets is necessary.“ The student initiative “Fridays for Future” mobilized in the run-up for the student demo. Economy, politics, and citizenship should finally do in-depth steps to stop climate change.
in view of the gravity of the situation “can’t we go to school, to Uni, to work”. From many cities, bus travel by young people are planned to Berlin, after Initiative of the Swedish student, Greta Thunberg. According to the Senate administration for education, school attendance is mandatory, there is Discretion – in the framework of project days to climate protection. In Berlin the kick-off protest at 12 (Federal Ministry of economic Affairs, Invalidenstrasse 48), then the Chancellery, clock 13 starts; at 13: 30 rally between the Chancellery and the Bundestag; from 14 clock back to the Ministry, a final rally. In Berlin, the coal Commission meets on the day.
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