For the first time has a national klimaatmars taken place in Antwerp. According to the organization, there were 4.000 participants, the police keep it at 3,000. “Our message to the politicians today is this: you can continue to saw that we are back to school, or you can get to work ”, says Anuna, The Weaver, in an interview with VTM NEWS out to Bart De Wever. Also the Swedish klimaatactiviste Greta Thunberg (16), was again present.
It was the first time that the national demonstration in Antwerp took place. Earlier, there were already four similar local initiatives. The march left about 9.30 a.m. on the operaplein (opera square) and went through the town to the Square, where The Weaver and Thunberg the crowd speeches. the
“for Far too long, politicians and those with it weggekomen that they have nothing did to the climate crisis fight”, speechte the Swedish klimaatmeisje. “We will ensure that they cannot get away with it. We are skipping school because we do our homework and they didn’t. We are not fighting for our future but for everybody’s future and we will not stop.”
We are not fighting for our future but for everybody’s future and we will not stop
Greta Thunberg
