One week after the largest international climate protests to date, hundreds of thousands of people want to take to the streets again on Friday for more climate protection. We started because of the time difference between New Zealand and Australia. In New Zealand, the organizers spoke of 170,000 participants nationwide. From the police there were initially no numbers.There were demonstrations in more than 40 cities in the Pacific state, with nearly five million inhabitants. According to estimates, more than 40,000 people marched in the capital Wellington alone. At the Auckland rally, one of the organizers, Luke Wijohn, said: „Stop listening to what they say. Look at what they are doing. „Wellington Parliament handed over a letter with more than 11,000 signatures. It calls on the government of Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern to declare the climate emergency for New
Zealand.6,383 actions in 170 countries
All in all, the climate change movement „Fridays for Future“ has again planned worldwide actions to close the strike week, which started on Friday of the previous week. The climate activist Greta Thunberg participates this time in a major rally in the Canadian Montreal. „Last Friday, more than four million people went on strike for the climate. We’ll do it again this Friday, „the 16-year-old wrote on Twitter. So far, there were 6,383 actions in 170 countries during the strike week, she added.
Austria could host the biggest climate protests ever. Except for St. Pölten, demonstrations take place in all provincial capitals, with the biggest protests in Vienna expected. From three meeting points, the demonstrators wanted to take lunch in the direction of Heroes Square, where from 15.30 clock the closing rally should take place.
The expected large influx is that the Education Directorates in Vienna, Burgenland and Vorarlberg declared the Earth Strike demonstration a school-related event for all schools. This allows students to automatically participate in the demo lessons.
