What Greta Thunberg said and did in Rome, where she participated in Fridays for Future’s strike, encouraging young people to keep fighting for the climate.
Greta Thunberg, the Swedish activist that is galvanising young people all over the world to mobilise in the name of the planet and against climate change, participated in the strike for the climate organised by the Rome chapter of the Fridays for Future movement, inspired by Thunberg’s example and enthusiasm, that took place on the 19th of April in the central Piazza del Popolo. This happened on the third day of her tour in Italy, which began after reaching the southern European country from her home city, Stockholm, by train. Over the course of three days, she met with Pope Francis as well as institutional figures within the Italian Senate, where she captured politicians’ attention with her speech, even though she expressed harsh criticism towards them in it (watch and read the full speech below).
Rome, the climate strike on 19 April with Greta Thunberg
Over the course of the protest, organised by Fridays for Future Rome, which saw the participation of 25,000 people, mostly students, Greta Thunberg went onstage together with her friend, Belgian activist Anuna De Wever, on the frontline of the movement in Brussels. Together they underlined what they’ve been repeating since the movement started when, on the 20th of August last year, Thunberg decided to strike for the climate in front of the Swedish parliament in Stockholm.
Greta Thunberg onstage in front of the 25,000 people strong crowd in Piazza del Popolo in Rome, together with activist and friend Anuna Dewever
The two activists also underlined how the goal of this mobilisation isn’t to “take selfies” or receive the praise of people in power, but to push institutions to undertake real, concrete changes, to be carried out as quickly as possible, in order to mitigate the effects of global warming already taking place.
Rome, 25,000 people take part in the Fridays for Future strike with Greta Thunberg
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What Greta Thunberg said and did in Rome, where she participated in Fridays for Future’s strike, encouraging young people to keep fighting for the climate.
