"Defend the future!", Greta Thunberg joins the climate demonstrations

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Shouting "Defend the future!", Thousands of children and young people have taken to the streets of Glasgow in the march called by Fridays for Future, the organization founded by Greta Thunberg, who joined as one more protester.

Wearing the mask, the Swedish activist joined the human river that started from Kelvingrove Park and broke at George Square.

Greta Thunberg, who has adopted a vindictive and festive tone while passing through COP26, raised the volume of the protests and called at the end of the demonstration "the end of investments in fossil fuels." Unlike COP25 in Madrid, in which he actively participated in various events

(although he met inside with the UN Secretary General António Guterres) and even sing to the leaders " You can put your climate crisis up your ass. "

The march was preceded by controversy over the intimidating attitude of the police, who on Wednesday unceremoniously blocked an Extinction Rebellion march as it passed through Buchanan Street.

and formed an impregnable cordon around the summit headquarters, SEC, fortified like a bunker.

The Fridays for Future demonstration is a preview of the Day of Action called for Saturday,

in which more than 100,000 people are expected to participate, in what is expected to be the "turning point" of the summit, towards the objective to "keep within reach" the goal of a maximum temperature rise of 1.5 degrees.

"We want to show that power is not only in the hands of the 'powerful' who gather in there," said Anna Brown, a local Fridays for Future activist at the start of the demonstration.

"The power is also in us, in the solidarity of the youth and students of the world with the workers, indigenous communities and citizens who decide to join this fight."

Several protesters in Glasgow todayCARLOS FRESNEDA

Five ten-year-old girls (Edith, Martha, Aila, Emily and Emily) skipped the day of class at Glasgow's Battlefield Primary School to cheer on the start of the demonstration with a combative spirit.

"There is no planet B", could be read on the banner displayed by one of the two Emilies, which articulated her recipe for the future in such a way that: "We have to stop burning fossil fuels and find a way to live in a more sustainable way in the planet".

"Stop burning fossil fuels!

during the march, in which slogans such as "No more blah, blah, blah" were also heard;

"Our planet, our future" or "Climate change is a war of the rich against the poor."

"Greta is not only a great inspiration for my daughter, she is also for me,"

said Rich Mitchell (47 years old), little Willow (7 years old) arrived from Fort William. "Participating in a strike and a march like this is much more" educational "for children than one more day of school. They learn what social change is, and we learn with them: they make us look at the future in a different way. ".

Willow is primarily concerned with sea creatures, which is why she drew "Save the Seas!" On her banner. His father is confident that over time he can look back with the satisfaction of having been a participant in change at the Glasgow Cop26: "The coin is in the air ... Or there is a positive change on the part of politicians from now or this ends in a social disruption.

starting with education, and that is only possible if governments act. "

From Guatemala, Gabriela Ixchiu (24 years old), joined the march on behalf of "Indigenous Futures".

"It is unfortunate that at this summit there is no more diversity and no more voices are heard," Gabriela complained.

"And it

Here it may seem that things change, but in our countries we do not risk our lives to defend our territory against aggression."

"Anonymous harassment is the daily bread against indigenous leaders,

especially if you are a woman and a brunette," Gabriela denounces.

"That is something that has to end urgently: no more violent and bloody repressions for defending Mother Earth."

The presence in Glasgow of Francisco Vera, the 12-year-old Colombian boy threatened with death because of his eco-activism, has rejuvenated from within the movement created by Greta Thunberg, who has already turned 18. Francisco, at the head of the Guardians for Life group, fulfilled his dream of finally being able to meet the Swedish activist in person and promised to redouble his efforts with renewed energy: "Put your influence in favor of life, that is the message we want to convey. You do not have to be a public figure or have thousands of followers in the networks to have a positive influence ".

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