Cop26While presentations have up until now been small, there is a sensation among activists that momentum is developing
On Tuesday morning, activists dressed in the red one-piece suits familiar to audiences of the dystopian Netflix series Squid Game strike positioned for the assembled media on the south bank of the Clyde, straight opposite the Cop26 conference centre.Across the river and even more into the city centre later on Tuesday, Anne Thoday was crouching on the pavement on St Vincent Street next to her surdo drum as a thick line of police prevented Extinction Rebellion protesters from moving towards the conference centre. His team required that they be eliminated prior to he attended to the plenary.For Green New Deal Rising this fortnight is likewise geared towards training up new activists: it will invite 100 young individuals from across the UK to its center at a warehouse in the east end of Glasgow. As the drums grew out, activists said on the swelling crowd of 300 or more, recommending demonstration numbers were increasing as the week progressed.Meanwhile, outside the conference hall, indigenous activists were converging after a march from Glasgow Green.Txai Surui, the child of a tribal chief from the Brazilian Amazon, had actually provided a significant appeal to the conference on Monday, informing delegates: “The Earth is speaking.
On Tuesday early morning, activists dressed in the red one-piece suits familiar to audiences of the dystopian Netflix series Squid Game strike posed for the assembled media on the south bank of the Clyde, straight opposite the Cop26 conference centre.Across the river and even more into the city centre later on Tuesday, Anne Thoday was squatting on the pavement on St Vincent Street next to her surdo drum as a thick line of cops prevented Extinction Rebellion protesters from moving towards the conference centre. Photo: Murdo MacLeod/The GuardianFor those who made it across the river, youth and indigenous activists had gathering for speeches and another photocall, holding up lit up letters spelling out “End Climate Betrayal”. In her speech, Mitzi Tan, a convener of Fridays For Future for the Philippines, sounded mad– the leaders arent in there, she gestured across the river, they are in front of her, she told the little crowd, to hearty cheers.The mood among activists was angry, the 24-year-old from Manila concurred later on. His group required that they be eliminated prior to he dealt with the plenary.For Green New Deal Rising this fortnight is likewise tailored towards training up brand-new activists: it will invite 100 young people from across the UK to its center at a warehouse in the east end of Glasgow. As the drums grew out, activists mentioned on the swelling crowd of 300 or more, recommending protest numbers were increasing as the week progressed.Meanwhile, outside the conference hall, indigenous activists were assembling after a march from Glasgow Green.Txai Surui, the daughter of a tribal chief from the Brazilian Amazon, had provided an eloquent appeal to the conference on Monday, informing delegates: “The Earth is speaking.
