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On Friday 12,000 attendees took to the streets at the climate demonstration in Vienna for the energy transition and the pending climate protection law.
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On Friday in seven provincial capitals across Austria, 20,000 attendees responded to Fridays For Future (FFF). In Vienna, 12,000 people took part in the 11th global climate strike.
On Friday, the 11th global climate strike took place in seven provincial capitals across Austria. “In Vienna, 12,000 people took to the streets clamoring for an energy change for all. A socially and ecologically fair plan is finally needed to stop this spiral of fossil crisis,” said Klara König, press officer at FFF Austria.
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12,000 marched at the climate demonstration in Vienna to Heldenplatz
At 2:00 pm, after a one-hour warm-up phase, the demonstration train started moving into the center of Vienna. The area in front of the train station was already crowded with participants called to sing “Now we need a law to protect the climate”, one of the three main requests, to which the energy transition and, given the increase in prices, the energy security.
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Friday 11th climate strike in Vienna
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Protesters went through the Wiener Ring to Heldenplatz
During their tour of the ring, the demonstrators were offered a colorful mix of musical motivation, so there were also climate-conscious techno beats to create atmosphere, with the famous motto “What do we want? Climate justice!” they were garnished. During their over two-hour march towards Heldenplatz, almost all of the demands of the climate protection movement were presented in catchy slogans, such as “It’s clear: the future is sunny!”. “The fossil system is destructive. It should be clear to everyone by now, both in terms of human rights and the environment,” FFF activist Paula Dorten of Mödling said in a broadcast.
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“Last Generation” activists stranded on the Ringstrasse
During the influx of the demonstration on Heldenplatz, some “last generation” environmental activists glued themselves in front of the Heldentor on the Ringstrasse. With similar actions, the group was recently spotted regularly on busy streets in Vienna’s morning traffic. It is not about “stealing the show” from someone participating in the climate strike, but about encouraging people to “join the civil resistance”, “Last Generation” pointed out in a broadcast.
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Strike in Vienna supported by the climate alliance “Klimaprotest”.
In Vienna the strike was led by the climate alliance “Klimaprotest”, it was said. These are more than 100 organizations “that report the failures of the Austrian government’s climate policy and make clear demands”.
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The Vienna demo at Heldenplatz ended with the closing event
As for the demonstration in March, the Police Headquarters did not estimate the number of participants, at that time the organizers reported 10,000, which are now significantly more. The demo in Vienna ended with a final event at Heldenplatz, for which the presence on stage of the Viennese band Heinz was announced.
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Van der Bellen took a stand on the climate strike on Twitter
Federal President Alexander Van der Bellen also commented on the climate strike via Twitter: Regarding a photo showing him with climate strike founder Greta Thunberg at the Hofburg, he publishes: “Four years ago, Greta Thunberg global climate protests started Thousands take to the streets for a future worth living in. Your tireless commitment gives me and many others the hope that together we can overcome the #crisiclimatica “.
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SPÖ environmental spokesperson Herr has called for a specialist offensive
SPÖ environmental spokesperson Julia Herr called for a specialist offensive in the fight against the climate crisis after taking part in the Vienna demonstration train. “In many areas necessary for the climate and energy transition there is a huge shortage of skilled workers. We must address it now,” stressed in a broadcast and also criticized the Minister of Environmental Protection Leonore Gewessler (Verdi), who has to more than 630 days “to formulate climate goals for Austria”.
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