Chief Raoni asks 650 klimaatspijbelaars in Brussels to fight against deforestation

The indianenchef Raoni in Brussels, about 650 klimaatspijbelaars of Youth for Climate are addressed prior to their 19th march for a better future. The elderly Brazilian environmentalist asked the young people to aid in the fight against the deforestation of the Amazon rainforest. “It's a huge honor that he is here,” said klimaatmarsbezielster Anuna, The Weaver. Three anarchist protesters who are halfway of the klimaatmars afsplitsten, are administratively held.

“I'm here to give you support to ask for the destruction of the Amazon rainforest and the animals that live in them. That is the main thing that I ask," said Raoni. the

The indianenchef is currently travelling through Europe for the European leaders to call attention to the consequences of deforestation in the Amazon rainforest. Raoni grew himself in this "green lung of the earth" in an indigenous tribe. After they were discovered by the western world, he was an environmental activist. the

"If they have the forest continue to destroy that will not only impact on us, the indigenous peoples, but to the whole world", said Raoni, who is a short as well in the mars.

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“It is a huge honor that Raoni is here, because I have a lot of admiration for the man who all his life has fought for the Amazon forest and the climate. I hope he now sees that there is a next generation that is going to fight for the climate and that his battle in confidence to us can leave,” declared klimaatboegbeeld Anuna, The Weaver.

Even though they are not entitled to vote, however, the young people struggle to prevent climate top priority one is who next Sunday to vote, and within the next government. “Climate is still not the main theme, and that should really be in the elections. The voters need to ensure that they for the climate vote. Regardless of which party that is, because that they have to part.”

Exams

Next week Friday 24 may there is the last klimaatprotest of the young people for the elections. That is again a global strike for the climate. And afterwards, Anuna, The Weaver and her companions first focus on the exams.

“Next week we meet one last time on the street and I hope that it is very large. The protest actually starts even but, that you see at the actions and the documentaries from all over the world to come. We have the politicians with the tools provided through the climate action plan of our panel of experts and now it is up to them to really get to go”, decision Anuna.

Three administrative detentions

When the procession klimaatbetogers the boulevard lemonnier opdraaide to the direction of the end point to the Brussels-South train station to walk, left a 50 in the anarchist youth, and they marched on the boulevard Anspach in the direction of the place de la bourse.

“They wanted to be first inside the McDonald's on the Beursplein an action, but that was prevented. They were then outside of a sit-in with respirators on. There the police have them surrounded,” explains police spokeswoman Ilse Van de keere.

In total had 53 young people identify themselves. They were also searched. Three young people, the aanstokers of the separate protest, were ultimately administratively detained by the police for disrupting the public order. How old they are, is not known.“On the windows of the Pizza Hut on the Beursplein was still “Fuck the police” written, but that inscription was removed immediately. Further, there was no vandalism place”, says the keere.