Climate march participants happy with Greta Thunberg, but: “She doesn’t want too much attention”

Thunberg herself was shielded by other demonstrators, did not want to answer questions and also turned away when she realized she was being filmed. “That’s actually because she wants it to be about the people here and the climate here,” the organization said. “And also the people who are hit hardest by the climate crisis. She says herself, that’s not me, it’s not about me. It’s about all those other people here on the street.”

“She doesn’t want too much attention,” said one participant. “Because she wants attention to be focused on the indigenous peoples who have been oppressed for so long and have suffered for so long. And she wants attention to be on the entire march and the demand for climate and justice. Above all, she does not want to draw attention to focus themselves.”

According to this participant, the message was that the government and large companies must ‘finally stop the terrible pollution and focus on profit and no longer destroy our future and living environment’. Another thought that the earth should become fossil-free. “That we must all do as much as possible to make the world a better place.

The march ended on Museumplein, where several speeches took place.