They locked up the suffragettes for protesting too, back before women had the vote.
Greta Thunberg detained at Fossil Free London protest
Submitted 1 year ago by mannycalavera@feddit.uk to unitedkingdom@feddit.uk
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-67136772
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david@feddit.uk 1 year ago
autotldr@lemmings.world [bot] 1 year ago
This is the best summary I could come up with:
In a statement, the Met Police said it had imposed conditions on the activists under Section 14 of the Public Order Act, to “prevent serious disruption to the community, hotel and guests”, and had asked them to move from the road and on to the pavement.
Fossil Free London’s protest was organised for the first day of the three-day Energy Intelligence Forum - formerly called the Oil and Money conference - where bosses of Shell and Total were due to speak.
“People all over the world are suffering and dying from the consequences of the climate crisis caused by these industries who we allow to meet with our politicians and have privileged access to.”
Maja Darlington, from Greenpeace UK, said: "Oil bosses are toasting each other in a luxury hotel and plotting how to make even larger profits, while millions struggle to rebuild after a summer of extreme weather.
Speakers at the conference include the chief executives of Saudi Arabia’s Aramco and Norway’s Equinor, the German ambassador to the UK and Graham Stuart, Britain’s energy security and net zero minister.
Mr Stuart has previously said that allowing oil and gas companies to continue drilling the North Sea for resources is necessary for energy security.
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AllNewTypeFace@leminal.space 1 year ago
She’ll have a hard time crossing borders once she has a criminal record
mannycalavera@feddit.uk 1 year ago
I doubt it. Think of the unmitigated PR disaster for any government that bans her from entering because she cares about the environment. Easier to let her protest.
enitoni@beehaw.org 1 year ago
I love this girl