Shortly before the general election, Fridays for Future is calling for a major climate strike.
Around 12,000 people took to the streets in the state capital alone.
Update from September 24, 2:17 p.m.:
The protests of the Fridays for Future movement in the Free State are still in full swing or are only just beginning.
Two days before the general election, the mostly young or young-adult participants want to draw particular attention to climate change.
They want to put pressure on politicians so that global warming is limited to 1.5 degrees.
In Munich alone, around 12,000 people took to the streets for this, the police estimate.
Originally the organizers assumed 5000 people.
"We are a lot more than we expected," said the organizer's spokeswoman, Cosima Schaaf.
Protests and rallies also take place throughout the afternoon in numerous other cities (see initial report).
Numerous rallies and protests by the FFF movement are planned for Friday
Update from September 24th, 12:58 p.m.:
The first rallies in Bavaria have already started.
Numerous climate activists from the Fridays for Future movement, but also from other environmental protection organizations, are protesting today around the world for better climate protection and more political commitment.
Around 5000 people are said to have gathered for the rally at 12 noon on Munich's Königsplatz alone.
Full Königsplatz for the #FridaysforFuture rally in # Munich @ BR24 pic.twitter.com/KoRA5LoS8c
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Two weeks ago, the major automotive groups presented their latest inventions here at the IAA Mobility.
Today, Friday, the event couldn't be more different.
So far, the climate strike seems to be going on quietly.
The Munich police have not yet commented on the protest.
That looked completely different just under 14 days ago.
First report from September 24th, 8 a.m .:
Munich - heat waves, periods of drought, flash floods.
Climate change is advancing, but in the eyes of climate activists, politics is doing too little about it.
That is why Fridays for Future is calling for a global climate strike on September 24th - two days before the federal election * - under the motto “All for the climate”.
Fridays for Future calls for a climate strike: "Upcoming election will determine the future of all of us"
The climate issue must be the deciding factor for the election, because: "The upcoming election will determine the future of all of us," warns Fridays for Future Augsburg * in a press release.
The consequences of the climate crisis are already being felt in Germany and could worsen drastically if action is not taken immediately.
The new IPCC report made this clear.
“The torrential rains in July, with countless fatalities and damage running into billions, have impressively shown that the climate catastrophe is already on our doorstep,” warns the student Rafael Engel.
“But not even that was enough to finally shake politics awake!” Complains the 21-year-old.
The next four years are therefore the last chance to take consistent measures to contain the dramatic consequences and prevent worse.
Climate strike by Fridays for Future: "Seeing the greatest catastrophe with a good eye"
"We as Fridays for Future warn: We can and must no longer hope for the empty promises of politicians listening to lobbyists who knowingly want to let this last grace period pass," the press release continues.
The politicians “steer with sight to the greatest catastrophe that mankind has ever faced and put their hands on their laps.
Nobody should tolerate this constant twiddling of their thumbs when it comes to climate protection ”, adds 17-year-old student Eva Stoffels.
(By the way: Our Bavaria newsletter informs you about all developments and results from the Free State about the upcoming federal election - and of course about all other important stories from Bavaria.)
Climate strike by Fridays for Future: where is the strike in Bavaria?
An overview
That is why the movement will go on strike on September 24th from 4pm in Augsburg, among other places: “For change, for climate justice.” It starts on Maxstraße, then continues through the streets of the Swabian city.
The big demo is intended to set an example.
Other cities in Bavaria in which Fridays for Future are demonstrated include:
Aichach, 6 p.m .: Tandlmarkt
Amberg, 2 p.m .: Maltesergarten
Ansbach, 1:15 p.m .: City moat
Aschaffenburg, 4 p.m .: Theaterplatz
Bad Tölz, 1 p.m .: Town Hall
Bamberg *, 1 p.m .: station forecourt
Bayreuth, 1 p.m .: Maximilianstrasse
Berchtesgaden, 2 p.m .: Schlossplatz
Cham, 3 p.m .: market square
Deggendorf, 11.30 a.m .: Upper town square
Dorfen, 1.30 p.m .: parking lot at the cemetery
Climate strike by Fridays for Future: demonstrations also in Freising, Nuremberg and Munich
“Nothing will happen without us!
We cannot say again in 4 years: It was not enough.
That is why we are calling on everyone on September 24th to take to the streets for climate justice, because voting is no longer enough, ”says Pauline Brüger from Fridays for Future.
Strikes are therefore organized in countless other Bavarian cities, including:
Erlangen, 11 a.m .: Schlossplatz
Freising *, 1.30 p.m .: Marienplatz
Fürth, 4 p.m .: Green Market
Garmisch-Partenkirchen *, 1 p.m .: Rathausplatz
Holzkirchen, 2 p.m .: Herdergarten
Ingolstadt *, 2 p.m .: Theaterplatz
Munich *, 12 noon: Königsplatz
Nuremberg *, 12.30 pm: Wöhrder Wiese
Passau *, 1 p.m .: monastery garden
Traunstein, 2.30 p.m .: City Park
Tutzing, 1 p.m .: Town Hall
Fridays for Future: "There will only be a future for everyone with quick, consistent climate action"
“Despite Corona *, with the last strikes we brought our protest for a better, colorful, diverse and just world onto the streets.
There will only be a future for everyone with rapid, consistent climate action, because too many people are already facing the effects of the climate crisis and the climate crisis exacerbates all injustice.
Therefore: regardless of which party or chancellor will govern in the next few years, we need concrete measures, ”demands Ole Horn from Fridays for Future.
A detailed list of strike locations in Bavaria and all of Germany is available on the Fridays for Future homepage.
(came) * Merkur.de / bayern is an offer from IPPEN.MEDIA
List of rubric lists: © Jörg Carstensen / dpa
