Climate activists occupy lecture halls at universities in Bavaria: "The world has no future"
Created: 2022-11-09 2:22 p.m
By: Felix Herz
Lecture halls at the University of Erlangen and Regensburg were occupied by climate activists (symbol image).
© Michael Schick / IMAGO
Climate activists have occupied lecture halls at the universities in Regensburg and Erlangen as part of an international appeal.
Regensburg – In recent weeks, climate activists have been more and more conspicuous with resolute actions with which they want to draw attention to the climate crisis and the assumed inaction of politicians with regard to the global crisis.
The mostly young people are stuck on busy streets, throw mashed potatoes at paintings in museums or try to storm the state chancellery in Munich.
On Wednesday, November 9th, protests broke out in Regensburg and Erlangen.
Climate activists occupy university lecture halls - international appeal
According to the reports, the climate activists have been occupying a lecture hall at the University of Erlangen since Tuesday afternoon, November 8th.
Since Wednesday, a lecture hall at the University of Regensburg has also been affected by the protest.
According to the activists, with the campaign they are joining global protests that advocate more social justice and effective climate protection.
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According to a spokesman for the university in Regensburg, the university management wants to meet with the activists for a discussion.
The international appeal for the university protests says: "We should sit in the university and pretend that everything is okay.
But the world we are supposed to learn for has no future."
It is no coincidence that the protests are taking place at the same time as the UN climate conference in Egypt.
In a statement, a student at the University of Regensburg said: "Governments are powerless in the face of profit interests and multinational corporations.
New, strong and democratic solutions are needed.
Where should we develop them if not in schools and universities?”
(fhz)
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