Climate activists
Neubauer is sticking to the name “Fridays for Future”.
Climate protection activist Luisa Neubauer speaks during the commemoration event for the 85th anniversary of the pogrom night in Hamburg. photo
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Should German climate activists also distance themselves from Fridays for Future? Luisa Neubauer describes this as “symbolic politics”. But she also admits: “The loss of trust is great.”
“Giving up the name would be symbolic politics at this moment, and we can’t do much with symbolic politics. Our priority is the clarity of our stance,” Neubauer told “Spiegel” (Friday).
Thunberg expressed solidarity with the Palestinians on several occasions. At a large climate protection demonstration in Amsterdam on Sunday, Thunberg once again took an offensive side with the Palestinians. The German section of the Fridays for Future movement founded by Thunberg then clearly distanced itself from their statements.
“We have given this movement its own identity – inspired by Greta, but independent and independent of her for years,” said Neubauer. The climate activist criticized Thunberg’s one-sidedness and emphasized the need to rethink international cooperation processes in order not to endanger the German movement. “The loss of trust is great,” said Neubauer.