TURIN. After six months, the Fridays for Future are back on the streets. The environmental movement gathered this morning in Piazza XVIII December for a march and a strike for the climate, in the same weeks in which the drought lashes the Piedmont. Almost 110 days have passed since the last time it rained in our region. All rivers have a water deficit of at least 70%. In short, a dramatic situation. “And there is no more time for this. Immediate and drastic measures are needed to tackle climate change ”, explain activists and activists.
The journey
The Fridays procession started from the old Porta Susa to go down Corso Bolzano. One of the first stops will be the Comala area. That green space and meeting place for young people that will be canceled for the construction of the new Esselunga and the works connected to it. Then Corso Vittorio and return to the city center. With a passage in front of the Regional Council. “Here, in fact, a few weeks ago the politics of our region was called to adopt drastic solutions and instead during an open regional council on the climate emergency it limited itself to voting acts in favor of natural gas and nuclear power,” explain boys and girls.
Support from trade unions
The conclusion will be in piazza Castello. In support of the movement there are some categories of jobs, which, as in the case of the Flc Cgil, the Cisl school and the UIL school, declared a strike today. This environmental demonstration is closely linked to the protests against the Russian invasion of Ukraine. «Our countries buy and continue to buy gas from Putin. The same gas that devastates our nothing is the source of the money used to build the bombs that rain on the heads of the Ukrainians ».
The former mayor Appendino also participated in the demonstration
Even the former mayor in the square
Surprisingly, the mayor Chiara Appendino also arrived in the square, together with some former councilors of her council, such as Leon, Iaria and Unia. “I already supported them when I was mayor, and now I’m here as a private citizen, so I’m happy to see these squares, with boys and girls demanding attention to the environment,” said the former first citizen.