‘No climate justice on occupied land,’ Greta Thunberg’s speech in Amsterdam hijacked

Greta Thunberg’s speech to thousands in Amsterdam was hijacked.

A man came to the stage, grabbed the microphone from Greta Thunberg’s hand and told her ‘I’ve come for a climate demonstration, not a political view’ after she invited a Palestinian and an Afghan woman onto the stage.

 

As reported, Thunberg was addressing a crowd of tens of thousands in Amsterdam on Sunday when she asked a Palestinian and an Afghan women to join her on the platform.

‘As a climate justice movement, we have to listen to the voices of those who are being oppressed and those who are fighting for freedom and for justice. Otherwise, there can be no climate justice without international solidarity,’ she said.

As the Palestinian and the Afghan woman, Sahar Shirzad finished speaking, Thunberg resumed her speech, noting that ‘the people in power have not been listening,’ a man came onto the stage and interrupted her, grabbing the mic from her hand.

‘I have come here for a climate demonstration, not a political view,’ he said before he was ushered off as crowd members booed.

However, Thunberg managed to grab the mic back and repeated: ‘Calm down.’

After a brief pause, Thunberg started chanting: ‘No climate justice on occupied land.’