Climate activists occupy Piazza Affari

Climate activists occupied Milan’s Piazza Affari on Thursday evening, setting up a series of tents. The decision to place them in the place where the Stock Exchange is based, explained by Rise Up 4 Climate Justice on Facebook, is linked to the fact that Piazza Affari is “the national symbol of that financial capitalism that historically contributes to environmental devastation and the unequal distribution of wealth. “. “Dozens of tents have been set up all over the square,” they add. “We are ready to stay here indefinitely” reads the Globalproject.info page, where photos and videos of the protest are published. “From the Piazza comes the invitation to join the occupation”, they add in a second post. GRETA – Today the young Swedish climate activist will parade at 9 in Largo Cairoli in Milan on the occasion of the climate strike, organized by the Milanese activists of Fridays for Future. Yesterday the meeting between Prime Minister Mario Draghi and Greta Thunberg, also in Milan. An interview that lasted about half an hour, which was also attended by environmental activists Vanessa Nakate and Martina Comparelli and which focused “on Italy’s commitment in the fight against climate change and in the reduction of polluting emissions. national, European and international, in the light of the G20 Presidency and the partnership with the United Kingdom for COP26 “, communicates Palazzo Chigi. The meeting “went very well”, said Draghi himself, arriving at the Mico congress center in Milan for the opening of Pre Cop26.