VIDEO: Climate protesters block stores, disrupt Black Friday shopping
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Protesters around the world disrupted Black Friday shopping in order to draw attention to climate change days before the United Nations met to discuss the issue in Madrid.
The retail holiday saw protests in a long list of countries — including France, Germany, the United States — with some activists entering stores and others holding mock funerals. Near Paris, climate demonstrators blocked a shopping mall and gathered in from of Amazon’s headquarters to protest over-production they say is killing the planet.
The article goes on to state the following:
To many activists, Black Friday is the epitome of this shift, a purely commercial event designed to boost U.S. retailers ahead of the Christmas holidays, the symbol of capitalism run amok.
See videos and photos below of protests held around the globe, as climate activists blocked shoppers from stores.
Remember the game Snake? Watch as empty shopping carts lines grow this #BlackFriday. What once was a childhood game is now an active meditation on the ravages over-consumption.
1.7x of Earth’s yearly biocapacity was used in 2018. That is not sustainable. #BuyNothingDay pic.twitter.com/xRa3I9Q4So
— Extinction Rebellion NYC 🌎 (@XR_NYC) November 29, 2019
Stop. Breathe. Rebel.
Learn more about Extinction Rebellion NYC: https://t.co/qaM3IIwGf0
Donate: https://t.co/AP5O87GEQT
Join the interfaith meditators at Mindful Rebels XR: https://t.co/LBnw51ERPd#BlackFriday #BuyNothingDay #ClimateEmergency pic.twitter.com/cjRkh5CjC4
— Extinction Rebellion NYC 🌎 (@XR_NYC) November 29, 2019
Today we took over Water Tower Place and we shared our stories. On Black Friday business cannot operate as usual, we can’t continue to prioritize the profits of a greedy few over our communities. #BlackFridayForClimate #ClimateStrike #BlackFriday pic.twitter.com/l9HY1U11nk
— Sunrise Chicago (@SunriseMvmtChi) November 29, 2019
“I will tell you that the movement for climate justice is strong, diverse, unified, edquitable. And it is here to stay!” -Sunrise leader Victor #BlackFriday #ClimateJustice #BlackFridayForClimate #ClimatwStrikehttps://t.co/j9lBFUp4IL
— Sunrise Chicago (@SunriseMvmtChi) November 29, 2019
We showed up & showed out! #ClimateJustice is more important than your #BlackFriday shopping! Especially since capitalism is the reason we dealing with this #ClimateCrisis & #ClimateChange #GoodKidsMadCity pic.twitter.com/26emJDXY7p
— GoodKidsMadCity (@GKMC18) November 29, 2019
Thank you @Janefonda for uplifting how food justice and agriculture can be part of the solution to the climate emergency #FireDrillFriday 🔥 pic.twitter.com/HA6xjBuI7D
— Fire Drill Fridays (@FireDrillFriday) November 29, 2019
We are marching over to the US Capitol steps to put our bodies on the line for food justice, agriculture, a green new deal, and no new fossil fuels #FireDrillFriday 🔥 pic.twitter.com/vgrDlDfR88
— Fire Drill Fridays (@FireDrillFriday) November 29, 2019
Important point: Most of humanity will be harmed by delayed climate action. Only a few will lose out from the immediate, transformative action needed. So approaching the issue from the perspective of those few means putting a thumb on the scale for delay and denial. https://t.co/IYs9QCOA5F
— Extinction Rebellion NYC 🌎 (@XR_NYC) November 29, 2019
French climate protesters blocked the entrance to a Paris shopping mall in a “Block Friday” demonstration, causing tension with shoppers arriving for Black Friday sales. (AP) pic.twitter.com/E4zQrZzWSz
— The Voice of America (@VOANews) November 29, 2019
Climate activists in Europe disrupted #BlackFriday shoppers by blocking storefronts. They’re protesting against overconsumption. pic.twitter.com/7Ou0cJLZ3g
— AJ+ (@ajplus) November 29, 2019
VIDEO: 🇫🇷 Activists from Youth for Climate and #ExtinctionRebellion (XR) block an entrance to the ‘Les Quatre Temps’ shopping centre in Paris’ business district of La Défense to denounce the ecological consequences of over-consumption on #BlackFriday #BlockFriday pic.twitter.com/raWDfW4cyR
— AFP news agency (@AFP) November 29, 2019
LOOK: Climate activists of @ExtinctionR are protesting #BlackFriday at Oxford Circus, London’s busiest shopping area pic.twitter.com/0TQ8nehidY
— Bloomberg TicToc (@TicToc) November 29, 2019
“#BlackFriday is a symbol of rampant consumerism.”
Students in Rome join global climate protests calling for responsible shopping pic.twitter.com/KovLFFIZoF
— Bloomberg TicToc (@TicToc) November 29, 2019
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