Hundreds of schoolchildren, students, parents and grandparents in Bangor joined campaigners across the world today, Friday 20 September, as part of the Global Climate Strike.

 

The youngsters opted to protest for action on climate change rather than attend lessons, as they called for urgent measures to address the “climate emergency” facing the globe. Staff from Bangor University also joined students in their bid to raise awareness of the climate crisis.

The Bangor protestors joined millions of others across the globe who have been inspired by teenage activist Greta Thunberg, demanding urgent action in the Climate Emergency. The protests were held just three days before the United Nations climate summit in New York.

The protest march in Bangor started outside the University’s Main Arts building before marching to lower Bangor, down the High Street and congregating at the War Memorial.

Plaid Cymru Arfon MP Hywel Williams, who attended the protest, said: “To know with utmost certainty that our current treatment of the environment will lead to irreversible and catastrophic damage, but to do so little about it, shows how broken our political system is.

“It was incredible to see so many young people at today’s rally in Bangor, making a stand for their own futures and the future of our planet. It is young people after all who are inspiring change.

“The time for tinkering around the edges has passed. We need radical global action to reverse the effects of climate change.

“The warnings from scientists have been there for years but successive governments have sat on their hands.

“I’d like to thank all those involved in organising this important event and to the three hundred or so who came to show their support for this important cause.

“I stand with you today and every day, until we get climate justice.”