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Guildford’s Young Climate Strikers Make Their Point to Election Candidates
Published on: 29 Nov, 2019
Updated on: 29 Nov, 2019
By Hugh Coakley
Guildford’s young climate protesters have struck again today (November 29) as the climate emergency is again raised during the General Election campaign.
After a lively debate in Holy Trinity Church at a “Clustings”, the strikers and several hundred other protesters marched down North Street and across, with the help of around 10 police officers, the one-way gyratory.
They chanted: “Whose future, our future!” and, “No more oil, no more coal, keep our carbon in the soil!”
As well as support from some onlookers, there were a few negative comments. One driver annoyed at the traffic disruption, said: “Morons! I can see why they are protesting but there has got to be other ways. All they do is upset people. It’s ridiculous.”
But a lorry driver said: “The cause is good.” And a North Street Market trader added: “They are standing up for everyone. Someone has to do it.”
At 1pm the march was heading back up the High Street towards the start point at Holy Trinity Church.
Extinction Rebellion campaigners have also organised a petition to demand a Citizens’ Assembly is created by Guildford Borough Council to discuss climate change. The Guildford Dragon NEWS has been told that all five Parliamentary candidates have signed it.
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Regina Redpath
November 29, 2019 at 3:49 pm
Anne Milton was on the XR march today and I need to ask if anyone has got a ski suit or equivalent as Anne is doing the Guildford Action Sleep Out.
She was going to borrow her daughter’s sailing gear (Nikki Henderson) but Nikki is sailing Greta Thunberg to Spain and has taken all her thermal gear with her. If anyone can help at all please contact me or drop round to 12 Addison Road asap for an overnight loan. We will return soon as possible.
Alison Moulden
November 30, 2019 at 8:50 am
Well done the Youth Strikers! They really are amazing kids. I’d crumple in a heap at the thought of having to organise something as big as that. I wish our politicians had half their backbone and foresight.
David Wragg
November 30, 2019 at 11:47 am
If these children are so keen on their future, why weren’t they in school? Their protest could have taken place on a Saturday. Why was Holy Trinity church being used for a political protest? Did the rector think he was being very clever?
Harry Eve
December 1, 2019 at 8:44 am
On the other hand you could say that this was education time well spent on a practical exercise in how to organise a peaceful protest, engaging well with the police, and taking one’s message to a wider public – many of whom have not appreciated the seriousness of the Climate Emergency for those whose lives will be most affected by it.
The politicians present at the hustings all agreed that something needed to be done – most with a greater sense of urgency than Boris Johnson who is dodging the issue.
John Schluter
December 1, 2019 at 9:45 am
Does David Wragg seriously think that by students spending one day at their school-desks their future would be assured?
The whole point of not being in school on a school day is that it draws attention to the climatic situation facing us all, one being ignored by many world leaders, not least by two of the least-great world leaders.