Climate strike draws thousands of young people
T h o u s a n d s o f s c h o o l - children across Scotland have taken part in another day of strikes to demand urgent action t o t ackle climate change.
Events were held at locat i ons i ncluding outside the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh and at George Square in Glasgow.
Protests were also held in towns and cities across the country including Aberdeen, Fort William, Skelmorlie, Aboyne, Fort William, Peebles, Nairn, Stirling and Ullapool.
Scottish Greens co- convener Patrick Harvie told crowds in George Square, Glasgow, they had to keep up the pressure on Governments.
“T h e r e ’s h u g e s e n s e of optimism ri ght now, i nspired by t his gl obal movement, t hat we can f i nally deliver t he decisive action to reduce emissions,” he said.
Holly Gillibrand, 13, from Fort William said: “I am too young to vote and we can’t wait for people my age to come into power. That’s why we need to strike to make our voices heard.”
Neelu Saraswatibhatla, 17, from Edinburgh, said: “Business as usual will result in climate destruction and disruption is necessar y t o f orce governments to take urgent action as the alternative is death.”