Rows of shoes replace activists protesting for climate change action in Switzerland during Covid-19 lockdown
A handful of people stood in the background holding banners reading"Wake Up: Climate Action Now" and"Crisis is Crisis" before being dispersed by police without incident.
Green activists placed rows of boots and shoes in a Zurich square to take the place of protesters who normally come out in person on Fridays to demand action on climate change. "Let us show solidarity in every crisis, also towards those people who are already suffering from the consequences of the climate crisis," said Fiona Chiappori from Climate Strike Switzerland, part of the global Fridays for Future movement.The desert boots, trainers, multi-coloured flip flops, and lace-up boots formed a large block in the city's Sechselaeutenplatz.
Greta Thunberg - the schoolgirl activist who founded the global Fridays for Future protest movement - acknowledged on Friday that demonstrators were having to change tactics.
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