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Extinction Rebellion protest at Glasgow Home Office and BAE Systems

2021-11-04 51 Dailymotion

COP26 protesters march on Glasgow defence firm and Home Office.<br /><br />Climate change protesters have targeted UK government offices and a shipyard in Glasgow.<br /><br />Hundreds of Extinction Rebellion activists assembled at an immigration centre in the Cessnock area before marching to nearby BAE Systems.<br /><br />Police have lined the gates of the Govan yard where protesters have blocked the road.<br /><br /><br />Douglas Renshaw, of Extinction Rebellion Glasgow, said BAE Systems had been targeted because of what he described as the link between military action and climate change.<br /><br />He said: "Our governments have allowed spending on arms to outstrip spending on climate solutions.<br /><br />"They've created a brutal world where many face conflict over ravaged resources."<br /><br /><br />She said: "We're going to see lots of displaced form the climate emergency.<br /><br />"They want to be in their homes, they want to be in their country, they don't want to be here but they do need our support and solidarity right now."<br /><br />Protesters gave speeches and banged drums outside the Home Office building before setting off for BAE Systems.<br /><br />

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