Tens of thousands demonstrate in Glasgow in support of Scottish independence.
Tens of thousands marched through the streets of Glasgow on Saturday to protest the negative effects of climate change and to support Scottish independence.
According to the Anatolia news agency, the widespread protest took place on the last day of the first week of the UN Climate Change Summit. Protesters urged world leaders to work for climate change and system change for a sustainable ecosystem.
Some of the manuscripts read: “Act now for climate justice,” “The future is watching.” Many people were present in the crowd, as they were on Friday. This round of the Climate Change Summit saw world leaders in the first two days, and some important cooperation announcements were issued in the first week, including a halt to deforestation and a reduction in methane emissions.
The protest began in Klingrow Park with a large crowd, and the march continued into the city to reach George Square. Meanwhile, police blocked all side roads leading to the main protest route.
Scottish independence was another theme of the rally, with thousands of protesters calling for a second independence referendum. The protesters called for a second referendum, which requires permission from the British government.
This was the third major independence march in Scotland this year. Scotland Prime Minister Nicholas Sturgeon recently said that Scotland would hold a new referendum by the end of 2022. In the first referendum held in 2014, voters decided by a small margin to remain part of Britain.
Sturgeon had previously told British Prime Minister Boris Johnson that blocking the referendum would be “against the democratic aspirations of the Scottish people”. In response to the Scottish National Party’s determination to hold an independence referendum, Johnson called for a meeting with the leaders of Britain’s mainland, including Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
