This is why we have seen so many people throwing stuff on famous paintings … #protest #climate #news
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00:00They've smashed cake on the wax figure of King Charles III,
00:04they threw soup on Van Gogh's famous sunflowers painting,
00:07adhered themselves to a copy of Leonardo da Vinci's The Last Supper,
00:11and spray-painted luxury car dealerships with orange paint,
00:15all in protest of new oil production sites.
00:18So who's doing the protests?
00:20Just Stop Oil, a UK-based activist coalition.
00:23Their goal is to stop the government from creating any new licenses for the production of fossil fuels,
00:28and they're hoping to raise awareness for their cause with these civil resistance protests.
00:33The group claims the protests are a powerful way for people to non-violently demand their rights, freedom, and justice.
00:39And while they are getting a lot of media coverage, it's not yet clear if the stunts will spark any real change.