Venice, activists occupy red carpet to denounce climate emergency. Mick Jagger: I'm with them

Yesterday morning about three hundred activists (four hundred according to the Venice Climate Camp committee) occupied the red carpet of the Venice Film Festival for a protest action aimed at denouncing the climate emergency. They then voluntarily left the garrison, after about seven hours, to avoid clashes with law enforcement, while declaring their disappointment at not receiving answers from the Venice Biennale, despite the fact that the protesters had asked for a meeting with representatives of the organization. No protest in recent years had ever made it to the red carpet.

“A missed opportunity for a cultural institution of this stature,” commented the organizers, “which nonetheless was forced to take note of the fact that today the red carpet was dyed green. This is a historic mobilization: for the first time in seventy-six years of the Film Festival, the traditional awards catwalk was taken over by movements.”

From the actors there would come no certificate of solidarity. The only one to stand up for the activists was Rolling Stones singer Mick Jagger, who expressed his sympathy, “I’m glad they’re doing it,” the famous star said. “They are the ones who will inherit the planet,” he added. Mick Jagger was present in Venice yesterday as an actor in Giuseppe Capotondi’s closing film The burnt orange heresy.

“From the Venice Climate Camp today came the wake-up call,” activists said. “The message is clear: the earth is burning! Now is the time to mobilize, to take serious action, to demand climate and social justice.” The protest began at dawn, shortly after 6 a.m., and protesters began to leave the red carpet in the early afternoon. After the occupation, protesters called for a climate march from the Santa Elisabetta pier to the Venice Lido.

Venice, activists occupy red carpet to denounce climate emergency. Mick Jagger: I'm with them

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