Two Extinction Rebellion members glued themselves to a Picasso painting
The activists stuck themselves to the glass covering of "Picasso's Massacre in Korea." They stood next to a banner that said "Climate Chaos = War and Famine," which showed the link between climate breakdown and human suffering, the organization said on Twitter. "If we keep going the way we are, everything that makes us feel safe will fall apart," said naturalist and TV host David Attenborough, whose words were used by the group.
The activists were taken into custody
Victoria police said they think the protesters went into the ground floor of the gallery before a man and a woman stuck themselves to the covering at about 12:40 p.m. local time. Just after 2 p.m., a 49-year-old woman from New South Wales and a 59-year-old man from the suburbs of Melbourne were taken out of the painting. Victoria police say that the two women and a man who is 49 years old were all taken into custody.
No artwork was damaged according to Extension Rebellion
Extinction Rebellion said that during the incident, no art was damaged. Climate change is on track to change life on Earth as we know it, and unless global warming is slowed down dramatically, billions of people and other species will reach a point where they can't adapt to the new normal, according to a major UN-backed report released this year. Based on years of research by hundreds of scientists, the report found that the effects of climate change caused by humans are worse than previously thought. The report's authors warn that these effects are happening much faster and are more disruptive and widespread than scientists thought 20 years ago. Experts said in the report that the people who did the least to cause the problem are the ones who are hurt the most.
Selena Mattei
