A video shared by Rakkont Media, Moviment Graffitti & Manoel Island Post Għalina has Greta Thunberg commenting about the development of Manoel Island.
“I think it is madness in a time of environmental and climate emergencies to build more luxury establishments”, says Greta.
“What we need is a system that prioritises people and our wellbeing above profits. Keeping the green spaces is one simple and very concrete way of doing it.”
She said that these developments, and the inability to do low hanging fruit changes that priorities the environment and people, shows what politicians and people in power actually care about.
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Manoel Island Post Għalina said that the Maltese do not need Greta to tell them that green open spaces are needed.
“But as a modern icon of environmentalism and social justice, it does not come as a surprise that her views on the necessity of public open green spaces mirror ours.”
“We encourage the public to sign the petition calling for Manoel Island to be turned into a public park – small actions carried out by the masses can have lasting impacts on our lives. 14,000 Maltese residents have already signed, and we have just over a week to go.”
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