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Climate activists on Thursday vandalized the facade of the nearly 1,000-year-old St. Mark’s Basilica in Venice, Italy, reportedly defacing it with mud and chocolate milk as part of an environmental demonstration.
Demonstrators with the group Last Generation poured “mud and Nesquik” onto the front of the cathedral, according to the Associated Press. There was “no immediate word” of permanent damage to the structure, the news wire said.
Several media outlets reported that the activists said they were “sound[ing] the alarm” because Venice “is a city that is sinking because our governments have not acted against the climate crisis.”
“Today those of you who are here to take pictures and see this church have a privilege,” the demonstrators reportedly declared. “You are the last to be able to see this church above sea level.”
Footage circulating on social media depicted the activists during the vandalization, with one member of the group defacing the church with what appeared to be a pressurized can of liquid.
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Demonstrators with the group Last Generation poured “mud and Nesquik” onto the front of the cathedral, according to the Associated Press. There was “no immediate word” of permanent damage to the structure, the news wire said.
Several media outlets reported that the activists said they were “sound[ing] the alarm” because Venice “is a city that is sinking because our governments have not acted against the climate crisis.”
“Today those of you who are here to take pictures and see this church have a privilege,” the demonstrators reportedly declared. “You are the last to be able to see this church above sea level.”
Footage circulating on social media depicted the activists during the vandalization, with one member of the group defacing the church with what appeared to be a pressurized can of liquid.
Continued below.
Climate activists vandalize St. Mark’s Basilica in Venice, Italy
The facade of St. Mark’s Basilica in Venice, Italy. / Credit: Marco Rubino/Shutterstock CNA Staff, Dec 8, 2023 / 17:00 pm (CNA). Climate activists on Thursday vandalized the facade of the nearly 1,000-year-old St. Mark’s Basilica in Venice, Ita...
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