"Overflowing money bags. Screaming chainsaws. Unhinged bankers. And Heroic nature protectors. That was our opening act of the Climate March in Amsterdam in a nutshell.⁣" - Greenpeace International

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Studio Birthplace's Sil van der Woerd was one of the 15,000 people that joined the climate march that took place in the financial heart of Amsterdam on May 31st, 2024.

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Greenpeace opened the Climate March with a demonstration of 'MoneyTrees', featuring a large prop tree with volunteers dressed reminiscent of the bankers you see in the original video.

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The climate march was held ahead of the European Elections on June 6.

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Participants demanded that banks such as Rabobank, ING and ABN Amro change their course and stop investing their money in deforestation, mining or pollution.

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Learn more:

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Watch "MoneyTrees" here.

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