Greta Thunberg in Glasgow as huge pro-Palestine march gets underway

James Walker
Sat, 17 February 2024 

Greta Thunberg with climate protesters in London (Image: Angela Christofilou)

GRETA Thunberg is in Glasgow and will attend a huge pro-Palestine march.

Thousands of people are expected to attend a national demonstration in Glasgow calling for a ceasefire in Gaza.

Organised by the Gaza Genocide Emergency Committee, the group is made up of multiple organisations, including the Scottish Palestinian Solidarity Campaign, Palestine Action Scotland, Scottish Human Rights Forum and Muslim Council of Scotland.

On Friday, Greta Thunberg posted a photo to social media showing her and young Scottish climate activists outside Glasgow Royal Concert Hall (below).

“Week 287,” she wrote – alongside hashtags giving a nod to her Fridays for Future climate movement.

READ MORE: Everything you need to know about Saturday's Gaza demo

It comes two weeks after a district judge threw out a public order charge against Thunberg after police attempted to impose “unlawful” conditions during an environment protest.

The 21-year-old, from Sweden, was arrested during a demonstration near the InterContinental Hotel in Mayfair, London, on October 17 as oil executives met inside for a conference.

Thunberg pleaded not guilty to breaching Section 14 of the Public Order Act 1986 alongside two Fossil Free London (FFL) protesters and two Greenpeace activists.

At Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Friday, District Judge John Law said conditions imposed on protesters were “so unclear that it is unlawful” which meant “anyone failing to comply were actually committing no offence”.

The famous activist has been notably outspoken about Israel's ongoing war on Gaza.

The pro-Palestine march will head towards the Scottish Labour party conference today in protest of the party’s stance on a ceasefire in Gaza.

Starmer and the Labour party have continued to call for a "sustainable ceasefire" despite the public urging them to support immediate action.

Unlike Starmer, Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar has previously called for an “immediate ceasefire” alongside a number of his colleagues in Holyrood.