Mothers stage protest to demand action on climate change [Video]

A group of mothers and their supporters have staged a sit-down protest in Bristol city centre to demand action on climate change.

The group of around 30 formed a circle at the top of Cascade Steps during a rainy Sunday afternoon as part of a global week of action by climate justice movement Mothers Rebellion.

The Bristol group included a doctor, an artist, an academic, a graphic designer, an events manager, an administrator, an ecologist and a retired grandmother of five, with some bringing their children along.

They held placards and sang as they urged leaders to take immediate and swift action on phasing out fossil fuels, to help ensure a liveable future for all children.

Ava Lorenc, a mother-of-two from Southville and one of the Bristol event’s organisers, said: “As mothers, it’s our job to …