We Are Demonstrating Against the American People
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Yesterday, 400 people held a protest in Greenland’s capital, Nuuk, against the opening of the American consulate and calling on the American people to abandon their claims to the Arctic island.
Organizer of today’s demonstration, Aqqalukkuluk Fontain, tells Sermitsiaq that the date of the demonstration was not chosen by chance. An opening of an American consulate in Greenland naturally requires media coverage from the American side. And the protesters have a message: a no is a no!
”A No Is a No!”
That is the message that demonstrators in Nuuk today want to convey to the American people. This is what organizer of the demonstration, Aqqalukkuluk Fontain, tells Sermitsiaq minutes before the demonstration started on Thursday afternoon.
“The demonstration is not directed at Donald Trump and his administration, because our government has emphasized and said no, thank you. The message is to the American people that Greenland is a democratic country. A no is a no when the majority says so,” says Aqqalukkuluk Fontain.
Democratic Country
Several hundred people have already gathered outside Greenland’s Parliament (Inatsisartut), when Sermitsiaq speaks to Aqqalukkuluk Fontain.
The protesters will walk from the square outside the Parliament’s building and towards the new consulate building in Nuuk’s city center. Here, the protesters will turn their backs on the consulate and hold a two-minute silence to show their dissatisfaction.
Around 400 protesters have gathered outside the Parliament’s building, and more are joining the procession.
The organizer explains that the day of the demonstration has been chosen on the same day as the opening of the consulate, as there is the greatest chance that Greenland’s message will reach the American people.
“Several people have approached me about this demonstration, and I can see that there is a great need for people to show their feelings again. What we want is for people to be allowed to express their anger, anxiety, and to get their feelings out.”
Source: Sermitsiaq (in Danish)