On January 28th two activists from Riposte Alimentaire (Food Counterattack) threw soup at the Mona Lisa at the Louvre in Paris.
Leonardo da Vinci’s masterpiece is safely behind glass and no real harm was done but the act made headlines around the world. So does shock coverage matter more than the message?
And are activists, particularly climate activists, about to get a great deal more radical in their protests as the crisis deepens and becomes ever more immediate?
Dana Fisher, director of the Center for Environment, Community, & Equity at American University in Washington and author of Saving Ourselves: From Climate Shocks to Climate Action explains why protesters behave the way they do and what turns an interested bystander into a radical activist.
Autistic man (23) ‘trapped’ in psychiatric unit for five years as HSE fails to secure accommodation
Garda inquiry into Evan Fitzgerald followed tip-off about Irish person trying to buy guns on darknet
Leisure centre set alight as unrest continues in Northern Ireland
Dublin firefighter accused of raping woman in Boston hotel says he ‘didn’t touch’ her, US court hears
Presented by Bernice Harrison. Produced by John Casey.
