Published 09:51 IST, October 23rd 2019
Greta Thunberg's mural in Canada defaced within two days
A mural of climate activist Greta Thunberg in Canada has been defaced within two days of it being painted. Artist AJA Louden who painted the Mural told media
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A mural of climate activist Greta Thunberg in Canda has been defaced within two days of it being painted. Street Artist AJA Louden told media that he h painted a mural of climate activist hours after she held a rally in a nearby area and two days later several parts of mural have been sprayed. He said he hoped his piece would become a point of discussion however, it achieved that for different reasons.
mural’s artist told local media he h been inspired by Greta Thunberg’s speeches and wished to keep conversation going with his artwork. He furr said, he's t upset over issue as anyone is allowed to express mselves re, and if someone is upset over what was done to mural, y can paint it back.
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'This is Oil country'
He furr revealed that wall that piece was initially painted served as a 'free wall ' for ongoing art illustrations and different artists ded illustrations over time. According to reports, mural was vandalised by a man who sprayed mural and wrote, 'This is oil country'.
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Greta set to visit Vancouver
Greta Thunberg is expected to take part in a rally on Friday outside Vancouver Art Gallery as part of her future campaigns. 16-year-old protested in Edmonton, Cana outside legislature recently, however, her rally was met with counter-protests by oil and gas supporters.
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Swedish activist me helines after she started missing school on Friday's and protested outside Swedish Parliament to take action against Climate Change, met global leers and urged m to take action against climate change. Greta also dressed UN Climate Change convention where she gave a powerful speech and lashed out at Global leers for ir inaction to curb climate change around globe.
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(With inputs from ncies)
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08:36 IST, October 23rd 2019