US EditionGreenpeace joins anti-Bezos protest with Venice banner complaining about billionaire tax breaks
- Greenpeace joined protests in Venice against Jeff Bezos's wedding, showcasing a banner that read, "IF YOU CAN RENT VENICE FOR YOUR WEDDING YOU CAN PAY MORE TAX."
- The protest aimed to highlight the low taxes that billionaires pay and their impact on the climate crisis, according to Greenpeace.
- Italian and Venetian officials criticized the protests while supporting the upcoming wedding.
- The 'No Space for Bezos' movement includes various Venetian organizations opposing the effects of overtourism.
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Rome.- Greenpeace joined the protests in Venice this Monday against the upcoming wedding of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, and driver Lauren Sanchez. About six protesters displayed an early giant banner in St. Mark's Square that said: "If you can rent Venice for your wedding, you can pay more taxes." Local police quickly folded it and took it away. The demonstration followed other anti-Bezo initiatives last week, including a banner hung from the San…
Greenpeace activists have joined the protesters against Jeff Bezos' wedding in Venice. They unfurled a large banner in St. Mark's Square with a photo of the billionaire and the inscription: "If you can rent Venice for your wedding, you can pay more taxes."
A huge 400-square-meter banner was displayed this Monday in St Mark’s Square in Venice by activists protesting against the U.S. billionaire Jeff Bezos, as part of his upcoming wedding with former representative Lauren Sánchez. “If you can rent Venice for your wedding, you can also pay more taxes,” read in English on the banner, placed by activists from Greenpeace Italy and the British group ‘Everyone Hates Elon’.
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The Independent (US)Protesters unfurl huge anti-Bezos banner in Venice ahead of wedding
Greenpeace activists have joined protests in Venice against Jeff Bezos’s upcoming wedding to Lauren Sanchez in the city. The Amazon owner and former TV journalist have a star-studded guest list for their ceremony, but it appears many locals are not happy. Footage shared by the environmental group on Monday (23 June) shows demonstrators placing a large flag with the words “If you can rent Venice for your wedding you can pay more tax” on the groun…
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