Overview
- Activists carried out phased traffic stoppages at Fritz-Foerster-Platz starting around 8:45 a.m. Thursday.
- The group announced four brief blocks totaling seven minutes, while Stern reported phase-by-phase disruptions of roughly 30 minutes.
- The protest highlighted opposition to fossil-fuel heating and called on the Dresdner Stadtrat to adopt a Wärmeplan to reduce bills.
- Spokesperson Christian Bläul said Dresden remains over 90% dependent on fossil natural gas and urged faster action.
- Local coverage placed the action in a series of similar Extinction Rebellion blockades in Dresden, including at the main train station and the same junction.