Venice activists (and their inflatable crocodiles) claim victory as Jeff Bezos changes wedding venue
Protesters in Venice are claiming an "enormous victory" after Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos and his A-list wedding guests are forced to change the wedding location.
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00:00Activists in the Italian city of Venice are claiming victory after the location of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos' wedding to Lauren Sanchez was changed.
00:10The wedding, initially built for the city centre, triggered protests in the historic sinking city with demonstrators aiming to obstruct access to Venice's famed canals.
00:22Greenpeace's huge banner on St Mark's Square this week galvanized the protest with the group saying that lifestyles filled by the arrogance of a few billionaires devastate the planet.
00:34While activists belonging to the No Space for Bezos group have said they do not have an issue with the marriage itself, the common feeling is that Venice is being privatized and exploited.
00:46Organizers have moved the lavish wedding venue from the 14th century Grande Scuola Misericordia in central Venice to a famous shipyard on the outskirts of Venice called the Arsenale.
01:01Jeff Bezos, one of the world's richest men and TV presenter, Lauren Sanchez's wedding extravaganza kicks off in Venice this Thursday with the ceremony scheduled to take place on Saturday.
