To donate by check, phone, or other method, see our More Ways to Give page.

×
      LATEST NEWSOPINIONCLIMATEECONOMY POLITICS RIGHTS & JUSTICEWAR & PEACE
      LATEST NEWS
      OPINION

      climate activism

      NYC Climate Week arrests

      114 Climate Defenders Arrested While Blocking Entry to NY Federal Reserve

      The activist group Climate Defiance asked: "Why are we getting handcuffed while people who literally torch the planet get celebrated for their 'civility' and their 'moderation'?"

      Brett Wilkins
      Sep 18, 2023

      A day after tens of thousands of climate activists marched through Manhattan's Upper East Side demanding an end to oil, gas, and coal production, thousands more demonstrators hit the streets of Lower Manhattan Monday, where more than 100 people were arrested while surrounding the Federal Reserve Bank of New York to protest fossil fuel financing.

      Protesters chanted slogans like "No oil, no gas, fossil fuels can kiss my ass" and "We need clean air, not another billionaire" as they marched from Zuccotti Park—ground zero of the 2011 Occupy Wall Street movement—to pre-selected sites in the Financial District. Witnesses said many of the activists attempted to reach the New York Stock Exchange but were blocked by police.

      Keep ReadingShow Less
      News
      climate activism
      SIGN UP FOR OUR NEWSLETTER
      Quality journalism. Progressive values. Direct to your inbox.
      Follow Us
      Most Popular

      Senate Dems Want to Cancel All Student Lunch Debt—A 'Term So Absurd That It Shouldn't Even Exist'

      A Few Thoughts on This Admission: I Am Old

      Supreme Court Could Trigger Hundreds of Billions in Corporate Tax Cuts 'With the Stroke of Pen'

      Democratic Senators Sound Alarm Over Koch-Backed Plot to 'Eviscerate' Regulatory State

      'Unbelievably Cruel': GOP Pushes Astronomical Cuts to Education, Housing, and Food Aid

      Netanyahu Shows Map of 'New Middle East'—Without Palestine—to UN General Assembly

      'He Cannot Be Trusted': Thomas Urged to Recuse From CFPB Case Over Koch Ties

      Nebraska Woman Gets Two Years in Prison After Giving Abortion Pills to Teen Daughter

      'Extremely Serious': AOC Becomes First House Progressive to Call for Menendez Resignation

      CEO Pay Has Surged 1,209% Since 1978. Worker Pay Has Risen Just 15%

      Independent, nonprofit journalism needs your help.
      Please Pitch In
      Today!