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Gothamist: Climate protesters flood NYC's Financial District on day of civil disobedience
Climate protesters flood NYC’s Financial District on day of civil disobedienceBy Rosemary Misdary
Published Sep 18, 2023 at 10:01 a.m. ET
Modified Sep 18, 2023 at 12:30 p.m. ET
The second day of Climate Week began with a coalition of local and national groups that blockaded key financial institutions in lower Manhattan on Monday – demanding President Joe Biden put an end to fossil fuel investments.
Following Sunday’s March to End Fossil Fuels, protesters first gathered in Zuccotti Park, a privately owned public space controlled by Brookfield Properties and fossil fuel investor Goldman Sachs, for a training session that included a general rundown of the actions to be taken during Monday’s inaugural Mass Civil Disobedience to End Fossil Fuels. The rally was organized by the Oil & Gas Network, a California-based organization that supports movements for climate justice. Local groups, such as 350 NYC and the New York City chapter of Extinction Rebellion, were also part of the coalition.
About 200 protesters arrived within the first hour of the event, and the crowd continued to grow as the group split up to target different sites in the Financial District.
“We want to send a strong message about the power that Biden has in a time of collapse,” said Alicé Nascimento, one of the event organizers and the campaigns director for climate advocacy group New York Communities for Change. “I hope that the fossil fuel financiers understand this is an escalation and as long as they continue to invest in fossil fuels we will continue to escalate.”
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Published Sep 18, 2023 at 10:01 a.m. ET
Modified Sep 18, 2023 at 12:30 p.m. ET
The second day of Climate Week began with a coalition of local and national groups that blockaded key financial institutions in lower Manhattan on Monday – demanding President Joe Biden put an end to fossil fuel investments.
Following Sunday’s March to End Fossil Fuels, protesters first gathered in Zuccotti Park, a privately owned public space controlled by Brookfield Properties and fossil fuel investor Goldman Sachs, for a training session that included a general rundown of the actions to be taken during Monday’s inaugural Mass Civil Disobedience to End Fossil Fuels. The rally was organized by the Oil & Gas Network, a California-based organization that supports movements for climate justice. Local groups, such as 350 NYC and the New York City chapter of Extinction Rebellion, were also part of the coalition.
About 200 protesters arrived within the first hour of the event, and the crowd continued to grow as the group split up to target different sites in the Financial District.
“We want to send a strong message about the power that Biden has in a time of collapse,” said Alicé Nascimento, one of the event organizers and the campaigns director for climate advocacy group New York Communities for Change. “I hope that the fossil fuel financiers understand this is an escalation and as long as they continue to invest in fossil fuels we will continue to escalate.”
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