civil disobedience
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‘Grace And Frankie’ Cast Gets Their Asses Arrested For The Planet
Jane Fonda is not playing when it comes to climate change. The “Grace and Frankie” star (and my new hero) was arrested Friday outside the U.S. Capitol as part of her promised weekly protests called Fire Drill Fridays inspired by Swedish activist Greta Thunberg’s Fridays for Future climate strikes.
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Nearly 70 Activists Arrested Attempting To Steal Coal From One Of New England’s Biggest Coal Plants
In late August, nine activists walked into the Merrimack Station in Bow, New Hampshire in the U.S. They didn’t seek approval or go through any security to enter the coal power plant. The group of activists, which included members of 350 New Hampshire Action, the Climate Disobedience Centre, and Nonviolent Citizen Action, had one goal:…