DoomsdaysCW<p>Crackdown on <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ClimateActivists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateActivists</span></a> is happening in a lot of places -- including the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a>! </p><p>via <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://climatejustice.global/@parents4future" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>parents4future</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Cello" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Cello</span></a>-playing <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ClimateActivist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateActivist</span></a> arrested at <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NewYork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NewYork</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Citibank" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Citibank</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/protest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>protest</span></a> as crackdown escalates</p><p>Second activist also arrested during ‘summer of heat’ protest against second largest financier of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FossilFuels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FossilFuels</span></a></p><p>Nina Lakhani in New York<br>Thu 8 Aug 2024 19.13 EDT</p><p>"A 63-year-old climate activist and professional cellist faces up to seven years in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/prison" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>prison</span></a> after being arrested on Thursday while performing a Bach solo outside the headquarters of one of the world’s largest fossil fuel financier Citibank in downtown New York.</p><p>"<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/JohnMarkRozendaal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JohnMarkRozendaal</span></a>, a former Princeton professor, and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AlecConnon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AlecConnon</span></a>, director of the climate nonprofit group <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/StopTheMoneyPipeline" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StopTheMoneyPipeline</span></a>, were arrested for criminal contempt in the public park at the bank’s global headquarters as the crackdown against <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/nonviolent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nonviolent</span></a> climate protesters escalates.</p><p>"Rozendaal was handcuffed and led away to the police vehicle singing 'we are not afraid, we are not afraid, we will sing for liberation because we know why we were made'. The crowd of protesters chanted 'let him play' and “ shame on you Citibank”.</p><p>"Thirteen other climate activists, who had linked arms in a circle around Rozendaal to protect him as he played Bach’s suites for cello, were detained for alleged obstruction of governmental administration, a misdemeanor criminal charge. 'People are dying … today is my birthday,' said Mike Bucci, 77, teary eyed as the police in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RiotGear" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RiotGear</span></a> broke up the protest.</p><p>"Since 10 June, climate activists have been peacefully protesting against Citibank’s record financial support for new fossil fuel projects as part of the Summer of Heat on Wall Street campaign. At least 3,700 people have participated in the nonviolent civil disobedience, repeatedly blockading the entrance to its global headquarters. More than 475 people including faith leaders, scientists and elders have been arrested while calling on Citi to stop bankrolling new <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/coal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>coal</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/oil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>oil</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/gas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gas</span></a>.</p><p>"Citi is the second largest financier of fossil fuels and the largest financier of fossil fuel expansion since the 2015 Paris climate agreement, according to the latest Banking on <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ClimateChaos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateChaos</span></a> report.</p><p>"The latest arrests come as climate advocates accuse Citibank and the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NYPD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NYPD</span></a> of coordinated and escalating efforts to suppress nonviolent protests in retaliation for drawing attention to the banking giant’s key role in funding fossil projects globally."</p><p>Read more:<br><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/aug/08/citibank-climate-protest-new-york" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/us-news/articl</span><span class="invisible">e/2024/aug/08/citibank-climate-protest-new-york</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SummerOfHeatIOnWallStreet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SummerOfHeatIOnWallStreet</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SummerOfHeatProtests" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SummerOfHeatProtests</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NYC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NYC</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ACAB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ACAB</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NonViolentProtests" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NonViolentProtests</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BigOilAndGas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BigOilAndGas</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SLAPPs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SLAPPs</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CorporateColonialism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CorporateColonialism</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EarthDefenders" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EarthDefenders</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CriminalizingDissent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CriminalizingDissent</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BigOilAndGas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BigOilAndGas</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WaterIsLife</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ClimateDefenders" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateDefenders</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fascism</span></a></p>