Jane Fonda, Women’s March Founder Arrested At Climate Change Protest

Jane Fonda was arrested for the fourth Friday in a row today while protesting climate change justice at the U.S. Capitol building in Washington D.C.

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Today we shutdown the Senate Hart Building. Women demand a #GreenNewDeal! Women demand #NoNewFossilFuels!

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She was one of 44 people arrested today for Fire Drill Friday, a weekly protest demanding urgent action to battle climate change led by Fonda and other well-known activists.

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Today 45 people were arrested at #FireDrillFriday 🔥 . Climate change is a women’s issue! And women are at the heart of climate solutions. Around the world, women and girls are leading climate solutions, from stopping deforestation and improving agricultural practices to leading Climate Strikes and running for office as the kind of real climate leaders the world needs.

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This week’s theme was Women Can’t Wait. Fonda was joined by guest speakers Eve Ensler, author of “The Vagina Monologues,” and Emira Woods, senior adviser for The Shine Campaign, an organization advocating for clean energy.

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“Climate change is a man-made problem and must have a feminist solution.” – Mary Robinson

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Representatives from the Women’s March also attended the protest. According to the organization, co-founder Breanne Delgado was also arrested.

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Climate change is a women’s issue! We participated in an act of mass civil disobedience for #FireDrillFriday with @Janefonda and dozens of feminist activists because we are in a climate emergency. We demand #ClimateJusticeNow.

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