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Another demonstrator was arrested in the United States for protesting climate change, this time oscar-winning actress Jane Fonda, an 81-year-old hollywood actress.
According to the New York Times on October 11, Washington police arrested 16 demonstrators, including Fonda, on charges of "gathering, obstructing or obstructing" outside the Capitol on charges of "gathering, obstructing or obstructing."
Congressional police said in a subsequent statement that Washington, D.C., laws prohibit demonstrators from obstructing entrances to public buildings, and that the 16 men committed the "misdemeanor." At present, Fonda has been released after paying bail. However, her behavior has also caused controversy.
The official Twitter post of "Fire Drill" released the moment of Fonda's arrest
Previously, environmental protesters had planned a climate protest called "Fire Drill Fridays" on the Internet, and the 11th was the first time in this series.
Speaking at the rally, Fonda said her idea of speaking out for climate issues was born on Labor Day this year (the first Monday in September, observers), and two weeks before she moved to Washington.
On the 11th, the "fire drill" was held outside the American Congress Building, and the person wearing red clothes in the rear was Fonda tu from Twitter
In her speech, Fonda said that her idea came from two main sources: she read a new book on environmental protection written by Canadian journalist and activist Naomi Klein, and on the other hand, she said she was inspired by Greta Thunberg, a Swedish "environmental princess".
In response, Fonda said she would participate in the "fire drill" protest on all fridays remaining this year. Next Friday (i.e., the 18th), the topic of the rally will focus on the US "Green New Deal", which has been shelved.
Jane Fonda, a famous American movie star, she is the daughter of the famous actor Henry Fonda, born in New York, USA. At the age of 17, he and his father participated in the stage play "Country Girl" produced by the Omaha Community Theater Company.
In 1971, "Flower Street Killer" and 1978 "Glory Return" won her two Academy Awards for Best Actress. In 1981, she planned the film "Golden Pond", which fulfilled her father's wish to win the Academy Award. In 2010, he was awarded the Order of Merit of the City of Paris.
On November 1, 2015, US time, Jane Fonda won the 19th Hollywood Film Awards - Best Supporting Actress Award for the movie "Light".
On October 19, 2018, he won the "Lumiere Grand Prix" at the Lumiere Film Festival in France. On December 12, she was nominated for the Best Actress in a Comedy Series at the 25th Screen Actors Guild Awards for "The Same-Wife Club".
During the 1960s and 1970s, as a representative of american performing arts, Fonda was actively involved in civil rights struggles and anti-Vietnam War demonstrations, and in 1972 she personally went to Vietnam to give a speech urging American pilots to "stop bombing." These acts made her controversial at the time.
Film stills from Jane Fonda's youth
In 1970, Fonda was arrested in Cleveland for protesting the Vietnam War.
Pictured from Cleveland Police
Similarly, Fonda's participation in the climate change protest has also caused some controversy. The Washington Observer newspaper commented on the 11th that criticized Fonda, saying that she participated in the demonstration as a "privileged white actress to show her moral demeanor."
Fonda posted photos of the event on its personal website
Fonda previously said in an interview with The Washington Post: "According to a 2018 report released by the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, we only have 11 years left, and in between these 11 years we must do something that has never been done in human history, and if we don't do that, then a large part of the planet will become uninhabitable." ”
However, the Washington Observer countered that the "11-year deadline" proposed by the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change refers to the need to reduce carbon emissions by 45% by 2030 if global warming is to be limited to 1.5 degrees Celsius.
In addition, the Washington Observer also pointed out that Fonda admitted that she still flies and eats meat, which is what environmental protesters now "despise".
Russia Today, on the other hand, said sarcastically that it was clear that Fonda had come out of her $5.45 million Los Angeles mansion after seeing Thunberg's environmental protests and moved to Washington for the environmental protests.
Recently, there have been frequent environmental protests in the United States to protest against climate change, and the police have not been soft,000, arresting nearly 100 "peaceful" demonstrators on October 7 alone.
On the 7th, led by an organization called extinction rebellion, a large number of demonstrators gathered on Wall Street and the Lower Manhattan area. One group surrounded Wall Street's iconic copper bull and threw red paint symbolizing blood and extinction at it. Police arrested 26 people at the scene.
On the 7th, new York police arrested demonstrators Pictured from Visual China
Meanwhile, another group of demonstrators gathered near Broadway and Pine Street to try to draw attention to the "dire situation" with "suspended animations," and police arrested 59 people at the scene. Eight others were arrested near the New York Stock Exchange.
On the same day, in addition to New York, similar demonstrations broke out in cities in the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Spain, Australia and other countries.
Demonstrators in London, England, blocked roads and bridges in the city centre, carrying banners reading "Unless we act now, climate change will deprive our children of their futures," Reuters reported. "Local police arrested 276 people.
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