Rev. Margaret is quoted in Common Dreams, “Elders Arrested Protesting Citibank Funding of Planet’s Destruction” (July 8, 2024), saying: “Citibank is destroying the world that God loved into being and entrusted to our care. At this decisive moment in history, we teeter on the brink of climate chaos. Now is the time for Citibank to choose life and to stop financing fossil fuels.” The article includes photos and a good short video. Third Act produced a two-minute video that captures the power of the event. The New York Times also reported on this and other nonviolent direct actions being carried out this summer to protest Wall Street’s financing of fossil fuels, “Protesting the Backers of Big Oil With Die-Ins, Drums and Song” (July 11, 2024).
Elders arrested protesting Citibank funding of planet’s destruction
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2 Responses to “Elders arrested protesting Citibank funding of planet’s destruction”
June M. Turcotte
Thank you Rev. Margaret for your loving activism and presence at Citibank. It is so hot this summer, it is the summer of heat (so far!). I am a senior citizen, aunt and great aunt, still working part-time with fellow elders as peer supporter, and homemaker. I join in this “journey of transformation.” I need the hope the actions and the company of others who see the sacred in nature and in people and want to help.
June Turcotte
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Thank you, June, for reading my piece and for your thoughtful note. I resonate with your desire to build connections with people who perceive sacredness in the natural world and who want to heal and protect everything we can. Have you joined ThirdAct.org? As you may already know, it’s a growing community of folks over 60 who are working to protect both the climate and democracy.