As part of a nationwide series of protests against Chase Bank’s reckless investment in fossil fuels, Climate Action RI disrupted the Chase Bank branch on Thayer Street last Friday.
Ten activists occupied the branch for over 25 minutes, lying down dead to represent the tens of thousands of deaths due to the climate crisis. Their tombstones read:
AUSTRALIA
2020 FIRES
25+ dead, 500 million animals dead—funded by Chase
JAKARTA
2020 FLOODING
66+ dead—funded by Chase
ZAMBIA
2019-20 DROUGHT & FAMINE
2 million hungry—funded by Chase
KARACHI
2015 HEAT WAVE
1200+ dead—funded by Chase
PUERTO RICO, USA
2017 HURRICANE
3000+ dead—funded by Chase
FRANCE
2019 HEAT WAVE
1500 dead—funded by Chase
U.S. MIDWEST
2019 FLOODS
3 dead, $3B damage—funded by Chase
BAHAMAS
2019 HURRICANE
70 dead, 282 missing—funded by Chase
JAPAN
2018 FLOODING
209+ dead—funded by Chase
PHILIPPINES
2018 TYPHOON
134 dead—funded by Chase
CALIFORNIA
2018 WILDFIRES
103 dead, $3.5B damage—funded by Chase
RISING SEAS
143 million climate refugees by 2050—funded by Chase
WORLDWIDE
Mass species extinction—funded by Chase
CARI is part of a nationwide movement against Chase Bank, with protests occurring everywhere from Austin to Boise, NYC to DC, Chicago to San Francisco. Read about it at stopthemoneypipeline.com.
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To get involved with CARI’s chase campaign, come to one of our monthly community meetings (see Calendar) or email [email protected].
