{"id":524,"date":"2020-02-03T08:16:41","date_gmt":"2020-02-03T13:16:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/world.350.org\/rhodeisland\/?p=524"},"modified":"2020-02-10T08:40:15","modified_gmt":"2020-02-10T13:40:15","slug":"die-in-at-chase-bank-in-providence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/world.350.org\/rhodeisland\/die-in-at-chase-bank-in-providence\/","title":{"rendered":"Die-In at Chase Bank in Providence"},"content":{"rendered":"

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.<\/p>\n

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:<\/p>\n

AUSTRALIA
\n2020 FIRES
\n25+ dead, 500 million animals dead\u2014funded by Chase<\/p>\n

JAKARTA
\n2020 FLOODING
\n66+ dead\u2014funded by Chase<\/p>\n

ZAMBIA
\n2019-20 DROUGHT & FAMINE
\n2 million hungry\u2014funded by Chase<\/p>\n

KARACHI
\n2015 HEAT WAVE
\n1200+ dead\u2014funded by Chase<\/p>\n

PUERTO RICO, USA
\n2017 HURRICANE
\n3000+ dead\u2014funded by Chase<\/p>\n

FRANCE
\n2019 HEAT WAVE
\n1500 dead\u2014funded by Chase<\/p>\n

U.S. MIDWEST
\n2019 FLOODS
\n3 dead, $3B damage\u2014funded by Chase<\/p>\n

BAHAMAS
\n2019 HURRICANE
\n70 dead, 282 missing\u2014funded by Chase<\/p>\n

JAPAN
\n2018 FLOODING
\n209+ dead\u2014funded by Chase<\/p>\n

PHILIPPINES
\n2018 TYPHOON
\n134 dead\u2014funded by Chase<\/p>\n

CALIFORNIA
\n2018 WILDFIRES
\n103 dead, $3.5B damage\u2014funded by Chase<\/p>\n

RISING SEAS
\n143 million climate refugees by 2050\u2014funded by Chase<\/p>\n

WORLDWIDE
\nMass species extinction\u2014funded by Chase<\/p>\n

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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<\/a>.<\/p>\n

News coverage of our event:<\/p>\n