Report: Climate Day of Action in Phoenix
December 1st, 2009
We had a glorious day of events out here today, starting off with a march
of under ten people carrying banners and drums from Civic Space Park
through downtown Phoenix, stopping outside of about five banks to protest
coal plants, including three of the top financeers of coal power: JP
Morgan Chase, Wells Fargo and Bank of America. From there, we marched to
the offices of APS and their parent corporation, Pinnacle West. We rallied
at that point for a while and did a banner drop denouncing APS involvement
in coal mining at Black Mesa. Next, we marched back to Chase Bank and
occupied it, bringing our banners and drums in with us. After about five
minutes of chanting anti-coal slogans and calling them out for funding a
coal plant in Springerville and financial affiliation with APS, we were
asked to leave by security and were profiled as we left. Finally, we
marched back to Civic Space Park. To check out our pictures, go to:
http://s142.photobucket.com/albums/r116/IantheVedge/
Later on, there was a protest and rally against Arpaio as he spoke at ASU
Downtown. A large group of people occupied the lobby of the Journalism
Building, chanting, banging drums and overall bringing the ruckus while a
smaller group of students sang an anti-Arpaio version of Bohemian Rhapsody
(Immigrant Rhapsody). Even the Haymarket Squares played a few jams in the
lobby! Its a great day in Phoenix when you get to occupy two buildings
and still take them by surprise.
Victory and Solidarity,
U-Lock
This post was submitted by Garyn.
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