Fifth day of New York protests as Park Avenue shut down amid calls to ‘tax the rich’
The IndependentSign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. This shutdown is the fifth consecutive day of climate protests in New York, led by activist groups like New York Communities for Change and local branches of the Sunrise Movement and Extinction Rebellion. On Wednesday, protestors occupied the New York headquarters of BlackRock, one of the world’s largest investment firms, to criticize their involvement in fossil fuels. “We’re taking the fight where the rich live and work, so that they can see it and feel it,” Alice Hu, a climate campaigner with NYCC, told The Independent in a statement on Tuesday. “Seeing as the 1% and corporate greed are destroying our planet and impoverishing our people, we need them to pay to fix what they’ve broken.” On Monday, another protest led by activists from these groups interrupted a taping of The View with Senator Ted Cruz to protest the Texas Republican’s appearance and criticize ABC’s coverage of the climate crisis.
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