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Updated: Sept. 23, 2014 added videos
with Chris Hedges
[Note: replaced video Sept. 23; The Real News Network edited out the statement in the title of this blog post, probably by Hedges’ request, although I do not know that for certain.]
Thousands #FloodWallStreet To Target Institutions Profiting from Climate Change
TheRealNews on Sep 22, 2014
TRNN’s Jaisal Noor reports from #FloodWallStreet and speaks to activists committing civil disobedience and author Chris Hedges on why financial institutions must be stopped from fueling.
Transcript (also edited)
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Chris Hedges at Flood Wall Street: “Capitalism Exploits Humans”
ReasonTV on Sep 22, 2014
Hundreds of protesters crammed the streets of Lower Manhattan today, clashing with the NYPD as they attempted to march down Wall Street. Kmele Foster, co-host of Fox Business’ The Independents, met up with Pulitzer-Prize winning author Chris Hedges for a heated debate on the merits of capitalism.
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Flood Wall Street protesters rally against capitalism to protect environment
RT America on Sep 22, 2014
Following Sunday’s record breaking environmental march in New York City, crowds turned out again on Monday to “Flood Wall Street” in protest of capitalism’s connection to global warming and environmental destruction. An unsanctioned demonstration not cleared with city authorities, the march has been so far largely peaceful despite small scuffles between police and demonstrators. RT’s Alexey Yaroshevsky is on the ground with the crowds calling for change.
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“I’m Glad They Openly Say the Cause of the Problem is Capitalism”
strugglevideomedia on Sep 22, 2014
Audio interview with Dan Fischer of CT just before the Flood Wall Street march 9/22/2014. Interviewed by Stanley Heller.
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USA: See thousands of climate change activists SHUT DOWN Wall Street
RuptlyTV on Sep 22, 2014
Thousands of climate change activists flooded NYC’s Wall Street on Monday for a march and sit-in demonstration in Manhattan’s financial district. The protesters are calling on Wall Street to stop putting profit before environmental protection.
Accompanying the demonstrators were an inflatable ‘carbon bubble,’ a large banner, a marching band, and inflatable puppets. The protest comes one day after Sunday’s “People’s Climate March” in which over 300,000 took part.
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USA: Fierce clashes erupt at Wall Street climate change demo
RuptlyTV on Sep 22, 2014
Clashes erupted between police and protesters pushing for global action against climate change in New York City on Monday.
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Flood Wall Street ends with mass arrests after day-long protest
RT on Sep 22, 2014
Police have pepper sprayed Flood Wall Street protesters taking part in a massive rally against climate change – already into its second day in the heart of NYC’s ‘s financial district. A total of 102 people were arrested for disobeying police.
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NYPD arrests environmentalist preacher for protecting famous tree
RT America on Sep 22, 2014
New York City police arrested the outspoken Rev. Billy Tallen for blocking the destruction of a 130-year-old tree in the city’s East Village. A Parks and Recreation Department arborist had condemned the tree as structurally unsound, but Rev. Tallen and his group of supporters felt the “Bendy Tree” endangered no one and the order to remove it was another example of the environment being disrespected. He was taken into custody after climbing on top of a city-owned truck to stop it from cutting down the tree. The environmentalist and activist explains his reasoning and beliefs to RT’s Manila Chan.
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Updated: Sept. 23, 2014
Chris Hedges at #FloodWallStreet
ItsTheFree on Sep 25, 2014
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Flood Wall Street: 100 Arrested at Sit-In Targeting Financial Giants’ Role in Global Warming
democracynow on Sep 23, 2014
http://democracynow.org – One day after the largest climate march in history in New York City, protesters rallied near Wall Street on Monday to highlight the financial industry’s role in fueling industries responsible for the air pollution that is causing global warming and climate change. The action came ahead of the one-day United Nations Climate Summit today, where leaders from 125 countries will take part in the first high-level climate talks since Copenhagen nearly five years ago. Dubbed “Flood Wall Street,” hundreds of protesters dressed in blue held a rowdy sit-in on Broadway just blocks from the U.S. Stock Exchange. The demonstrators occupied the street for more than eight hours until police used tear gas and began arresting some 100 people. Democracy Now! was in the streets to cover the action. Watch our video report to hear some of the voices of people in the demonstration.
see also:
John Dear at People’s Climate March: No War, No Warming
from the archives:
Chris Hedges: The State of Corporate Dominance in the World
Chris Hedges: Strategies for Revolution + Revolution, the video
The Socialist Alternative to a World of Injustice by Danny Katch
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Remarkable!! It’s wonderful to witness such a profound surge of sovereign energy & sense… Wisdom-led youth will (always) triumph over corrupt and decadent power.
Bravo America! Love that bubble!
Thanks, David. Yes, loved the big carbon bubble, too. While watching some of the livestreams from both days of protest, I kept thinking, there are so many more of us than them. People power!
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Success, is the destruction of the planet, and the destruction of the best minds of the generation.
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