This week, we told Citibank that Climate Justice Means Free Palestine. We were joined by amazing youth organizers from NYC and around the country to demand Citibank stop funding death, both by facilitating U.S. weapons payments to Israel and funding fossil fuel expansion. Activists rallied, started an encampment, and interrupted Citibank elites’ workdays. Check out some highlights below!
This coming week is Gulf South Solidarity Week. We will be joined by nearly 200 community organizers and frontline leaders from the Gulf South for actions at multiple Wall Street targets, culminating in the largest Summer of Heat event so far: the Gulf South Rising, Fossil Fuels Sinking March and Mass Civil Disobedience. To join us, scroll down!
On Tuesday evening, we organized a rally outside Citibank HQ with Youth Climate Finance Alliance and several Palestinian organizations. You can read about the rally and the whole week here!
After the rally, activists attempted to start an encampment in the public plaza outside Citibank HQ. Police shut it down quickly, arresting 18 youth organizers. Watch a video here!
Youth Activists Block Citibank Entrances
On Friday morning, activists surprised Citibank employees by blocking entrances with a mock pipeline. After a 2 hour blockade, 23 activists were arrested. Watch a video here.
Week 3 Action Plan
Gulf South Rising: First Wave
📍 Bella Abzug Park, 542 W 36th St, New York, NY 10018 📍
Environmental justice leaders from the Gulf South will lead a series of actions targeting the banks and investors financing the buildout of fossil fuels and petrochemicals in the Gulf South. Join us for this powerful action as we target KKR, BlackRock, Mizuho, Bank of America and MUFG.
📍 Library Stairs at Bryant Park, 476 5th Ave, New York, NY 10018 📍
We will be protesting at one of the world’s largest insurers of new oil and gas projects. Join us as we take disruptive direct action , demanding that these companies stop insuring new oil and gas projects. Without insurance, there would be no gas expansion, we are demanding they stop providing insurance for these racist projects.
Gulf South Rising, Fossil Fuels Sinking: March & Mass Civil Disobedience
📍 Zuccotti Park, CEDAR St, New York, NY 10006 📍
This will be the largest Summer of Heat action so far. We will engage in a joyous, musical second-line march from Wall Street to Citibank’s HQ. We will carry banners and signs calling out environmental racism and climate chaos, and we will dance and sing and have fun. When we arrive at Citibank’s HQ, hundreds of us will engage in nonviolent civil disobedience in what we expect will be one of the largest mass climate civil disobedience actions in this country for several years. RSVP to get more details closer to the time.
📍 Summer of Heat HQ, 32 Bridge St, 3rd Floor, Brooklyn, NY 11201 📍
Want to get involved in direct action for climate justice but not sure where to start? As we gear up to take on Big Oil’s banks, join us at this training to get plugged in and learn all the skills you need to know about direct action. We’ll cover de-escalation tools, direct action history and roles, your legal rights, and so much more.
📍 Summer of Heat HQ, 32 Bridge St, 3rd Floor, Brooklyn, NY 11201 📍
During this meeting we will share our plan for the Gulf South Solidarity week when we are planning several major actions, including Friday’s March and Mass Civil Disobedience. We’ll share the initial plans for the three weeks after that. And we’ll share our vision for the a whole summer of nonviolent civil disobedience against the banks, investors and insurance companies bankrolling climate chaos. Finally we’ll let you know what kind of support you’ll receive when taking action with the Summer of Heat campaign. We will also connect you with an action group so that you can easily plug into the actions.
During this legal briefing, we’ll cover what you need to know before taking action, especially during the upcoming Gulf South Solidarity Week, including legal considerations and what you should know and expect before, during and after the action.
📍 Summer of Heat HQ, 32 Bridge St, 3rd Floor, Brooklyn, NY 11201 📍
Join this Summer of Heat Mass Action Meeting to get plugged into the Gulf South Rising, Fossil Banks Sinking March and Mass Civil Disobedience on Friday, June 28th. We’ll have dinner at 6:30pm and meet at 7:30pm. We’ll share our vision for the action and let you know what kind of support you’ll receive when taking action with the Summer of Heat campaign. We will also connect you with an action group so that you can easily plug into the actions.
Announcements Chat on Signal – Join this chat to stay in the loop on important announcements!
Summer of Heat Welcome Packet– find helpful contacts and information on housing, food, and other logistics!
Offer (or request) housing. If you live in NYC, we are seeking more local hosts to offer couches and floor space for out-of-town guests.
Please donate if you can! It costs money to pull off a campaign like this. An investment from you would help us pay for art supplies, outreach materials, and the rental cost of our training and event space.
See you in the streets!
Sophie (she/her)
Summer of Heat Fellow
The Summer of Heat campaign does not condone illegal activity.
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