July Elder Week protest against Wells Fargo was a big success!
On July 10, at our largest protest yet, over 50 Third Actors and other allies demonstrated at the Wells Fargo Minneapolis corporate office towers demanding that WF stop financing fossil fuel projects. We even had a couple of Third Act Wisconsin members join us! As we announced our intention to occupy the lobby, Wells Fargo locked down both towers, forcing employees to find alternate ways to enter the building. We know from speaking with employees that Wells Fago notified all employees in the building about the protest, so we successfully reached hundreds of employees. We also heard from some employees that they were in support of our efforts. We greatly expanded the reach of our protest when two witnesses with sizable social media followings posted favorably about the action. We received at least 30,000 views on X.
The art at the protest was beautiful and eye-catching. Many thanks to Jean Ross for creating our dramatic Third Act banners and to all of you who lent a paintbrush to our banners and signs. One particularly impactful set of signs were personalized photos depicting the reason why we were at the protest.
The protest could not have happened without the work of so many of you. Thank you
