A mass of Third Actors – also known as the Rocking Chair Rebellion – made their way to New York City for Elder Day – day four of the twelve-week Summer of Heat campaign targeting Citibank and Wall Street.
DC Third Act Helps Kick off Summer of Heat
The Washington DC area was well-represented in an action that drew people from up and down the East Coast and, in a few cases, from across the country. The night before, most of the hundreds of participants attended a high-spirited prep session at Summer of Heat’s staging site in downtown Brooklyn. At seven a.m. the next morning, they gathered again in a lower Manhattan park before marching to Citi’s 59-story headquarters, collecting a stash of rocking chairs en route.
“I’m Here for My Grandchildren”
Fifty-six members of the Third Act contingent had decided to risk arrest, and they were duly and swiftly arrested after blockading the building’s entrance. (The NYPD seized ten of our signature rocking chairs as well.) Another approximately 150 Third Actors remained out front, marching, singing, and chanting their call for end to Citi’s support for the extraction and burning of fossil fuels. The energy and camaraderie was remarkable throughout.
Next Actions – Join Us!
Next on our Summer of Heat agenda: a whole Elder Week starting July 8th. Some of us will be back in New York on July 8 along with Bill McKibben, or at a July 10 protest in Philadelphia; others will take part in supportive actions in our home geographies. Stay tuned!
