Jane Fonda has now been arrested three times for protesting to promote climate change awareness on the U.S. Capitol; the actress has launched the "Fire Drill Fridays" campaign and vowed to protest every Friday through the end of 2019.
"Every Friday through January, I will be leading weekly demonstrations on Capitol Hill to demand that action by our political leaders be taken to address the climate emergency we are in. We can’t afford to wait," Fonda wrote on her website. "I will be on the Capitol every Friday, rain or shine, inspired and emboldened by the incredible movement our youth have created. I can no longer stand by and let our elected officials ignore—and even worse—empower—the industries that are destroying our planet for profit. We can not continue to stand for this."
The artist also accepted the "Stanley Kubrick Britannia Award" for excellence in film from BAFTA, while being arrested.
“I’m sorry that I’m not there, but as you may have heard I’ve been getting arrested,” Fonda said in a pre-recorded video that was played at the event. “I decided that I needed to do more, so I moved to D.C. for four months and I’m trying to heighten the sense of urgency there needs to be. Anyway, that’s why I’m not with you tonight, but it’s for a good cause.”
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