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October 24, 2017

Climate Activists Call for Divestment from Banks That Fund Fossil Fuels
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And activists rallied in dozens of cities across the U.S. and worldwide
under the hashtag #Divest The Globe Monday, calling on people to pull
their funds from banks that invest in the fossil fuel economy. In
Oakland, California, indigenous women led a march to branches of Wells
Fargo, Chase and Citibank, urging patrons to close their accounts. In
Seattle, police arrested seven activists as they nonviolently shut down
major bank branches over their financing of the Dakota Access and
Keystone XL pipelines. This is Rachel Heaton, a leader of the
Muckleshoot Tribe, speaking outside a Bank of America branch.

Rachel Heaton: "We are not just affected here in the United States.
These banks are causing problems all over the world. They're privatizing
water. They're causing deforestation. There is pollution. And so, today,
we are divesting the globe. And here in Seattle, we are shutting down-we
are visiting over a hundred banks today."



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