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Under a banner declaring “We did not vote for fossil fuels,” Indigenous and youth climate activists led a march to the Capitol today for a mass civil disobedience action, demanding Congress and the Biden Administration take urgent action to stop all new fossil fuel projects and launch a just renewable energy revolution. 90 people were arrested on the fifth and final day of the “People vs. Fossil Fuels” mobilization, bringing the total arrested during the week of action to 655. 

Frontline Indigenous leaders from various fossil fuel fights from across Turtle Island occupied the Bureau of Indian Affairs in Washington D.C. for the first time since the 1970’s on Thursday with a list of demands for President Biden.  

130 people were arrested for committing civil disobedience at the White House on Thursday, the fourth day of the “People vs. Fossil Fuels” mobilization, which is pressuring President Biden to declare a climate emergency and stop approving fossil fuel projects. 

Demonstrators returned to the White House on Wednesday morning for the third day of the “People vs. Fossil Fuels” mobilization, keeping up the pressure on President Biden to declare a climate emergency and stop all new fossil fuel projects. 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 12, 2021  The second day of protests highlights fossil fuel projects across the United States that President Biden could reject with a

Washington, DC — Led by Indigenous water protectors, activists, and Tribal leaders from across the country, hundreds of people took part in a protest at the White House on Monday, Indigenous Peoples Day, to demand that President Biden stop the fossil fuel projects that are threatening Native communities from Appalachia to Alaska. 

Contact:  Jamie Henn, jamie@fossilfree.media, 415-601-9337 Cassidy DiPaola, cassidy@stgresults.com, 401-441-7196 Media Guide:  People vs. Fossil Fuels  This October 11-15, thousands of people are expected to take

This October 11-15, thousands of people are expected to take part in mass civil disobedience at the White House to pressure President Biden to declare a climate emergency and stop all new fossil fuel projects. 

Washington, D.C. — Thousands of people are expected to take part in a week of protests at the White House this October 11-15 to pressure President Biden to declare a climate emergency and end all new fossil fuel projects.