A New Protest Movement Is Rising from the Ashes of Standing Rock, and It’s Targeting Big Banks

‘Operations at more than a dozen JPMorgan Chase bank branches were disrupted by climate activists in Seattle Monday in response to their role in funding pipeline projects such as the Keystone and Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain.
The protest was organized by 350 Seattle, as well as Native American activists who participated in the year-long Standing Rock action against the Dakota Access Pipeline. Twenty-six protesters had been arrested by Monday afternoon, but the groups vow to continue putting pressure on big banks.
“If we can make these projects as politically toxic as they are for the environment, maybe they will get cold feet,” explained Emily Johnston, communications manager for 350 Seattle.’
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