Our regular Chase protest
in Wakefield on the last
Monday of every month
continue and the next one is
this Monday:
Monday
Oct. 26 from 11:30 to
12:30
Chase
Bank in Wakefield at 580
Kingstown Rd.
(As
always, we wear masks and
socially distance)
Chase Bank has taken a
couple of steps in our
direction, but nowhere near
what they need to do to stop
the growing damage to our
planet. For example,
although they recently
announced a $1 billion bond
for sustainable/renewable
projects only, they're still
funding $65 billion a year
for fossil fuel projects.
This past Monday, we held a
protest at Chase's branch on
Westminster St. in
Providence, a branch which
will be submerged along with
half of downtown Providence
by 2100. Here's the protest
coverage from Uprise RI: Downtown
Providence Chase Protest
ALL OF THE
FOLLOWING CAN BE AVOIDED
OR MITIGATED IF THE
BANKS, FOSSIL FUEL
COMPANIES, AND GOVERNMENT
ACT QUICKLY, DRAMATICALLY.
AND PUT PEOPLE ABOVE
PROFITS. OTHERWISE:
Record-setting heat waves,
wildfires, droughts, global
fresh
water shortages, crop
failures, inhabited regions
and cities becoming
uninhabitable (Jakarta could
be underwater by 2050),
starvation, economic
collapse, mass
extinctions, bleached coral
reefs and growing ocean dead
zones, border
conflicts due to mass
migrations of unwanted
climate refugees,
disappearing rainforests
such as the Amazon, plagues,
all topped
off by unknown tipping
points.
According to the NOAA, by
2075, Rhode Island will
experience 5 to 7 feet of
sea-level rise, and 9.5 to
11 feet rise by 2100. 9 feet
of sea rise will permanently
submerge the ports of
Galilee, Quonset, and
Providence, and inundate 90%
of Wickford, half of local
treasures such as the
Trustom Pond and Ninigret
wildlife refuges, most Rhode
Island beaches and salt
marshes, coastal rivers, and
half of downtown Providence.
The hurricane barrier can
handle storm surges, but not
rising seas. By 2200, the
rise is projected at 32 feet
and super-storms and surges
must be added to this tragic
mix.
Last Wakefield protest on
September 28
Across
the world, if we don't
change our fossil fuel
usage drastically,
tens or even hundreds of
millions of coastal
residents especially those
who live in Asia or Africa
or on islands, mostly poor
people of color, will become
homeless climate refugees in
a destabilized world hostile
to their situation.
-Chase
Bank Action Organizing
Committee
648-5479
climate...@gmail.com
Sign the Chase
bank petition here:
Chase
Petition
Note:
We have neon green "Boycott
Chase Bank" t-shirt for sale
at the protests for $20.
They come in sizes small,
medium, large, XL, and XXL.
They're great for protests,
biking, and the supermarket.
If you ordered a Chase
face mask and had it
delivered to me, they've
arrived and I'll have them
with me.
