Eleven out of 75 activists were arrested after storming the headquarters of the world's largest fossil fuel investor with pitchforks and fake oil.
;“Note how security acts with such force + violence... \nIf only @BlackRock treated the climate crisis with this much urgency! ;��♀️\n\n#StoptheMoneyPipeline #BlackRocksBigProblem;”The first round of aggression caught on camera came as the activists rushed the headquarters' revolving doors. Among them was Teddy Ogborn of Reclaim Our Tomorrow, who uses they/them pronounces.
Hu said that other protesters were"slammed to the ground." The aggressive behavior continued over the course of the action, initiated around half by security and half by police once they arrived, she said. She was particularly"outraged" when police"brutalized" an elderly protester. This level of aggression towards activists from BlackRock is not new, both organizers said. During an action at the firm's old headquarters in October of 2022, one guard picked up a metal object and threatened to hit protesters, Hu said.
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