Climate protesters arrested, indicted after smearing red paint on a National Gallery of Art exhibit -
Protesters Timothy Martin, a 53-year-old North Carolinian, and Joanne Smith, a 53-year-old New Yorker, are associated with the environmentalist protest group Declare Emergency, which calls for an end to oil projects on federal and native land and for the government to declare a state of climate emergency.
Federal law enforcement alleges that Mr. Martin and Ms. Smith had prepared water bottles full of red and black paint, and that the two waited until the area was clear in front of the statue before acting., the group identified both Mr. Martin and Ms. Smith as concerned parents terrified about what climate change means for their kids.The pair are accused of smearing paint on the base of and the climate-controlled case around the sculpture, and at times smacking the case with force.
After the protest, the gallery where the statue was displayed was closed for the remainder of the day. The stunt caused around $2,400 in damage, and the National Gallery removed the statue’s exhibit from display for 10 days in order to repair it.
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