Protests and Panama hats…
Posted by Adam Jadhav | Filed under united states
All dressed up, one place to go...
Another shot of me being lead away this weekend in a civil disobedience action against the Keystone XL pipeline that would carry tar sands crude from Alberta to the Gulf of Mexico. If completed, this would be, according to one of the nation’s leading climate scientists, game over for mitigating climate change.
Because I cared and was able, I was arrested Saturday in protest like others who joined the sit-ins in front of the White House for the last two weeks. Billed as the largest civil disobedience movement in a decade, the daily protests/arrests offered a unique chance to focus on a single issue — the decision on the pipeline requires only Obama’s signature — that has such international import.
I went to bear witness and be counted. I went because I could afford to. I went to observe a social movement from the inside. I went because MLK’s voice moved me to not be silent.
On the final day, I was the final person arrested. No. 244. And, as is obvious, I wore a suit, tie and hat, because when the matter is serious, perhaps it’s best not to dress like a hippie.
Tags: arrest, barack obama, climate change, environmentalism, global warming, keystone xl, protest, tar sands, united states, washington d.c., white house
2 Responses to “Protests and Panama hats…”
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ADAM JADHAV » Blog Archive » People against pipelines… for the win! Says:
November 11th, 2011 at 4:42 pm[...] why 1,253 people were arrested, myself included, outside the White House gates this summer in protest. That’s why thousands of people across [...]
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ADAM JADHAV » Blog Archive » Dear Mr. President… Says:
December 16th, 2011 at 6:37 pm[...] announced it would review the pipeline again for additional social and environmental concerns. Those of us opposed were thrilled; the delay of more than a year would likely kill the pipe. If approved, the pipeline [...]
