Today, hundreds gathered in New York City's financial district to protest climate change. Flood Wall Street demonstrators wore blue as a symbol of climate change-induced flooding, and marched in the financial district to “highlight the role of Wall Street in fueling the climate crisis,” organizers said.
Today's march follows Sunday's international day of action that drew more than 300,000 demonstrators to NYC streets in the largest single protest ever held over climate change.
NYPD won't release official arrest numbers yet, but Twitter coverage indicates arrests are under way, as some participants engage in planned peaceful civil disobedience.
From the Guardian:
The demonstration comes a day ahead of the United Nations climate summit and follows Sunday’s People’s Climate March – which saw what organizers estimated was 310,000 people marching in New York City, and tens of thousands of others in 150 countries across the world, demonstrating in an effort to put pressure on world leaders to act now to slow the damaging effects of climate change.
Just minutes ago: Cops holding barricades back as protesters try to get to Wall Street. #FloodWallStreet pic.twitter.com/sUOV4NKVkj
— Jenna Pope (@JennaBPope) September 22, 2014
I saw pepper spray fired fairly indiscriminately across the barricade.
— Nick Pinto (@macfathom) September 22, 2014
A cop shoving a woman (towards the barricades?) during the scuffle at wall st and broadway ave. #FloodWallStreet pic.twitter.com/WXKd1v7H50
— Jenna Pope (@JennaBPope) September 22, 2014
Working photojournalist (who doesn't want to become the story) is among those who took the pepper spray in the face.
— Nick Pinto (@macfathom) September 22, 2014
Breaking: Police pepper spray #FloodWallStreet protesters #PeopleClimateMarch pic.twitter.com/OiQwppZsTJ
— Jeff Rae (@jeffrae) September 22, 2014
Riot police are now blocking Broadway and an LRAD is on the scene #FloodWallStreet pic.twitter.com/WGXr2rVWRL
— Jeff Rae (@jeffrae) September 22, 2014
Police punching #FloodWallSreet protesters on Wall St. #PeopleClimateMarch pic.twitter.com/RPSfxqcXuw
— Jeff Rae (@jeffrae) September 22, 2014
And now our direct action trainers, Monica and Lisa. #FloodWallStreet pic.twitter.com/M3g4DqmVWF
— Farhad (@Yahktoe) September 22, 2014
Police line at Broadway and Pine #floodwallstreet pic.twitter.com/Y1qmeKivIU
— Cole Stangler (@ColeStangler) September 22, 2014
Demonstrators at the #FloodWallStreet action right now pic.twitter.com/MfJm4OkoAd
— Democracy Now! (@democracynow) September 22, 2014
Take it to the source! #FloodWallStreet! cc @JoeLowndes #PeoplesClimate pic.twitter.com/um2I09lbJR
— Rising Tide NA (@RisingTideNA) September 20, 2014
After hours of sitting around, the crowd is marching north on Broadway. #floodwallstreet pic.twitter.com/6w04wCUspo
— ANIMALNewYork (@ANIMALNewYork) September 22, 2014
#sitin at Morris and broadway continues #FloodWallStreet https://t.co/HWXEzZqxk6
— Uneditedcamera (@Uneditedcamera) September 22, 2014
Start Spreading The News: "I Flood NY" #Floodwallstreet Battery Park 9/22 at 9am pic.twitter.com/tQMDeJZxg7
— Rising Tide NA (@RisingTideNA) September 19, 2014