Bea Ruiz, a veteran progressive coordinator, has been telling scores of first-time climate change protesters they face being harassed and beaten by police next week. Most seem happy with the deal.
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| A recent Extinction Rebellion protest in Oxford Circus targeted fashion’s toll on the environment. |
“I told a 72-year-old volunteer that he will probably be targeted by police,” said Ruiz, who is based in Eureka, California and is helping organize the first US rollout of Extinction Rebellion, a group founded in the UK that has grabbed attention through disruptive protests leading to mass arrests.
Read the story from The Guardian by Oliver Milman - “‘Shut the country down': British climate group Extinction Rebellion heads to US.”
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