Henry Rodgers on December 10, 2018
Several Dozen environmental protesters were arrested in the U.S. Capitol Monday afternoon, after refusing to obey multiple orders from law enforcement to stand down.
The protest comes just weeks after the group of young environmental activists, who call themselves “The Sunrise Movement” occupied House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi’s office with a list of demands, refusing to leave, until they were arrested. The activists came back Monday for another “sit in” inside Pelosi’s office on Capitol Hill, causing Police to forcibly remove the protesters out of her office.
The group were wearing matching t-shirts and were shouting chants, which they prepared beforehand. They are fighting for the “Green New Deal” which is a petition which offers a plan to move “our country off fossil fuels over the designated 12 years that the [United Nations] has given us.”
WATCH:
— Zack Colman (@zcolman) December 10, 2018
Wayyyyyy down at the end of the hallway is @NancyPelosi‘s office.@sunrisemvmt is OVERFLOWING her office and winding allllll through the halls for a #GreenNewDeal pic.twitter.com/e24TBvnW1V
— Will Lawrence (@wlawren90) December 10, 2018
#NoExcuses. We just marched into the halls of Congress and held our elected leaders accountable.
Inside, dozens of us are still being arrested in @NancyPelosi and @WhipHoyer‘s office.
We are so proud—and so powerful. And we are going to win a #GreenNewDeal. pic.twitter.com/rTOhPmpbb6
— Sunrise Movement 🌅 (@sunrisemvmt) December 10, 2018
PHOTOS:
.@sunrisemvmt demonstrators are back at @NancyPelosi’s office pushing for a #GreenNewDeal. Also at @WhipHoyer & @RepMcGovern’s offices. More than 1,000 on the hill today. pic.twitter.com/dV8kEdNZe4
— Zack Colman (@zcolman) December 10, 2018
We are unstoppable. We out here @HouseDemocrats #GreenNewDeal pic.twitter.com/xYdkqHFuCd
— Sunrise Movement 🌅 (@sunrisemvmt) December 10, 2018
Hundreds of us stormed the capital, now we rally united behind a #GreenNewDeal pic.twitter.com/qI7Zv7hnhN
— Sunrise Movement 🌅 (@sunrisemvmt) December 10, 2018
It is unclear how many protesters were arrested, however an inquiry was made by The Daily Caller News Foundation with Capitol Police and one officer estimated around “40-50” people were arrested just outside of Pelosi’s office.
(This post will be updated to include the exact amount of protesters arrested when the information is available.)
