May 18th: Third Act Vermont is Putting Chase on Notice
Vermont Senior Citizens to Protest Bank’s Climate Policy and Fossil Fuel Investments
[Media Contact: Ross Eisenbrey, Sudbury VT, RossEisenbrey@gmail.com, 202-365-3737]
MEDIA ALERT
- WHAT: Elders/senior citizens first-ever protest at Chase Bank in Burlington, to highlight the bank’s role in fueling climate chaos through its massive fossil fuel investments.
Mordechai Liebling—Join Our Movement this Sacred Season!
It is time to take our faith into the streets.
From the end of March to the beginning of May is a sacred season, and this year many of the world’s religions will celebrate holy days then.
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We’re live: Welcome to your Third Act
Many more of you have joined in recent days as the national press has started covering our efforts: from the West Coast this piece in the LA Times, from New York this piece (it goes live 10/15) in The Nation, both of which capture what we’re trying to do.
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Hear about Norman Lear’s Third (or Sixth) Act
Norman Lear has done as much as anyone in this organization to shape our culture—Archie Bunker and All in the Family was a watershed moment in the history of television. Maude, Sanford and Son, Good Times, The Jeffersons–you’ve probably spent many many hours in his company.
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Katie Eder on banks — and why older activists are needed right now
Katie Eder is both a highly experienced political activist…and a sophomore at Stanford. When she was 13, she started Kids Tales, to bring creative writing workshops, taught by teens, to kids who do not have access to writing experiences outside of school.
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