Actors Ted Danson and Jane Fonda were arrested at the Capitol while protesting inaction on climate policy, marking the third consecutive Friday arrest for Fonda.
Fonda, 81, has been hauled off in zip ties the past two Fridays in an attempt to raise awareness about her concerns on climate change. Following her first arrest on Oct. 11, Fonda vowed to make the spectacle a weekly occurrence.
“I’m going to take my body, which is kind of famous and popular right now because of the series, and I’m going to go to D.C., and I’m going to have a rally every Friday,” she said. “It’ll be called ‘Fire Drill Friday.’ And we’re going to engage in civil disobedience, and we’re going to get arrested every Friday.”
This week’s “Fire Drill Friday” included an appearance by Danson, who stars in the TV show The Good Place.
bonus picture with jane pic.twitter.com/KRZEB94TkW
— ffion (@lonelyislandz) October 25, 2019
Capitol Police arrested Fonda, Danson, and 30 others for “unlawfully demonstrating in the intersection of East Capitol and First Streets.”
Jane Fonda (and Ted Danson) are arriving at the Capitol to get arrested for the third time in her weekly climate change protests pic.twitter.com/mzil0HgnwV
— Hannah Jewell (@hcjewell) October 25, 2019
Fonda has started giving each “Fire Drill Friday” a theme. This week’s theme was “Oceans Can’t Wait,” which will be followed up next week by “Women Can’t Wait.”
The actress explained next week’s theme, writing, “While the climate crisis threatens everyone, it especially impacts vulnerable populations, including women and girls. The good news is that promoting women’s rights, increasing women and girls’ education, advancing reproductive justice and centering women and girls in climate solutions works.”
It is unclear if next week’s protest will feature any special guests.
