Cello-playing climate activist arrested at New York Citibank protest as crackdown escalates

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Cello-playing climate activist arrested at New York Citibank protest as crackdown escalates

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/aug/08/citibank-climate-protest-new-york

Second activist also arrested during ‘summer of heat’ protest against second largest financier of fossil fuels

Cello-playing climate activist arrested at New York Citibank protest as crackdown escalates

A 63-year-old climate activist and professional cellist faces up to seven years in prison after being arrested on Thursday while performing a Bach solo outside the headquarters of one of the world’s largest fossil fuel financier Citibank in downtown New York.