Direct action to confront the root causes of climate crisis
This action originally took place March 6, 2020. On March 6, dozens took to the streets of downtown Chicago in a march and rally led by Chi-Nations Youth Council, as part of a Day of Action in Solidarity with the Wet’suwet’en defending their territories, and Indigenous land defenders around the world, in the face of…
This action occurred Feb 28, 2010. We all know Chase’s new policy on Arctic drilling is the babiest of steps; so Rising Tide Chicago birddogged Mellody Hobson, a Chase Bank boardmember who claims to be inspired by social movements like youth uprisings and the anti-Apartheid movement, and concerned about migrant child detention. We gave her…
Protest Part of International Week of Climate Action Media Contact: Colin Crowley 217-720-9803, jccrowley@gmail.com CHICAGO, IL –A Chase Bank branch at 150 N Michigan in downtown Chicago was shut down when three people locked to one another and refused to leave the bank. The activists shut down the bank and were arrested. This action was…
Over 50 water protectors successfully stopped work at an Enbridge office on Aug. 19, 2019. Photo courtesy of @ResistLine3. Members of Rising Tide Chicago recently returned from a weekend action camp to support the resistance against the Line 3 tar sands pipeline in what’s now known as northern Minnesota. It was a humbling weekend of…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, May 20, 2019 Photos, video and interviews available on request Press Contacts: Blair Fitzgibbon, Soundspeed PR, (202) 503-6141, Blair@soundspeedpr.com Angie Viands, risingtide.chi@gmail.com Frontline Leaders Hold Rally and Deliver Letters to Chase Bank Shareholder Meeting at Chase Tower Broad coalition of groups calls on Chase Bank to divest from fossil fuels https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=IEPJ1iead90…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=3&v=IEPJ1iead90 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, May 20, 2019 Press Contacts: Blair Fitzgibbon, Soundspeed PR, (202) 503-6141, Blair@soundspeedpr.com Angie Viands, risingtide.chi@gmail.com Frontline Leaders Hold Rally and Deliver Letters to Chase Bank Shareholder Meeting at Chase Tower Broad coalition of groups calls on Chase Bank to divest from fossil fuels WHEN: Tuesday, May 21, 2019 Rally: 11am-12:30pm…
Join us for a rally calling on Chase Bank and CEO Jamie Dimon to divest from tar sands and other dirty fossil fuels, in solidarity with frontline leaders fighting the Line 3 pipeline. Tues. May 21, 2019 11am-12:30pm Chase Tower, 21 S Clark St, Chicago, IL RSVP on Facebook and Action Network. While Chase shareholders…
Chicago, Ill. (April 10, 2019) — Chicagoans, led by the group Rising Tide Chicago, took to the streets Wednesday to demand that JPMorgan Chase & Co. pull all of their assets from the fossil fuel industry and make a swift transition to renewable energy sources to avert the worst effects of climate catastrophe. Rising Tide…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE PRESS CONTACT: Angie Viands: angiemarierev@gmail.com, (312) 217-0145 Chase plan risks contaminating the Great Lakes with dirty Tar Sands oil; Residents tell Chase Midwest Chair Melissa Bean to halt project Chicagoans tell Chase Bank: “The Great Lakes are not an ATM” Chicago, Ill. (Feb. 23, 2019) — This Saturday, members of Rising Tide…
Letter Writing & Fundraising for Incarcerated Water Protectors When: Monday December 17, 6:30-9:00 pm Where: Uri-Eichen Gallery, 2101 S. Halsted St. Chicago, IL Gather with members of Rising Tide Chicago and friends as we write incarcerated water protectors to send love and support during the holiday season. While the northern portion of the Dakota Access…
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