Direct action to confront the root causes of climate crisis
For Immediate Release: Dec. 7, 2015 Chicagoans Flood the Banks to Protest Profit from Prisons, Gentrification and Climate Change Chicago, IL–One Hundred Chicagoans from a variety of movements joined up Monday to organize an event called ‘Flood the Banks!’, where they targeted various financial institutions that profit from prisons, home foreclosures, gentrification and climate change. Two…
Five Arrested after blockading Koch Carbon Petcoke Terminal in Chicago: Call for Green Jobs Instead of Dangerous Fossil Fuels For Immediate Release: Monday Nov. 16, 2015 Press Contact: Olga Bautista obautista58@gmail.com *773-712-4956* Chicago, IL— *Five community members and concerned citizens have been arrested following a blockade of the only two entrances to the Koch Carbon Transfer Terminal…
Gwenn-Aël LYNN is a Franco-American transdisciplinary artist who has recently made the above logo for the RTC. We asked him a few questions about his work and what inspired this mixed medium logo. 1. What inspires you as an artist? Is your work particularly informed by nature? GL: My work takes on many forms and…
PRESS RELEASE May 27, 2015 Press Contact: Angie Viands, 312-217-0145 / angiemariev@gmail.com Chicago, IL—Members of Rising Tide Chicago disrupted the North American Rail Shippers Association, held Wednesday at the Drake Hotel in Chicago, by interrupting a speech by the Burlington-Northern Santa-Fe (BNSF) CEO and dropping a banner in the hotel. These actions drew attention to…
PRESS RELEASE Cease and Desist Order Given to Rahm for Chicago Campaign by Grassroots Activists for Unlawful Use of Protest Photo in Clean Air Ad Chicago, IL–50 Individuals and groups that worked on the campaign to close down Chicago’s toxic coal plants presented the Rahm for Chicago campaign with a cease and desist order for…
Back in spring of this year, we had already challenged Gov. Quinn on issuing exploratory permits to one company, Strata X. Promises were made that regulations would be in place before any fracking would begin, but instead we saw test fracks, exploding frozen pipes, and notices on the IDNR website appear throughout the early part…
Citizens Disrupt Southwestern Energy Presentation over Fracking Projects on Elsipogtog First Nations Land PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release: June 25, 2014 Citizens Interrupt Southwestern Energy Presentation over Fracking Projects on Elsipogtog First Nations Land Chicago, IL–Two protesters interrupted a Southwest Energy (SWN) presentation Wednesday at the Global Hunter Securities 100 conference in Chicago by taking…
Last year our group received a small stipend of $500 from Rising Tide North America to target the corporations responsible for climate change. With that money we were able to: Grow our group by 3 active members, and engage countless others in direct actions Provide Solidarity and Direct Action guidance to downstate fracking activists Articles…
Video of Elves Delivering Fracking Drill Rig to Gov. Quinn’s House Citizens Dressed as Elves Set Up Frack Rig on Governor Quinn’s Lawn Chicago, IL —Monday morning four concerned community members dressed as elves visited Governor Quinn’s Chicago residence and set up a hydraulic fracturing rig with a large red bow attached on the front…
Fellow Residents of Illinois, This Tuesday there will be a public hearing in Chicago on a commentary for regulations on a process known as Hydraulic Fracturing. The process is used to extract natural gas from the shale rock layer buried deep within the ground, meaning large profits for those who can obtain space to do…
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