Name: Why I protest for climate justice
Uploaded: 2019-12-10T15:57:55Z
Duration: 14 min 6 s
Description: At age 81, actor and activist Jane Fonda is putting herself on the line for the planet -- literally. In a video interview with TEDWomen curator Pat Mitchell, Fonda speaks about getting arrested multiple times during Fire Drill Fridays, the weekly climate demonstrations she leads in Washington, DC -- and discusses why civil disobedience is becoming a new normal in the age of climate change.

At age 81, actor and activist Jane Fonda is putting herself on the line for the planet -- literally. In a video interview with TEDWomen curator Pat Mitchell, Fonda speaks about getting arrested multiple times during Fire Drill Fridays, the weekly climate demonstrations she leads in Washington, DC -- and discusses why civil disobedience is becoming a new normal in the age of climate change.

Jane Fonda: Why I protest for climate justice

Why I protest for climate justice

Inspired by Greta Thunberg, Jane Fonda's Fire Drill Fridays highlight the urgent need for climate action and civil disobedience.

The transformative power of activism: Fonda illustrates how getting arrested for climate protest can reawaken civic responsibility.

Fonda argues for a Green New Deal as a hopeful, equitable path forward, emphasizing the critical role of organized, collective action.