Organizers said hundreds of protesters will surround the headquarters, blocking intersections around one of the District’s main thoroughfares. The groups, joining at Franklin Square about 11 a.m., then will march to an undisclosed “bank investment firm” to symbolize their opposition to financial institutions’ support of the fossil fuel industry. This week, officials said, speakers will focus on the intersection between climate change and migration. The small group, which hoped to leverage the strike to get a meeting with Pelosi on climate change, said some members went as long as 13 days without eating. But Pelosi, who has been consumed with an impeachment inquiry against President Trump, did not meet with the group, organizers said.

Source: Washington Post December 05, 2019 20:15 UTC