Early this morning, activists with the Summer of Heat campaign went back to Citi's global headquarters, as we have more than a dozen times since June 10th to protest the fact that they’re the world’s largest funder of new fossil fuel projects wince 2015, when the Paris climate agreement was signed.

This time, a couple friends dressed up in suits and nice clothes, and actually "snuck" (really they just walked in the door and security assumed they worked there) into the lobby. Citi Security responded by punching one of the activists in the face and battering them to the ground, right in front of a NYPD officer who was already arresting other peaceful protesters. Our friend is ok, and was treated on the scene by medics before being taken to the hospital.

Share the posts below and join our call tonight — Wednesday, August 14th at 7PM ET — to learn more about what's next for the Summer of Heat.

A screenshot of the video which you can see in our blog

Citi has been escalating against Summer of Heat protests for a few weeks, with employees threatening violence and death, as well as using trumped up charges to try and get organizers and leaders jailed or banned for years. The first thing you can do to help keep everyone safe is to share the photos and videos so that everyone is clear that we're non-violent protestors, and Citi and their employees (as well as the NYPD officers who do their bidding) are the ones threatening and using violence.

The next thing to do is take a breath, take stock, and think about what's next. Read more in our blog post and share the clips to keep everyone safe. And then join the call tonight at 7PM ET to hear more about what's next for the Summer of Heat.

Thanks,

Drew and the 198 methods to defund fossil fuels crew