Morten Falch Sortland/Getty Images(CHICAGO) — Seven protesters were arrested Friday after unfurling a banner from Chicago’s Trump Tower that targeted President Trump’s position on climate change.
The activists, who were from a nongovernmental organization called Greenpeace, hung a banner that featured an image of Earth and the words “defend” and “resist.”
BREAKING: Activists unfurl a massive banner at the Trump Tower in Chicago. Stay tuned for updates. #ResistOften pic.twitter.com/TQhGxBkeAy
— Greenpeace USA (@greenpeaceusa) July 7, 2017
“This is what peaceful, nonviolent creative resistance looks like,” Greenpeace tweeted.
THIS is what peaceful, nonviolent creative resistance looks like. Join the #SummerOfResistance: https://t.co/8UU76NuCE0 pic.twitter.com/XrtDuN1DzG
— Greenpeace USA (@greenpeaceusa) July 7, 2017
In a statement released earlier on Friday, Greenpeace said “activists with Greenpeace USA are at Trump International Hotel in downtown Chicago, preparing to send a message that the Trump administration can’t ignore.”
On Saturday morning, Greenpeace also targeted the president in Hamburg, Germany, where he is attending the G-20 summit. Activists from the group scaled a bridge and unfurled a banner that read “G-20: End Coal.”
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