Last year, Grace and Frankie star was arrested while unlawfully protesting on the steps of the U.S. Capitol in October. Those protests were the beginning of Fire Drill Fridays, which the actress says she plans to hold virtually throughout the pandemic.
“Now this pandemic is causing terrible suffering and changing what we can do in this time of social distancing,” she writes in a recent issue of PEOPLE. “But it’s also an important teachable moment for the other pandemic that confronts us: the climate crisis.”
“COVID-19 is teaching us how dangerous denial is and how important science and preparedness is. It’s also proving that we are able to take massive collective action when the stakes are high,” she adds. “Clearly we are capable of fundamentally changing our behavior to protect the health and safety of our families. We’re also seeing how nature can heal when we take action.”
Fonda says she “never imagined” protesting from her computer, but she feels it’s “just as important” as when she’s on the Capitol steps.
“I’m continuing to host virtual programming for Fire Drill Fridays. We mustn’t allow our government to help corporations, especially the fossil-fuel industry, instead of its citizens,” she writes. “Fighting for the climate can create countless jobs, reallocate funds to invest in clean, renewable energy and end our dependence on oil.”
— To get involved in Fire Drill Fridays, text JANE to 877-877.
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