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DC:JANE FONDA HANDCUFFED AT CLIMATE EVENT
10-18-2019
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Friday
Washington

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POLICE TOOK JANE FONDA INTO CUSTODY FRIDAY AFTER SHE LED A PROTEST IN FRONT OF THE CAPITOL IN WASHINGTON.
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THE DEMONSTRATION WAS PART OF THE 81-YEAR-OLD ACTRESS' "FIRE DRILL FRIDAYS."
CAPITOL POLICE SAY 17-PEOPLE WERE ARRESTED FOR UNLAWFUL DEMONSTRATING.
HER "GRACE AND FRANKIE" CO-STAR SAM WATERSTON WAS ALSO ARRESTED.
FONDA RECENTLY MOVED TO WASHINGTON... AND PLANS TO LEAD PROTESTS EVERY FRIDAY FOR THE REST OF THE YEAR.
SHE SAYS SHE WAS INSPIRED TO DO SO BY 16-YEAR-OLD SWEDISH ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIVIST GRETA THUNBERG.
FONDA IS DEMANDING LAWMAKERS ADDRESS CLIMATE CHANGE BY CALLING FOR INITIATIVES INCLUDING A GREEN NEW DEAL.
SHE TOLD THE "LOS ANGELES TIMES" IN A RECENT INTERVIEW SHE HOPED HER CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE WOULD GET HER ARRESTED.
THE DAUGHTER OF HENRY FONDA AND EX-WIFE OF TED TURNER IS ARGUABLY AS WELL-KNOW FOR HER ACTIVISM AS HER ACTING CAREER AND 1980'S FITNESS EMPIRE.
IT DATES BACK TO 19-72... WHEN SHE VISITED NORTH VIETNAM AND POSED WITH THE VIET CONG AT AN ANTI-AIRCRAFT SITE.
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WASHINGTON JANE FONDA HANOI CLIMATE CRISIS EAST FRONT

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Capitol Police arrest Jane Fonda as she leads weekly climate protest inspired by Greta Thunberg.
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Jane-Fonda-handcuffed
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