Today was a ride to protest bank funding of the fossil fuel industry that was organized by the Climate Pledge Collective and Toronto 350.org, noting that RBC, TD and Scotiabank are among the worst dozen banks worldwide that fund the fossil fuel industry. The group gathered at Christie Pits.
We are given our marching orders: we are to split up into smaller groups and each group would write messages in chalk outside one of the bank branches along Bloor between Christie and Yonge.
Off we go.
Our group included Midori, Lucy, Janet Joy and Mark and our assignment was the RBC branch at Euclid.
Here we go.
Lucy sez: Defund Line 3 which is a oil pipeline planned between the Tar Sands and Superior Wisconsin.
This is distinct from Line 5 which is the subject of a fight between Enbridge and the Governor of Michigan.
We are done and are headed along Bloor to a regroup at Huron.
At Huron.
Now we are headed to Bloor and Yonge but with a detour because of construction.
Debbie bringing out the bug guns.
At work in front of RBC.
Thanks to the organizers, and to everyone who rode and chalked with us today!
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