Liberal actress Jane Fonda appeared at multiple high-profile events this week to promote her climate change activism.
Fonda, 86, who was arrested while attending a climate change protest in the past, tried to provoke celebrities at a Beverly Hills fundraiser for California’s oil giant, and later that week asked a USC Annenberg undergraduate student to educated. The climate crisis is “a manifestation of racism, misogyny and patriarchy”.
He also apologized to the young people, saying, “I’m sorry for creating such a problem.”
Fonda’s first event was to prevent California from overturning SB 1137, a bill signed by California Governor Gavin Newsom in 2022 that would ban the construction of new oil and gas wells at elevations of 3,200 feet. It was a star-studded fundraiser hosted to raise money for… Home, hospital, nursing home, school.
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Actress Jane Fonda spoke at several climate change awareness events in Southern California this week. (Photo credit: Stephane Cardinale – Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images)
Opponents of the bill have gathered more than 620,000 signatures to ensure the new law’s status becomes a ballot measure in November. That means state voters will decide whether the bill goes into effect.
Fonda’s “Art for a Safe and Healthy California” fundraiser in Beverly Hills on April 9th will feature the sale of donated artwork to raise funds for efforts to preserve SB 1137. I asked for it.
Event High-profile guests included Chelsea Handler, Maria Shriver and Judd Apatow, as well as celebrity performer John Legend, who co-hosted the event with Fonda and his wife Chrissy Teigen.
Eric Schmidt and Wendy Schmidt were also co-organizers of the event, as was Larry Gagosian, owner of the famous Gagosian Gallery, where the event was held.
Fonda spoke during the event and focused her message on criticizing big oil companies for trying to overturn SB 1137. [this] For almost a century,” she added, “there are nearly 3 million people in California who live next to wells, and about 700 organizations focused on this. And they’ve been working like crazy. fought.”
Fonda went on to praise the state for being the first governor to stand up to big oil companies. “Oil has ruled California for centuries, but no governor was willing to touch oil until Governor Newsom came along. So when he signed the bill, we were very excited. We were happy. And it’s unconscionable that the oil companies would try to reverse that. They have to be stopped.”
She encouraged attendees to “talk about it. Tell everyone you know. Make a donation.” [if you can], but with awareness you can also win. We just send out information because the truth is on our side. ”
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FILE – In this Oct. 25, 2019 file photo, actress and activist Jane Fonda is seen with other protesters in Washington, D.C., accused of blocking a street from the Capitol after calling on Congress to address climate change. has been arrested. She Fonda spent the night in a Washington DC jail. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
Later that week, Fonda spoke at several meetings. Events at USC Annenbergmost notably the panel discussions on environmental issues.
During the event, Fonda shared with the audience how she got into climate change activism, talked a little about the Fire Drill Friday rallies she started in 2019 to protest inaction on climate change, and also talked about the time she spent in prison after her arrest. Told. He was arrested during a protest.
“I turned 82 in prison. What made me so happy was that most of the people who gathered had never attended a rally before and had never been arrested,” she said.
The actress also apologized to young viewers who have to endure the ravages of climate change. “I’m sorry I created this problem for you,” she said. “But if we work quickly and raise awareness, we can overcome it.”
Highlighting the crisis at hand, Fonda said, “We have to change people. The climate crisis is a manifestation of racism, misogyny, and patriarchy. It’s a mindset. When we stand up to the fossil fuel industry. , we have to work on our mindset,” he declared. ”
She also emphasized that it’s important how activists need to get their message across, saying, “It’s important how you make activists feel. Stories should make people feel angry, sad, angry. That’s the best way to do it.”
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