THOUGHT WAS A GOOD IDEA. BUT NOT AN EMERGENCY.
ALLISON?
ALLISON? >> HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
♪ HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU ♪
♪ HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU ♪
>> JANE FONDA CELEBRATING HER
82nd BIRTHDAY.
82nd BIRTHDAY. SHE WAS ARRESTED DURING THE 11th
FIRE DRILL FRIDAY.
PROTESTERS SANG HAPPY BIRTHDAY
TO HER AND POLICE WALKED HER
AWAY.
AWAY. JEFF BENNETT WALKED UP WITH HER
TO ADDRESS HER CLIMATE CRUSADE.
.
. ON THIS DAY IN THE RAIN, WE’RE
ON HAND FOR A PROTEST THAT IS
DIFFERENT FROM THE REST.
WE’VE BEEN OUT HERE FOR THE LAST
HOUR OR SO IN THE POURING RAIN.
THESE ACTIVISTS COME OUT EVERY
FRIDAY FOR FIRE DRILL FRIDAY.
IT’S DESIGNED TO CALL ATTENTION
TO POLICIES THAT COMBAT CLIMATE
CHANGE.
CHANGE. THE OTHER REASON THIS PROTEST IS
IN THE NEWS JANE FONDA REALLY
ATTACHED HERSELF TO IT.
>> WHY CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE?
>> IT’S THE MOMENT.
ITS NOT NORMALLY A CHOSEN FORM
OF PROTEST.
OF PROTEST. BUT WE TRIED EVERYTHING.
ALL THE POLITE WAYS THAT
DEMOCRACY ALLOWS US,
PETITIONING, SPEECHES, BOOKS,
ARTICLES, RALLIES, MARCHES, AND
IT HASN’T GOTTEN US BEFORE WE
NEED TO BE.
THE LOVERS OF SOCIETY, THE
LOVERS OF DEMOCRACY, I MEAN,
THEY PROVIDE US WITH THIS
ABILITY TO COMMIT NONVIOLENT
CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE TO RAISE THE
SENSE OF URGENCY AND THAT’S WHAT
WE’RE DOING.
WE’RE DOING. >> WHAT’S THE MESSAGE YOU’RE
TRYING TO CONVEY WITH THE FRIDAY
DEMONSTRATIONS?
DEMONSTRATIONS? >> I WANT TO PUT MY BODY OTTN TH
LINE.
LINE. I WANT TO GET OUT OF MY COMFORT
ZONE IN A WAY THAT IS REGULAR
AND PRESENT.
AND PRESENT. THIS IS WHAT WE NEED TO DO NOW.
BECAUSE I HAVE A HIT TELEVISION
SERIES BEHIND ME, MORE PEOPLE
WILL PAY ATTENTION.
I’M VERY GRATEFUL FOR THAT.
>> HER SO-CALLED FIRE DRILL
FRIDAYS ARE NOW A WEEKLY
ROUTINE.
ROUTINE. FONDA AND HER FIRETRUCK RED WOOL
COAT, JOINED BY HUNDREDS OF
OTHER DEMONSTRATORS INCLUDING A
STEADY STREAM OF CELEBRITY
FRIENDS.
FRIENDS. SHE’S BEEN ARRESTED FOUR TIMES
SINCE THE DEMONSTRATIONS
STARTED.
STARTED. ONCE SPENDING THE NIGHT IN JAIL.
>> WHAT WAS THAT LIKE?
>> WELL, I’M WHITE AND FAMOUS SO
IT WAS VERY DIFFERENT FOR ME
THAN IT WOULD BE IF I WAS
AFRICAN-AMERICAN OR INDIGENOUS.
BUT IT WAS NOT FUN.
THE SCREAMS AND HOWL OF DESPAIR,
THE TUNNELS OF WORDS COMING OUT
OF MOUTHS THAT I COULDN’T SEE
AND I COULDN’T EVEN UNDERSTAND
WHAT THE WORDS WERE.
THEY JUST NEVER STOPPED ALL
NIGHT LONG WITH BANGING ON THE
WALLS AND SHAKING THE CAGE AND
THEY SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN IN
JAIL.
JAIL. THEY SHOULD HAVE BEEN IN WITH
MENTAL CARE.
MENTAL CARE. THESE ARE MENTAL ISSUES.
MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES.
AND WE DON’T -- AND POVERTY AND
RACISM AND WE DON’T PROVIDE A
SOCIAL SAFETY NET.
>> WHAT DO YOU THINK PEOPLE WHO
SAY JANE FONDA IS A HOLLYWOOD
LIBERAL TRYING TO GET HERSELF IN
THE NEWS.
THE NEWS. >> I DON’T PAY ATTENTION.
OF COURSE THEY SAY THAT.
YOU KNOW, IT’S LIKE LOOK AT THE
CRITICISM LEVELED AGAINST GRETA.
I MESSAGED, DOTE HER DON’T LET T
GET YOU.
GET YOU. IT’S BECAUSE YOU’RE EFFECTIVE.
I’M 82, THEY’RE NOT GOING TO
EVER BE ABLE TO DO TO ME THAN
WE’VE DONE BACK IN THE DAY IN
THE ’70s.
THE ’70s. >> FONDA VILIFIED BY SOME FOR
HER ACTIVISM AGAINST THE VIETNAM
WAR.
WAR. >> AMERICAN BOYS ARE DRAFTED,
FORCED INTO THE MILITARY, FORCED
TO FIGHT A WAR THEY DON’T
BELIEVE IN.
BELIEVE IN. >> I’M VERY DIFFERENT THAN I WAS
THEN.
THEN. I’M OLDER AND WISER.
I WOULDN’T HAVE KNOWN THE
IMPORTANCE OF NOT HAVING ALL
WHITE PEOPLE ON THAT STAGE AT
ONE TIME.
ONE TIME. I WOULDN’T HAVE KNOWN THE
IMPORTANCE OF HAVING THE VOICES
FROM THE INDIGENOUS COMMUNITY
AND THE MOST VULNERABLE KMUBTS
COMMUNITIES ON THAT STAGE.
IT’S MADE A HUGE DIFFERENCE.
IT’S AN OVERARCHING CRISIS THAT
AFFECTS EVERYONE.
AFFECTS EVERYONE. >> JANE FONDA SAID SHE IS
TEMPORARILY RELOCATED TO
WASHINGTON, D.C., NOW PLANNING
TO REPRISE HER LATEST STARRING
ROLE EVERY FRIDAY FOR THE REST
OF THE YEAR.
>> I WAS ARRESTED WITH TED
DANSON.
DANSON. I WATCHED HIS FACE AS WE WERE
HELD TOGETHER IN THAT WAREHOUSE.
I COULD SEE THAT SOMETHING WAS
HAPPENING TO HIM.
AND WHEN WE WERE RELEASED, HE
CAME TO ME AND HE THANKED ME IN
A WAY THAT WAS DIFFERENT.
HE SAID, NO, NO.
AND HE SAID THANK YOU.
AND HE SAID YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW
THIS HAS AFFECTED ME.
AND, YOU KNOW, I’VE BEEN IN THE
HOLDING, YOU KNOW, FOR WHEN I
DEPOSIT HAVE TO SPEND THE NIGHT
IN JAIL BEFORE THEN,
MANICURISTS, HAIR DRESSERS,
WORKING CLASS PEOPLE FROM IT ALL
OVER WHO HAVE NEVER DONE IT
BEFORE THAT ARE TRANSFORMED.
THAT’S WHAT TELLS ME THIS IS THE
RIGHT THING AT THE RIGHT TIME.
I KNOW THAT THIS IS GOING TO
REALLY MAKE A DIFFERENCE.