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Climate Defenders @climatedefenders.bsky.social · 15d

#BREAKING: Arrests have begun in front of the #UN as protestors block the street to the Assembly. #SHUTDOWNTRUMP @riseandresist.bsky.social

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Climate Defenders @climatedefenders.bsky.social · 15d

#BREAKING: protestors have blocked the streets leading to the UN general assembly against Trump’s general assembly street. #SHUTDOWNTRUMP @riseandresist.bsky.social

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Climate Defenders @climatedefenders.bsky.social · 15d

As protestors were marching to the U.N. we ran into @jamaalbowmanny.bsky.social and he showed support for our message 😄

@riseandresist.bsky.social

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Climate Defenders @climatedefenders.bsky.social · 15d

#BREAKING: Protests Erupt in Response to Trump's UN Address in #NYC. Protestors from across different movement areas came together against our common enemy, the deadly policies of the Trump administration.

@riseandresist.bsky.social

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Climate Defenders @climatedefenders.bsky.social · 16d

We got the chance to interview the Co-founder of @codepink.bsky.social, Jodie Evans, at the #MakeBillionairesPay March on what brought them out to protest! Listen to the interview on the Elephant in the Room: War and Militarism. ✊🏾

#ClimateWeek #NYC #FreePalestine

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Climate Defenders @climatedefenders.bsky.social · 16d

@newsweek.com www.newsweek.com/thousands-pr...

Thousands protest on NYC streets ahead of climate week

Climate activists marched through Manhattan targeting billionaires ahead of Climate Week NYC's September 21-28 events.

www.newsweek.com

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Climate Defenders @climatedefenders.bsky.social · 16d

@nbcnews.com www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...

Marchers gather in worldwide protest of financial institutions 'profiting off the climate crisis'

Demonstrations have been planned around the world this week ahead of the United Nations General Assembly and New York Climate Week.

www.nbcnews.com

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Climate Defenders @climatedefenders.bsky.social · 16d

🧵Some amazing press hits from the #MakeBillionairesPay March this past weekend! Over 20,000 people came out this Saturday to protest against the financial institutions profiting off of our suffering! This is just the beginning. @apnews.com

#ClimateWeek #NYC

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New York protest against financial institutions 'profiting' off climate crisis

On the eve of New York Climate Week, activists and members of the public gathered in the city to protest the financial institutions that they claim are "profiting" off the climate crisis and wars.

apnews.com

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Make Polluters Pay @polluterspay.bsky.social · 16d

“Billionaires caused the climate chaos, spearheaded the rise of authoritarianism and they continue to profit from our suffering,” @climatedefenders.bsky.social organizer said. “But they forgot one thing: there are more of us than there are of them.”

Climate activists gather in New York for ‘Sun Day’ solar energy and anti-billionaire rallies

Sun Day national action supported renewable energy, day after ‘Make Billionaires Pay’ march ahead of Climate Week

www.theguardian.com

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Climate Defenders @climatedefenders.bsky.social · 16d

We got the chance to interview the Co-founder of @codepink.bsky.social, Jodie Evans, at the #MakeBillionairesPay March on what brought them out to protest! Listen to the interview on the Elephant in the Room: War and Militarism. ✊🏾

#ClimateWeek #NYC #FreePalestine

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Candice Fortin @candicefortin.bsky.social · 17d

Great coverage of the Make Billionaires Pay march to kick off NYC Climate Week!

www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

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@womensmarch.com
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@pplsaction.bsky.social

Marchers gather in worldwide protest of financial institutions 'profiting off the climate crisis'

Demonstrations have been planned around the world this week ahead of the United Nations General Assembly and New York Climate Week.

www.nbcnews.com

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Climate Defenders @climatedefenders.bsky.social · 18d

#MakeBillionairesPay March today in #NYC! 20,000 people came to show up and show out!

Our demands:
🔥 Shut down billionaires. Fund our future.
✊ Shut down fascists. Protect migrants and the global majority.
🌍 Shut down polluters. Defend Mother Earth.

@womensmarch.com @350us.bsky.social

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Climate Defenders @climatedefenders.bsky.social · 18d

This is their climate bill!! #MakeBillionairesPay

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Climate Defenders @climatedefenders.bsky.social · 18d

THIS is how many people came out to demand that we tax the rich to pay for the things our communities need - food, health care, clean energy, and affordable housing. The #MakeBillionairesPay movement is a force to be reckoned with.
@womensmarch.com @350us.bsky.social @pplsaction.bsky.social

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Climate Defenders @climatedefenders.bsky.social · 18d

🔥THOUSANDS are in the streets in NYC for the #MakeBillionairesPay March to demand a better future for our communities and our planet. It’s time to shut down billionaires and fund our futures.
@womensmarch.com @350us.bsky.social @pplsaction.bsky.social

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Climate Defenders @climatedefenders.bsky.social · 19d

Join #MakeBillionairesPay with @350us.bsky.social @womensmarch.com @oilchangeus.bsky.social @pplsaction.bsky.social and so many more as we take to the streets ahead of Climate Week ✊

www.makebillionairespay.us/nyc

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Department of Class Solidarity @solidaritydept.bsky.social · 19d

Join the mass mobilization with @350us.bsky.social @womensmarch.com @climatedefenders.bsky.social @oilchangeus.bsky.social @pplsaction.bsky.social and so many more as we take to the streets ahead of Climate Week ✊

www.makebillionairespay.us/nyc

Make Billionaires Pay

www.makebillionairespay.us

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Oil Change International @oilchange.bsky.social · 19d

TOMORROW: Join the Make Billionaires Pay march in NYC or a city near you. We're standing up against the billionaire agenda of tax cuts for the rich, subsidies to Big Oil, and crackdowns on our rights. www.makebillionairespay.us

@350us.bsky.social @climatedefenders.bsky.social @womensmarch.com

In front of apartment buildings painted and graffitied with social justice symbols, a Black woman stands in a crowd holding a megaphone. Above her is a speech bubble that reads, "Make Billionaires Pay! Sept. 20, 2025. NYC and Everywhere. Makebillionairespay.us." At the lower corners of the graphic, text reads, "Park Avenue between 46-49th St," and "NYC at 12."

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Department of Class Solidarity @solidaritydept.bsky.social · 19d

TOMORROW AT 12PM 📆

🔥 Shut down billionaires. Fund our future.
✊ Shut down fascists. Protect migrants and the global majority.
🌍 Shut down polluters. Defend Mother Earth.
🥾 March on the billionaires. #MakeBillionairesPay

RSVP at www.makebillionairespay.us/nyc

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Climate Defenders @climatedefenders.bsky.social · 22d

The big #MakeBillionairesPay march in #NYC is almost here, and we need your creative energy to make our visuals as powerful as our message! 🎨

🔗bit.ly/artbuild18

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Climate Defenders @climatedefenders.bsky.social · 27d

Trump is coming to #NYC this #ClimateWeek to speak during the opening of the UN General Assembly.

March with us at #MakeBillionairesPay on the 20th and take non-violent civil disobedience with us Sept 23rd!

@50501newyork.bsky.social @350us.bsky.social @50501movement.bsky.social

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Climate Defenders @climatedefenders.bsky.social · 28d

#ClimateWeek in #NYC is coming up fast! Here’s a lineup of what we have planned with some amazing partners! 💚

#MakeBillionairesPay #DumpTrump #NoICE

🔗linktr.ee/climatedefenders

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UCS Climate & Accountability Campaigns @ucsclimate.bsky.social · Sep 8

UCS will join @womensmarch.com, @climatedefenders.bsky.social, @350us.bsky.social and DRUM NYC for the #MakeBillionairesPay march on Sat 9/20. Join us to stand up for our communities, democracy, and the climate. Sign up here to join us in NYC or find an action near you:

Make Billionaires Pay March

March in resistance to Trump's deadly agenda and to fight for a just and livable future for all: join the Make Billionaires Pay March on Saturday, September 20, in New York City and around the country...

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People's Action @pplsaction.bsky.social · Aug 22

Billionaires fuel climate chaos. Communities pay the price.

On Sept 20 we’re joining @womensmarch.com , @350.org , @climatedefenders.bsky.social & @DesisRisingUp to demand climate justice across movements.

It’s time to #MakeBillionairesPay: insideclimatenews.org/news/1808202...

‘Make Billionaires Pay’ March Will Bring Together Climate and Social Justice Movements - Inside Climate News

A coalition of over 100 organizations is planning a protest in September during the U.N. General Assembly, linking climate action, migrant justice and gender equity.

insideclimatenews.org

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