In an ongoing week of action with the goal of getting President Joe Biden to declare a climate emergency and halt all fossil fuel extraction/infrastructure on Federal and Indigenous lands, supporters of Declare Emergency have disrupted business as usual in the streets of DC. At around 8 AM today, concerned citizens entered the road by 12th Street NW and Constitution Ave NW in Washington D.C., where they got into position for disruption, and held the streets up to the point of arrest.

In an ongoing week of action with the goal of getting President Joe Biden to declare a climate emergency and halt all fossil fuel extraction/infrastructure on Federal and Indigenous lands, supporters of Declare Emergency have disrupted business as usual at the National Gallery of Art. At around 11 AM today, concerned citizens entered the gallery housing the “little dancer” statues by Edgar Degas where they got into position for disruption, and tossed fake oil and blood on the statue’s case and sat down.

People from across the country have gathered in Washington, D.C. to block traffic on George Washington Memorial Highway at 8 AM on April 26, 2023, demanding President Biden to declare a climate emergency.

At around 7:30 AM today, three ordinary citizens entered the intersection of New York Ave and 395 in the Mount Vernon Triangle, got into position for disruption, and sat on the road. They were displaying Declare Emergency banners.

This morning approximately 25 non-violent ordinary citizens, including many Indigenous folks, blocked the DC Beltway at Colesville Road. The campaign's demands are for President Biden to declare a climate emergency and cease all fossil fuel extraction and new infrastructure on federal and indigenous lands.