As the United Nations General Assembly meets in New York City alongside Climate Week, dozens of activists were arrested Monday at a protest outside of Citibank’s global headquarters while demanding the company divest from fossil fuels. Democracy Now! spoke to many activists from the Gulf South about the impact of Citibank-funded projects in their communities. “I’m not even a teenager yet, and I have to fight for my life and many others my age,” says 12-year-old Kamea Ozane from Southwest Louisiana. “I shouldn’t have to do this. This is not right.”
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