Dozens of protesters arrested after staging sit-in at Chuck Schumer’s DC office

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Dozens of Sunrise Movement protesters were arrested after staging a sit-in at Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer’s Washington office. The group said 54 people were arrested during a demonstration calling for new Senate leadership and an end to the filibuster.

Protesters with the Sunrise Movement youth climate group push for new Senate leadership and ending the filibuster Dozens of protesters with the Sunrise Movement, a youth climate organization, were arrested after staging a sit-in inside Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer’s Washington DC office Thursday According to the Sunrise Movement, 54 people were arrested, among a few hundred who joined the protest from across the country, including some from New York, which Schumer represents. On its Instagram, the group is fundraising $24,000 to cover the bail fees and any potential legal fees for those arrested. Continue reading...