Yesterday morning, 4 climate activists from XR Boston and @greenrootschelsea were arrested at the Eversource East Boston substation construction site. We climbed over the site's chain link fence to arrange a picnic, complete with picnic baskets and a classic Americana-styled picnic blanket spray-painted with "No Eastie Substation." We disrupted construction while demonstrating what the site was originally supposed to be - a green space for the community. #noeastiesubstation activists are calling on Governor Healey to move Eversource's substation from Eagle Hill to Logan Airport.
At 5 that afternoon, we gathered in Maverick Square for a community parade opposing the East Boston substation. #environmentaljustice activists and East Boston community members sang, chanted, and held colorful signs with the messages “No Eastie Substation” and “Pull the Plug on Eversource”. This morning's arrestees joined the festivities in high spirits. Several activists dressed in clown costumes and juggled, calling on Governor Healey to "stop clowning around" with the lives of East Boston and Chelsea residents.
Yesterday, we unfurled the many-textured blanket of the #NoEastieSubstation community for the world to see: Steadfast arrestees and joyful clowns, disruption without malice. A colorful parade in the unyielding pursuit of justice. Picnic blankets spread across an environmental war zone. Hands clasped in the path of Goliath.
The people of East Boston will not go away. We only grow stronger.
Full article on our website: https://xrboston.org/press/climate-activists-stage-a-picnic-to-disrupt-construction-on-eversources-east-boston-substation-site/
