
Sydney Brownstone is at a protest across the street from the downtown Seattle Wells Fargo Center, where activists will shutter their accounts with the bank and demonstrate against Wells Fargo's lending to the backers of the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL). Follow Brownstone on Twitter here.
This year the Seattle City Council will consider an ordinance to take steps to divest from Wells Fargo, in part because of the bank's DAPL involvement, but also because of allegations from federal regulators claiming Wells Fargo employees enrolled unwitting people in fake accounts in order to boost sales. Read more here.
Chad Charlie, Ahousaht First Nation, has been camping at Oceti Sakowin for five months in the bitter ND cold. pic.twitter.com/JP7eVGVr56
— Sydney Brownstone (@sydbrownstone) January 5, 2017
The city has $3 billion in WF holdings. Divesting over #DAPL ties and biz practices would be a major blow.
— Sydney Brownstone (@sydbrownstone) January 6, 2017
The pipeline reads "RIP DAPL." And yes, that's Jesus on the other side of it. pic.twitter.com/C4hHCTr7Z1
— Sydney Brownstone (@sydbrownstone) January 5, 2017
A couple hundred (at least) at Wells Fargo Center right now; yes, that's a giant inflatable pipeline. pic.twitter.com/Z2FvngWgr0
— Sydney Brownstone (@sydbrownstone) January 5, 2017