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Wells Fargo Block Shutdown 3/18 Pt II

by photos by Steve Rhodes
San Francisco — On March 18, 2019 fifty partner organizations came together to shut down the 400 block of California St. where Wells Fargo global headquarters is located. This is Pt II of a two party story. Part I can be found at link below.
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Wells Fargo is the leading lender to the fossil fuel industry. Protesters stopped auto traffic and cable cars for three hours to draw attention to demands that the 4th largest bank in the U.S. stop contributing to global warming.
§Crowd chanted while people cut up their cards
by photos by Steve Rhodes
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Cut it up! Cut it up! Cut it up!
§Whose next up?
by photos by Steve Rhodes
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"We Will Block You" lyric sheet
Tune: We Will Rock You by Queen
§After three hours people were exhausted
by photos by Steve Rhodes
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Q-tip couple is pooped. The rally at Wells Fargo HQ was the grand finale after a three day march
§Final photo taken for posterity
by photos by Steve Rhodes
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§Cable cars resume operation
by photos by Steve Rhodes
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