Yesterday, at a side event at the Democratic National Convention (DNC) in Chicago, climate activists, including a DNC member from the California delegation, disrupted a swanky exclusive cocktail party spogantnsored by oil giant Exxon. The event featured Texas Democrat Lizzie Fletcher.
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Scott talks with the Political Director of Oil Change Collin Rees (@collinrees) about the action, how Exxon is one of the most evil corporations in the world and why Republican leaning companies like Exxon are still doing events at the DNC.
Bio//
Collin Rees is Political Director at Oil Change, working to stop the expansion of the fossil fuel industry, support grassroots resistance, and wind down fossil fuel production with a just transition. He has campaigned on and led direct actions for climate and racial justice, labor issues, and new economic models for well over a decade, spanning local to international levels.
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