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Jane Fonda is arrested for the second time in Washington DC in climate change protest


Jane Fonda has been arrested again in Washington (Picture: AP)

Jane Fonda has been arrested again in Washington DC.

The 81-year-old actress has been actively campaigning outside the Capitol to raise awareness of climate change and was arrested for the second time in one week on Friday.

According to People, Jane was detained alongside actor Sam Waterston following their protest in the city.

The Grace and Frankie star had promised to take action on the global issue and recently revealed she had purposely moved to DC to be more active in campaigning for climate change.

She promised to get arrested every Friday in her efforts to raise awareness and sticking true to her word, for the last two Fridays, Jane has been taken into custody.

Jane has been actively campaigning against climate change outside the Capitol (Picture: Getty Images)

Speaking to The Washington Post, she said: ‘I’m going to take my body, which is kind of famous and popular right now because of the [Grace and Frankie] and I’m going to go to DC and I’m going to have a rally every Friday.’

‘It’ll be called Fire Drill Friday and we’re going to engage in civil disobedience and we’re going to get arrested every Friday,’ Jane said.

Metro.co.uk has reached out to Jane’s rep.

Jane revealed her desire to protest was inspired by 16-year-old activist Greta Thunberg and she was left ‘traumatised’ by Greta’s decision to stop speaking and eating, as part of her fight against climate change.

The 16-year-old has been hotly tipped to receive the Noble Peace Prize, thanks to her efforts, and has been hailed as the world’s most influential teenager on the world stage due to her relentless campaigning for environmental issues.



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