Extinction Rebellion marches casket to Natural History museum, blocks Const Ave

Video of the march, funeral service, and blockade 5 min 34 sec

On the 26th of January, the Extinction Rebellion marched a casket from Pershing Park to the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History to memorialize the many species which have been made extinct by human activity. At the conclusion of a funeral service for human-extincted species at the musuem, activsts marched off and blocked the intersection of 9th st (395 entrance) and Constitution Ave. No arrests resulted.

On route to the Smithsonian the march passed by Trump Hotel to the usual chants of "shame! shame! shame!

Marching a casket through the streets for all the species made extinct by humans

Blocking Constitution Ave at 9th st and I-395

The core of the blockade

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