From the series Nevertheless, We Persist Washington, DC #Activism #Civil Rights #Documentary #Editorial #Feature #Human Rights #News #Photography #Photojournalism #Portraiture #Protests #Reportage #Social Justice #US Politics #Washington DC #White House Jun 1, 2017 David Barrows of Washington, DC is seen in front of the White House at an emergency rally wearing a Trump mask on Thursday, June 1, 2017. When asked what he was doing there he said, “I’m here to try to do what I can to save our planet from their plans of destruction. There’s no way the planet is going to survive all this greed and war, all these bombs falling, all this exploitation of tar sands, all the ruination of Indian lands and all the rest of it. So it’s up to the people to stand up to tyrannical government. We have a better chance here than anybody else, so we need to do it.” Two hours after Trump announced the US withdrawal from the Paris Agreement on Climate Change, people gathered at the White House for an emergency rally to protest this decision. The Paris Agreement was signed by 196 countries. The US, along with Nicaragua and Syria, did not sign. Climate change is considered by many the planets’ biggest issue with frontline communities being the most affected. Frontline communities are the poor, communities of color and Indigenous people. © Carla Cioffi LOVE Carla Cioffi Images From the series Nevertheless, We Persist Short URL: Visura.co/x/84136
