MEDIA UPDATE: 25 People Arrested in Protest of Billionaire Koch Brothers Secret Meeting
January 31, 2011 | In: Resources
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 30, 2011
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Media update: 25 People Arrested in Protest of Billionaire Koch Brothers Secret Meeting
Today, thousands of everyday Americans from across the country converged at the Rancho Las Palmas Resort in Rancho Mirage, CA to protest a secret right-wing strategy meeting held by billionaires David and Charles Koch. Attendees, deputized as members of the “People’s Center for Disease Control”, occupied the intersection of Bob Hope Drive and Rancho Las Palmas as part of the demonstration to voice opposition to the Koch’s funding of climate denial groups, far-right political candidates, and anti-health care reform efforts. The entrance to the Rancho Las Palmas Resort was blocked off by several dozen members of a quarantine squad dressed in hazmat suits, holding banners and a 140 foot police tape marked “Quarantine the Kochs.” 25 arrests were made as part of the peaceful demonstration.
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