Citibank has used false allegations to obtain an unconstitutional Order of Protection in and attempt to intimidate two activists, John Mark Rozendaal and Alec Connon, from returning to Citibank’s HQ where they have been peacefully protesting Citi’s financing of fossil fuels regularly for the past two months. If they return to Citi’s HQ they could be charged with criminal contempt―which carries a maximum sentence of 7 years in jail.

On Thursday, August 8th, Rozendaal will defy Citi’s attempt to silence peaceful protest by playing a live cello performance in the public plaza outside Citi’s HQ. The performance is called A Plea for our Future, and will feature John Mark performing excerpts from Bach’s Suites for ‘Cello. John Mark will be joined by Alec at the performance.

Please join us for this one-of-a-kind performance. We invite you to dress in business casual to observe the performance.

This action is being planned by the Summer of Heat coalition, and co-sponsored by Extinction Rebellion NYC. Summer of Heat's convening organizations are Stop the Money Pipeline, Climate Defenders, Climate Organizing Hub, New York Communities for Change, and Planet over Profit.