Jane Fonda’s Climate Protest Foiled By The Coronavirus

Actress and left-wing activist Jane Fonda wasn’t able to hold her monthly climate change rally in Los Angeles on Friday due to the coronavirus pandemic, so her fellow activists opted for a virtual protest via Zoom. Then that plan failed.

For many would-be participants, the virtual rally was an instant bust after the livestream crashed, preventing many people from registering for the event.

Earlier this week, Jane Fonda promoted the virtual protest via TikTok, posting a faux exercise video in which she encouraged people to “work out with me for the planet.”

“There’s a climate crisis that’s a real emergency,” she said. “The future needs you. I need you.”

Join me for a Virtual Fire Drill Friday!!!

Friday at 11am PT / 2pm ET!

Register here: https://t.co/hWJLJapEn3https://t.co/khTJLJMMkb

Fonda encouraged her followers to visit a registration site that appeared to lead users to a Zoom session hosted by Greenpeace. But the site crashed after repeated attempts to register. Fonda’s activist group — known as Fire Drill Fridays — later posted a tweet apologizing for the technical difficulties.

Earlier during the launch of our first virtual Fire Drill Friday we experienced some technical difficulties. We are very sorry and are grateful to the thousands of people who joined us. We will be posting the full rally later today. pic.twitter.com/pz3gVaORN4

In an interview this week with The Hollywood Reporter, Jane Fonda revealed that she is keeping busy at home by reading, watching TV, and exercising at a small gym located in her community.

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Tweets mentioned:

https://twitter.com/Janefonda/status/1245934079087951872

https://twitter.com/FireDrillFriday/status/1246153364087418880

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