Anti-Keystone Protesters Risk Arrest at State Dept

In the latest show of civil disobedience by the anti-Keystone XL campaign, more than one hundred protesters lined up outside the State Department Monday morning risking arrest to tell President Obama and Secretary of State John Kerry to get on the “right side of history” and reject the tar sands pipeline.

“The Keystone XL environmental review process has been a total sham dictated by the interests of Big Oil, not our national interest,” said the group Credo Action, who along with Rainforest Action Network and the Other 98% are calling on activists to take the and risk arrest to get their message heard.

“Both Secretary Kerry and President Obama know that the Keystone XL pipeline would contribute to climate change,” the groups declared. “It’s time to stand on the right side of history and reject the Keystone XL pipeline once and for all.”

The protest included a number of Organizing for American volunteers and other grassroots activists who worked to get President Obama elected in 2008 and 2012 who want the president to “make good on his promise to deal with climate change.”

In addition to those willing to be arrested at the State Department entrance, many other protesters gathered in support and carrying the same message.