 Member from Kutza. Madam Speaker, thank you. Fear and certainty in death, three very motivating factors. S37 does help address the doubt and the fear of individuals that may be exposed to toxic animals. I'm sure the 2019 season was ineffective as an effort to put out a barn fire with a handful of water. We are here as a part of the International Exhibition Rebellion of the House while you're here. We're now cheaper than polluting oil, gas, and coal of yesterday. If we stop wasting oil, gas, and oil, we can help climate change and create tens of millions of jobs The change rate is open to anybody with observation and we encourage people to participate in democracy in a productive way that respects the wounds of the house and all points of view. The question before us is, shall Bill S37, an act relating to medical monitoring, be amended to software by the Member for St. John's Berry? This is a crime emergency and must be treated as such. We ask that all members of the Legislature... It is violence! We're going to ask everybody to clear the chamber. Please clear the chamber. She's asking. Thanks for all the hard work some of you guys are doing in here. We really appreciate it. Good morning. I'm a mother of three kids. Two of them are here today. I live and work as a professional and non-filial. You have seen me here as a concerned citizen, but you have not seen me distrusting at any point. I am here because I'm terrified of my children's futures. You, we trust you as our government. We ask you to step up, to create a just transition. It has passed in me. Have you seen what happened to Puerto Rico? Do you think it will not happen here? 450 per million of CO2 in the atmosphere is way beyond the 350. And none of us were surprised. So it's long past time we did something. You all have been doing nothing. I've been disregarding the future of me, my friends here, my family, everyone that selected you. So I'd just like to ask you all to think of us before the money you're taking or the easy ways of doing nothing. The Intergovernmental Science Policy Platform on Puerto Rico's chief and legal system services, the police that report this month, it states that the health of legal systems, on which we and all other species depend, is deteriorating more rapidly than ever. We are voting the very foundation of our economy, black weekend, food, security, health, and quality of life worldwide. And before it also tells us that it is not too great to make a difference, but only if we start now at every level from our global global global global global. Transformative change, nature can still be concerned. Restore and use sustainable. This is also key to meeting, to meeting most other global goals. By transformative change we mean a fundamental system-wide reorganization of cross-technological, economic, and social factors. In order, the demonstrators are declared truthful. Solving the climate crisis. It is possible. It is necessary. There are no shortcuts. There's no silver bullet. As we know it will look different in different places. And let's remember, transition is inevitable. Justice is not. Let's get to work. This statement is from the Climate Justice Alliance, the biggest grassroots frontline and people of color led climate justice network in the world. They are doing all of the work that professionals who do lobbying in this building and legislators who are doing the work of the people in this building should be doing. It is clear that there's a huge gulf between what we should be doing and what we're doing now, and Vermont really could become a clearinghouse for that. And indeed we have to because even if we launder the carbon footprint of the state of Vermont, we don't have a Vermont sky and a Vermont economy that's separate from the rest of the world. So we've got to lead a momentous international climate movement and we have to propose solutions and give support well beyond the boundaries of our state as is well known in this room. We plan to see all of you in January and to keep this dialogue going and it's really easy to get in touch with us if you're looking for support directly from us. But we really appreciate those couple of you who have stated to participate in the dialogue and we have even more to say. She's just running out. We're going to give it a conservative estimate of four years before the effects are reversible. This is a conservative estimate. We don't really know what will happen when the Arctic ice melts and the permafrost begins to release methane. Scientists have predictions and none of them are good. The time to act is now. The state has set goals to be 50% below 1990s emissions levels by 2028. Currently we are 16% above that level. What is your plan to get down to 50% and then down to zero? So we're going to ask the media to lead again. We're asking you to lead. I don't think we can do that. The state's clean poll, the generation and even prisons are offered as economic transition solutions for the climate crisis to only continue to harm the health of people and the planet. Such a path of extracting, transporting, processing and consuming these technologies is paved with communities riddled with cancer, reproductive and respiratory disease, among other devastating health impacts. These fall solutions for low income communities, communities of color and indigenous communities into sacrifice zones. We cannot move us towards drug transition. Guys, here's the thing. The speaker has a way to chamber clear it as well. It's not our rule. No sir, it's not our rule. The speaker has a way to chamber clear it. It would help us if you would. But you guys have a tough situation? Yes we do and it's complicated. It's complicated by your presence. The first step of mitigating this is to take away their audience. We don't know if they're ready to do this or not. I understand. I understand but I'm asking you to cooperate with us. Not really cooperate with us but to cooperate with the speaker's instructions. She owns this chamber, we don't. So she's asked. She's directed the chamber to be clear. She's directed the chamber to be clear. If you refuse to clear the chamber of this. What is the really concise demand that we've got? We want a just transition to a stable economy for the most impacted people. We want a just transition to a stable economy for all the rest of us too. We want the legislature to lead, follow or get the hell out of the way. Yes! We need a Green New Deal for Vermont. And in January there will be a resolution introduced to doing just that. If there are any of you who wishes to be in charge. It's like courting tax, come on. Well true. But I have to ask. This will be over a little quicker. Good morning. I'm Chief Matthew Romney. I'm the police officer for the Capitol Police Department. Deputy Sergeant Armstrong from my General Assembly. Sergeant Armstrong speaking to the House of my General Assembly has declared this assembly to be in violation of the joint rules. From my General Assembly and the House rules. You are hereby asked to leave the Vermont State House, 13VSA-1902, for him to remain president in the lawful assembly. You may be arrested or subject to other police action regardless of your purpose. If you remain in the House chamber for violation of 13VSA-1902 or other applicable statute, following orders of dispersal are available to you. You will go out to your store downstairs out to Postal State. We'll see y'all in January. We're here to talk to you if you want to ask us something. How long are you going to stay? Until they arrest us. You want to be arrested? Well I'm on climate justice and if that's what it takes then absolutely. Vermont had over 40 pieces of climate related legislation this year and very few of them have passed. The state is a historical major emitter towards climate change that we see only menial action so far. That's unacceptable. I think if not now in just a few years people will be looking upon this and say how dare we? How dare Vermonters do what we're doing now? We see climate change, we know the science, we know the facts and we still refuse to act. And what else are we supposed to do? We try to work through legislative channels. We go to protest, we go to meetings, we do everything. Sometimes you need to get arrested for the right cause and I think history will look at us positively. What's your name? My name is Alec Fleischer. I'm 21 years old and I live in Middlebury, Vermont. Alec A-L-E-C? A-L-E-C-F-L-E-I-S-C-H-E-R. I live in Middlebury, Vermont. We would also like to make sure that Governor Bill Scott sticks to his promise of staying with the Climate Accord even when Trump pulls out. He is so far not really stuck to it even though he made that promise and got a lot of positive feedback. We want to make sure that he stays to that. And I'd just like to point out that Vermont has, you know, keep saying these things but we've made the right choices before. We were the first state in the nation to approve civil unions. That was huge then but we did it. Why can't we go ahead on this? It's so simple. We've seen multiple plans in the last year. We've got the Essex plan. We've had so many carbon pricing bills. We've had lots that aren't regressive that would actually help low-income people. You know, Vermont, we lose a ridiculous amount of our income from the state on fuel, heating, fossil fuel infrastructure at a time when solar panels have dropped 90% of their price from what they once were. So there's no excuse. We also have an incredible amount of privilege in Vermont including money that we could easily use to make new climate bills and past regulations. But we have not gone far. We can also look at this whole room. Pretty much everyone was white and a man. And those are not the people who are being affected. So we can start taking responsibility for the minorities. Can we get your names as well? I'm Carmen Richardson-Skinder. I'm 15 and live a month earlier. This is my brother, Ace Richardson-Skinder. He lives in Middlebury. How do you spell skinder? K-I-N-D-E-R. Would either of you like to comment? I'm going to say that. We're going to see you soon in January. Is your action today connected with Extinction Rebellion? Yes. Yeah, loosely. So is it therefore an international action that you're making this morning? Absolutely. We're seeing it across the globe happening all over. And it's not just Extinction Rebellion. That's just one name. We're also very much involved with Sunrise. We're very much involved with local actions in Middlebury. And it's a very loosely affiliated movement. We're centered around the idea that we need to reduce emissions now. And whatever methods we'll bring about that goal, or non-violently bring about that goal, is what we're willing to do. Thank you. Thank you also. We'd just like to say that with democracies, in this session we were, everybody expected for there to be concrete actions taken against the climate emergency. But we can obviously see that they're too afraid to do anything. And as more of our generation gains voting rights, you will be voted out. We're just going to help us clean up for the staff. That's a good idea. Thank you. Thank you for cleaning up. Sorry about that. In accordance with 13VSA-1901, all those assembled up there to immediately disperse, which means to break up this assembly. 13VSA-1902, rivers remain in president's own lawful assembly. You may be arrested if something's under police action. If you remain in the area, just describe the darkness of your purpose for a violation of 13VSA-6902 or other political statute. While our roots are dispersal or available, out even door, down the stairs, out of the door. You have time for that. I'm not putting those for you, by the way. I'm just helping you out. Thank you, Heidi. You know what? We're cleaning up for them now, but they're going to be cleaning up for us later if we don't get our act together. You know what, what was the name of the bill? Um, number S37. It asks, it asks that the impact on people's health and pollution. Are you all planning to just wait till you get arrested? I think it's a better idea. I'm going to live stream myself getting arrested. If you want to get out your phone and do that. You can steal it. Hello. So, we just constructed a state house. We threw a bunch of things down there. Um, but they, they blew up the system. And we're protesting right now because in Vermont there were over 40 pieces of climate change related legislation with Democratic, supermajority, um, House and Senate. Uh, yep, we saw pretty much no real progress. So, we're, I'm here now with Asa and Carmen, right? So, we decided to stay a little longer and just hold this banner up. Okay, the rest of the few people are ready. And, um, we have maybe three minutes, two minutes before we get arrested. So, I'll be filming until then. So, our son says see you in January. Thank you. Previously, you declared this a civil to be a violation of the joint rules of the Vermont General Assembly. You've been previously asked to leave the premises. 13VSA 902 prohibits remaining president of the unlawful assembly. You do not immediately leave the area just to strive regardless of your purpose. You will be arrested or subject to other police action for violation of 13VSA 1902 or other applicable statute. In response to any resistance, other police action could include abuse of force which may result in pain or injury. Following dispersal routes are available. Alley, the door down the stairs out your nearest exit. You must leave immediately. The majority wanted to state that as historically a minute's way past what is just and yet only the minimus pretty much inconsequential action is taking place so far. So, we need the legislator to know we're here to know that climate justice is important and justice of all clients is important and it's no longer a time to just sit back and do nothing. We've read the IPCC reports. We know what will happen. We know the science. It's just what we have to do. So, I'll just talk about what we're going to do in January because our scientists see you in January which is when the next legislative session starts. So, we have a Green New Deal for Vermont that we've currently been working on and it's a piece of legislation it's a resolution actually House and Senate resolution that we've been going around Vermont trying to make it as inclusive as possible. You can message me if you want to get more involved. But effectively it would necessitate a swift and just transition towards renewable energy for Vermont. So, a just transition isn't simply just throwing up solar panels or wind turbines. It's making sure that those most effective communities aren't left out to dry. And like we saw this year Democratic supermajority again climate change is not even on their top five priorities. So, how are we supposed to tackle this major issue in a blue state with blue everything and climate change isn't even a prior. I'm very confident that when we look back on this in 20 years it'll be like oh, you know, you got arrested like, thank you. And also why do we do this? I'm 21, how old are you two? So it's scary, but it's um I would argue it's our civic duty just like going Well, that might be the police. Good, how are you? Well when they arrest us just don't show up to them. Would any reporter like to ask a question? It's past time to do nothing. You all haven't done anything for us, so. And also there have been two large student movements recently this spring in the state house and there's been a lot of media coverage but nothing really has come from them. There's been like a lot of positive support like this is something. And also, the charges to be determined later follow the instructions of the uniformed officers. At this time you'll be processed and released with a court date. If you resist this resistance will be met with reasonable force which may result in pain or injury. Any person actively resisting will be lodged in the correction facility. So also I walked all the way from Middlebury to Montpelier we've done what we can and this is just our natural next step. You're going to walk to that officer right there, sir. Hi. You just turn around for me. Do you want to put your phone on the computer? As long as you don't resist there will be no issues. Okay. So we want to do it. And I'm sorry that it's confidence and it might take a lot more than this. Okay. Do you want to do the one double walk please? Thank you.