Nine protesters dressed as Santa Claus, Ms. Claus and 7 elves were arrested in ongoing protests at the natural gas facility Crestwood on Monday.
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“They arrested Santa and his elves!,” a statement from the protesters said.
There have now been 170 arrests in the civil disobedience campaign, according to the protesters.
Here is a video of the protest released yesterday:
You can read more about the ongoing protests at the links below. Six of the 9 arrested yesterday are Tompkins County residents. They are: Jean Olivett, 68; Hope Rainbow, 24; Gabriel Shapiro, 18; Bill Carini, 53; Chrys Gardener, 53; and Charlotte Senders, 18.
The other three protesters arrested yesterday were Kim Cunningham, 58, of Ontario County; Ilona Marmer, 68, of Schuyler County; and Stefan Senders, 55, of Schuyler County. Senders is also well-known in the Ithaca area in part for founding the Wide Awake Bakery.
Some photos:
Previous Ithaca Voice coverage of Crestwood
Schuyler County sheriff says Crestwood protests are straining law enforcement – “When we have to deal with this every day we are putting our citizens at risk for a real emergency.” Ithaca Voice
4 more from Tompkins County arrested at Crestwood gates – Four more people from Tompkins County — and nine in total — were arrested protesting at the gates of the Crestwood gas facility on Thursday. Ithaca Voice
5 from Tompkins, including 90-year-old woman, arrested at Seneca gas protest – Five people from Tompkins County, including a 90-year-old woman, were arrested Monday for their role in a protest of a new gas storage facility near Seneca Lake. Ithaca Voice
Hundreds descend on Schuyler court as Cornell prof, other protesters face charges – Hundreds of people filled the parking lot of Reading Town Court in Schuyler County Wednesday night for the arraignments of 10 protesters. Ithaca Voice
Drummer for Ithaca’s Sim Redmond Band among 9 arrested at Crestwood gates – A drummer in the Sim Redmond Band was among 9 people arrested Wednesday at the ongoing protests of the Crestwood expansion. Ithaca Voice
Ithaca College student, 19, among 10 arrested at Seneca Lake gas protest – An Ithaca College student was among 10 people arrested for protesting a proposed gas storage facility on the shore of Seneca Lake on Monday. Ithaca Voice