Monday Night Football gets a lot of press coverage, we were hoping to reach as many people as possible."Įrica Madrid and John Nicholson purchased tickets to the game between the Panthers and Colts. It is because of the Bank of America Stadium. "It has nothing to do with the specific teams. One of the ways is direct action like what you saw tonight and others include law suits and reaching out to politicians," Kelly Caravan, a spokeswoman for the activists, tells Newsweek. "What we planned to do was continue resisting the construction of this terminal and the other infrastructure that comes along with it. The organization says the terminal will emit over 20 tons of pollutants annually, use 210,000 gallons of water, and increase traffic to the small, rural community, thereby disrupting the environment.įire fighters are going to cut down the #DumpDominion NFL game protesters #MondayNightFootball /1dUBKCQaEl "We Are Cove Point pledges to reclaim Cove Point from Dominion and to fight to save their beautiful, tranquil and historic community using whatever tools are necessary including nonviolent resistance," the group says on its website. We Are Cove Point, which organized and financed the protest, is a Maryland-based activist organization. Bank of America did not reply to request for comment on the matter. The activists say Bank of America helped to finance Dominion Resources, the energy company in question. The protesters are from We Are Cove Point, a group which takes issue with a planned liquefied natural gas export facility in Cove Point, Maryland. Four protesters were arrested on Monday evening for rappelling from the Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina, to unfurl a banner in protest of an energy company during an NFL football game.Ī sign reading "BoA: Dump Dominion, " was prominently displayed during the game, quickly gaining traction on social media and crashing the organization's website.
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