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    WomenDisobey: Susan Sarandon Arrested Along with 575 Others at Protest

    Mary Anne ButlerBy No Comments


    Oscar-winning actress Susan Sarandon was arrested along with 575 others at the #WomenDisobey protest at Capitol Hill. This, of course, is not her first time at a protest, as the actress has always been very outspoken in regards to politics and causes important to her.

    Susan Sarandon in 2018
    Susan Sarandon at the 24th Screen Actors Guild Awards – Press Room on January 21, 2018 in Los Angeles, CA. Credit: Kathy Hutchins / Shutterstock.com

    The group was gathered at the Hart Office Building wrapped in foil blankets chanting “Abolish ICE” in efforts to demand an end to family detention for immigrants being detained at the US border.

    Sarandon was tweeting from the June 28th protest:

    And later she updated her Twitter to say “arrested”:

    The U.S. Capitol Police have said the arrested individuals were processed on the scene and released.

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    Mary Anne Butler (Mab) got her start in album reviews and live concert coverage for a nationally published (print) music magazine as a teenager. She eventually transitioned to online media, writing for such sites as UGO/IGN, ComicsOnline, Geek Magazine, Ace of Geeks, Aggressive Comix (Editor-in-Chief), Bleeding Cool (News Editor), Nerdbot (as Editor-In-Chief), and now [Bad]Influencers, where she is Editor-in-Chief. Over the past 15 years, she’s built a well-known reputation at conventions across the globe as a cosplayer (occasionally), photographer (constantly), panelist and moderator (mostly), and reporter (always). Interviews, reviews, observations, breaking news, and objective reporting are the name of the game for the founder of Harkonnen Knife Fight, a Dune-themed band. She also produces award-winning immersive events, including Wasteland Weekend and Neotropolis.

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