Climate activist dies after setting himself on fire outside US Supreme Court on Earth Day
A climate activist who lit himself on fire on Earth Day outside the United States Supreme Court Building has died, according to reports.
The climate activist was identified as Wynn Alan Bruce, 50, of Boulder, Colorado, a Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) spokesperson told CNN.
Emergency medical crews were called to the Supreme Court around 6:30 p.m. ET on Friday, April 22.
Bruce was rushed by medical helicopter with critical injuries to a local hospital.
He died on Saturday the MPD said.
Supreme Court Police said that they were still investigating the man’s motive for self-immolation. No one else was injured in the incident.
On October 30, 2020, he shared a link to an online class on climate change offered by edX, a free online course platform created by Harvard and MIT.
Last April, he went back and posted 4-1-1, slang for ´guess what´, and the date of his death, 4/22/2022, along with a fire emoji.
A Buddhist priest from Boulder said she knew Bruce and called his death “an act of compassion.”
“This guy was my friend. He meditated with our sangha [Buddhist community],” Dr. K. Kritee wrote on Twitter.
This guy was my friend. He meditated with our sangha. This act is not suicide. This is a deeply fearless act of compassion to bring attention to climate crisis. We are piecing together info but he had been planning it for atleast one year. #wynnbruce I am so moved. https://t.co/bHoRaLK6Fr
— Dr. K. Kritee (@KriteeKanko) April 24, 2022
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“This act is not suicide. This is a deeply fearless act of compassion to bring attention to climate crisis. We are piecing together info but he had been planning it for at least one year.”
The annual Earth Day was held on April 22 to demonstrate support for environmental protection.
First held on April 22, 1970, it now includes a wide range of events coordinated globally by EarthDay.org including 1 billion people in more than 193 countries.
The official theme for 2022 is Invest In Our Planet.
In Mr Bruce´s final facebook post on March 28, he warned: “This is not humor. IT is all about breathing. Clean air matters.”
Source:
Fergal MacErlean at EuroWeekly News
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