Rebel with a Cause: Jane Fonda in conversation with Katie Couric at the Aspen Ideas Festival
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- Rebel with a Cause: Actress and activist Jane Fonda is mad as hell - and she’s unleashing her trademark ferocity to address climate change - one of the most pressing issues of our lifetimes. Now 86, she recently said, “This is the moment I have to completely show up with everything I have. I want to be part of the generation that does something about it … because this is it.”
On Wednesday, June 26th she joined journalist Katie Couric to explain what she’s doing to save the planet.
Now in its 20th year, the Aspen Ideas Festival is the Aspen Institute’s signature summer public event. From June 23-June 29, 2024 more than 300 leaders and innovators gather in the Rocky Mountains to engage in deep and inquisitive discussion of the issues that shape our lives and challenge our times, spanning politics, business, science, the arts, education, and more. #AspenIdeas
For more information about the Aspen Ideas Festival, visit www.aspenideas.org.
Thank you Jane. At 66 and retirement coming in 2 months, I've wondered what to do with myself. I wondered how to matter as a single woman with no immediate family near by. I have an environmental degree that I never got to use. After listening to you, it's time to break out that degree and devote time to the cause. 👍
Bless you, you can now put that degree to valuable and meaningful use. And congrats on your retirement, Abbie, now you'll never be bored! 😊😉👍🌷❤
God Bless You and Your New Journey For Clean Air💜💜💜
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👍🥰🥰👍🥰👍🥰👍
There is no cause . This is all shit. She got one foot in the grave.
Hell yeah. Activist forever and Ms Couric too. Jane Fonda is a woman to be proud of.
Vote for your democracy. Because if that goes, you can kiss that goodbye as well as climate change legislation.
Jane Fonda is the best badass of my time. Love her. She makes a difference and is such an inspiration! She should run for president!🤩🤩🤩
She is over 80 and going strong..
Every time I heart Jane Fonda talk, I break down into tears, because she is SO RIGHT, AND SO COURAGEOUS 💟💟💟 We aren't just trying to make the air clean and the ocean clean for humans, but for ANIMALS, which have silent voices, who we are killing one after another, every species on this planet has been exploited, overlooked, and abused by human beings. We need to think of other species for a change, I mean, REALLY!! It is their planet too, and we have been on a free-for-all too long, and constantly TAKING!! Please make the environment the reason to vote this year, as well as, keeping the slick, arrogant, spoiled, unhappy, lying, negative, FELON out of the Presidency....‼ He will completely ignore and purposely will throw out the window, all environmental, mega important issues.
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Wow Jane Fonda, you are amazing ❤ I love your passion. You are a wonderful speaker
I am 70 and have seen a lot too. She brought me to tears many times with her passion and desperation. If we had a small percent of her dedication and fierceness and took action it could really make a difference.
As a social worker and environmentalist for decades I have cared about many issues, but I've always said that climate and environment are number 1 because it affects every person and living thing. It doesn't matter what you own or your politics are- we will all go down together, though the super rich will last a little longer in their bubble fake apocalyptic world. They are the ones only thinking of themselves and their immediate loved ones. And those are typically bankers, corporate CEOs, and leaders of most countries.
There are almost 8 billion of the rest of us who actually care about life on Earth so surely we can do more to save it. It is home to so many life forms and a miracle of Creation.
How will you answer your children and grandchildren who no longer have a planet worth living in when they cry out, "why didn't you do more? "💔😥🙏
Well said! I LOVE Jane's energy and passion for our planet, brought me to tears as well. ❤
AGREED.
YES!!! Vote for our Democracy! Thank you Jane! ❤
Most important message here is: It doesn't matter that he's old, or stutters, or gets lost in debates. With Joe & Kamala we can fight for our homes. With the alternative, we can't. Period. The Democratice Party needs to listen to Jane.
Such a smart and brave woman. You are the definition of transformation, care, and commitment.
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Jane, you’re an angel 😇 and a change maker. One of my heroes.
AGREED.
What an inspiration....we all need to spread the word and act on her words!
Great job, Jane Fonda! You are my hero! Thanks so much for supporting Biden!
Jane, thank you for inspiring all of us for so long. With so much evil to overcome in this world, we hope you are still cheering us on in another 20 years ❤
Not a USA treasure, An Global, International treasure💙💖🥰❤❤🇦🇺🌏🙏🏽🖖✌
One of our last voices, make sure to remember this year
Thank you Jane! I was approaching my 60th birthday and feeling old. And then you were arrested at 80+ for protesting in DC, and a youthfulness and passion was birthed within me! I have left evangelicalism as well as the Republican Party. A new birth!
Maybe the most important conversation of all the Aspen Ideas this year.
Why is no one talking about the Chevron Doctrine??? Our Rome is falling right in front of our eyes.
Ok goober. 🤣
Vote Biden back in and if he cannot serve Kamala Harris will do a fine job!!!! Don't forget her!
This is the answer.
This is the problem
Lmfao
Bernie Sanders, Jill Stein, or Cornel West would be infinitely better choices. The others are simple shills or puppets to the lobbyist money that pours into your politicians pockets.
@@beam-kitty8425Trumpster 😡😡
Jane please speak out about the supreme court and how it is assisting trump to sacrifice the planet.
AGREED.
I was born in Southern California in the 1950’s and just like Jane I remember how nice it all was. Jane is so correct about our environment and what need be done.
Thank you so much for what you're doing!!!!!!!!!!❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Great to hear her describing her young childhood in nature, vs the polluted LA of the 1970s-80s, with everyone gradually getting accustomed to rampant pollution. And this is exactly what the recent SCOTUS Chevron decision wants to return to. But possibly worse today: more than 2x as many people, a myriad of toxic chemicals, corporate cash, and more. And Jane's reminder that not so very long ago, cancer was RARE. Hmmm.....
Wow.... her defense of Biden one day before his catastrophic performance was simply brilliant. No sarcasm and no joke here -- she literally managed to convince me that even a corpse as President would be better than the fascism that would come with Trump.
Excellent discussion between two very accomplished and outspoken individuals.
I went to a meeting at a church in South Los Angeles that was about poor people's rights. She was in the audience, not on the speakers panel, not on the poster or website. She was just a fellow citizen. I talked to her a little bit, and it was a thrill. I got the impression that it was a night off for her, and this is how she wanted to spend it.
That last comment by Ms. Fonda really resonated with me. If we have a democratic government, we still have the right to disagree, should it come to that. With an authoritarian government, we have no voice. None. Please vote BLUE to save our union. BIDEN/HARRIS 2024
I love you both. Always loved Jane. In all you do and have done. Katie so cool.
What a passionate, smart, witty, eloquent, knowledgeable advocate you are Jane Fonda! We have been blessed to have your energy in our spheres! Vote Blue in November down ballot!
Amazing! Jane is so inspiring, we need her everywhere!!❤😊
Go Jane👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽❤️
Amen 🙏! If we get rid of the bad Republicans in congress holding up our needs! Together we can get our point across to work and improve our climates instability!
Thank you so much Jane! I've always loved your passion for doing what's right and never giving up. You are truly an amazing and special person for caring the way you do and putting your money where your mouth is to better our planet. And you are SO RIGHT...money doesn't matter in the end only love and doing better so our future generations won't have to suffer.
#VoteBlue 💙💙
#SaveOurDemocracy
#PreventDictatorship
#EndTheEvilNow
#SaveOurPlanet
#NeverMyPresident
#PreventProject2025
This was amazing. Comes down to one thing. Don’t vote for Project 25, don’t vote for fascism. Vote for the only option for life on this planet: Joe Biden, who has a team of younger people; don’t f-ing worry about that. It’s not the issue..Climate and planet Earth IS 🙏
Jane Fonda I was born in 1939 little younger than you but I followed you all your life and supported everything you've done. My buddies also Electric in fact I just experienced the lectures the doing of a Vipassana course. You should try it
i come from a long line a very happy people normal simple ordinary run of the mill, hardworking honest people. and from Idaho no less. I'm a Buddhist in Thailand.
Jane Fonda is such a blessing. Grateful to her for her vigor and her ability to buck her family history of depression and desperation.
AGREED.
Jane Fonda uses all her communication skills to share the truth! To shout the truth!! To shape a better world for all! She is truly a great servant leader!!❤️👏 32:32 at Aspen
l love Jane Fonda....she is the best of the best. She certainly entertained us well for years and years.....and all her films/movies are awesome. Climate change is important and must be a priority. Folks must get onboard and help make the change to better our childrens future lives. Do your homework folks.....
Always been a Jane Fonda fan and now at her age I am an even bigger fan because this woman could be home enjoying her retirement but instead she’s out there is not afraid to put herself out for what she believes.
Thank you, Katie, for this interview, and Jane for...everything you do. We need your beautiful and strong brave voices and actions.
Bless you !
Jane, maybe you should run for President or Vi Pres. We'd vote for you
Now that Ho Chi Mihn is no longer running for office .
Thank you for supporting President Biden and V.P. Harris, Ms. Fonda.
Thank you Jane! I wish I could follow you all day and support this moment!
Amaaaaazing woman. Jane Fonda, Keep following your purpose, WE NEED your voice. Lets hope more like you step up and join the movement to SAVE our country and SAVE our world
Thank You Jane! ❤❤❤
For Everything You Do!
Human greed and human consuming and their lazy comfortzone are the ENEMIES.
Bravo Jane! You are so right, vote down ballot, blue all the way. I agree that Biden is empathetic and caring, and CARES about the American citizens. So we have to vote him into the White House again!
AGREED.
Ditto 💙 🌊 up & down the ballots
Hindsight is 20/20 this fucking shite started with trump #1 Nixon! And all the other bitter men that followed, ie, Clarence (should be clearance)Thomas (SOTD)!
I like that Clearance Thomas. Did you make that up?😅
❤Jane and Vote 💙 Americans need to do what is right for all not just a few. USA needs to put the right people in power. The world is watching.
Legend!
Love you Jane, so happy your speaking out👏💙🙏🇺🇸
The bravest person in my lifetime. She probably savers 15000 American soldiers lives from Viet Nam. Put her livelihood on the line for the ungrateful veterans who chaste her as Hanoi Jane.🫡a real HERO
Bravo Jane. An amazing woman!
Forget nuclear, just plug Ms Fonda into the grid and we will have limitless energy. Brilliant woman. ❤
Love Jane Fonda and everything she is about. Thank you for being the beacon of light.
Very inspiring talk! I hope I am still around at her age. In fact, I hope we are all still here in 2050, even though we won't have Jane with us then. We are in a predicament that goes beyond climate change. We are using resources faster than the Earth can replenish them and we are producing waste faster than the Earth can detoxify it. Our political, educational, financial, medical and legal institutions are all in a state of collapse, which causes people to support authoritarian goverments out of fear. This is the time for all of us to be courageous and take our heads out of the sand. Look around and really see reality. Think about future generations, or at least, your own children and grandchildren. Thank you, Jane, for being a true leader!
Well done, two in one. Great example for all ages and an activist too! Not to leave out her talent as an actress, in drama and comedy.❤
Jane is very educated on this total subject of Climate Change. And she is such an eloquent speaker. If she doesn't make you do something about climate change, no one will.
Thank-you Jane for your continued passion and commitment to fight for environmental justice.
Thank You for giving Jane Fonda this vital forum, Katie Couric and the Aspen Ideas Festival! She has the facts and she has the vision and she has the passion to mobilize public opinion on this vital, vital, VITAL issue facing humanity and the planet! Bravo!
Thank you Jane you're a great role model and ive admired you since the 60s. I also have been a life-long activest...I write letters, make phone calls and attend protests trying to make the world a safer place to live!!! Its imperative we stand together against tyranny. Keep doing what you're doing because you inspire alot of people as you've always done. Also shout out to Katie who is doing the same!!! I love you both ❤❤❤❤❤❤
Thank you Jane I’m out here trying to help an adult son with disability navigate health care ……however now we know we got poisoned
I like that she took a pause to think before answering Katie's question.
Ride the bus. Gift bus passes. Go down to one car. Practice using trains, and busses. Collaborate with others to ride share. Put in geo thermal heat and cooling, insulate, solar panels.
Protest ice hockey arenas in warm places.
Turn on fans, no a/c, feet in cold water, fermentation not refrigeration, turn off hot water in summer.
If everyone in the world have Jane's lifestyle with a very comfortable living, then people will be championing for climate change initiatives. God bless her ❤.
Jane,I admire you for your bravely and your active fighting for our future and all humanity. Thank you for helping and opening people's eyes for this important subjects . You are wonderful human being.
Good Blass you, Wishing you the best of health and energy to continue and guide us through.
With love and admiration ❤❤❤❤
Wishing some people could live forever
Agreed. Mostly because I'm 34 and I want to go out with her.
POWERFUL words. Thank you Jane! We must VOTE for our lives and our planet! 🌎
I like Jane as well. She’s right about Commerce City. Poor people deserve to clean air too. Thank you Jane.😊❤❤❤❤
I could not admire and love this woman more. She does not have to be doing this. She's been on the right side of every issue of my lifetime and she is willing to risk her own livelihood in order to speak out and act. Love you a million times, Jane. ❤❤❤
what a beautilul person,
Just think Jane, you're an activist who is so focused at the age of 87. We need more people like you!
A beautiful and fantastic woman ! 🎉
She’s is quite extraordinary- an original. Funnily she’s the same age has my grandmother who’s just turned 94
I admire Jane so much…she is so open and humble. She is so right on about climate change and when you think about it, nothing is more important because if Mother Earth becomes so polluted, if the oceans continue to be poisoned, if the coral reefs continue to disappear, if islands dissapear, if the ice caps continue to melt, if wildfires burn everywhere, If hurricanes become more frequent and intense, it is the humans who are to blame. Especially the energy corporations, who only care about profit.
Jane Fonda is a hero for trying to save our planet and I’m not being dramatic in saying that it’s already a sad, sad situation and we will be very sorry if the greed of the energy corporations and the ignorance continues because a big change is coming and it may already be too late.
Trump is ignorant, greedy, spews lies, wants to be King Trump with no accountability, and a lot of other disgusting things, and doesn’t care about the most important issue of all!
32:29 32:30 God help our planet. I pray it’s not too late.
I was shocked as well how many private planes are sitting at the Aspen Airport.
Two amazing women on that stage. Truth tellers. Luv you both. Sending gratitude. 🎀✝️🙏🏻🦋🦋🦋🌸☮️☮️☮️☮️🇱🇷
She's amazing! What a great lady!
Jane is a role model, mentor, national treasure whois beautiful inside and out ❤
At 7.5 years old our family was staying at a hotel in Santa Rosa. We were swimming and I saw 2 blonde little kids younger than me. I asked my dad why are these kids swimming nude? Dad, " because that is Jane Fonda's kids." She was there filming, Klute.
God bless you!
OMG, EVERYTHING Jane says! Not only is she such a prolific speaker that explains everything so well, but she is the most prolific in ACTION- a personal hero!!
If Joe Biden is reelected, we can make daring progress as he has nothing to lose. Vote Joe!! 🌊💙🌊💙
Excessive waste and climate change has been the most important issues of my entire lifetime - at age 71. Mostly nothing has been accomplished in this area after all these years. My awareness began with the volume of garbage we put in our landfill. I couldn't understand how people didn't see this as unsustainable. We need to change our daily life to accommodate nature and all life. It won't be convenient. Many sacrifices will need to be made. If we don't make changes we will be sacrificing earth and life as we know it if we don't take action.
Such remarkable inspiring lady!
I've always LOVED Jane Fonda ever since I was introduced to her in"They Shoot Horses Don't They"?
Love you Jane you are the best ❤
Vote 💙 2024 to ensure Freedom Choice Joy Prosperity Democracy Diversity and a 🌎 and future for our children 💙💙💙💙💙💙
I LOVE YOU, JANE....as a gay man you've ALWAYS been supportive of our community; but, there are a million other reasons I love and respect you!!!!
Thank you, Jane🎉 Thank you for using your platform to help us save our democratic republic!
Biden-Harris 2024 !!!!
Jane Fonda is amazing! Wise beyond measure!
This should be aired on all media outlets after the debate issue of last week. Jane clarified how important it is to have Joe Biden reelected as he gets things done. He cares about people and doing the right thing. He has the kind people around him that keep our democracy alive which the orange guy won't do. Trump is dangerous to our world so we need to vote for Biden to save our country. Vote blue this November!
An excellent person we can all learn from - not only learning about how to treat the world, also how to finally treat yourself. Through both, we can do it all. Go Jane!
I love Jane and always have. She could sit on her butt and collect her money and do nothing. Instead at age 86 she's still fighting the good fight.
"Humankind is challenged, as it has never been challenged before,
to prove its maturity and its mastery - not of nature, but of itself."
- Rachel Carson
1962
Lower your consumption.. share your wealth.. spread kindness 🙏🌎❤ Thank you Jane
It’s pollution that is killing us. Our agricultural practices, over consumption of everything. Plastics. We going green, but think what goes into making the solar panels & solar batteries, could be more polluting. Seems to me all options need be on the table, a mix including oil & gas. Just my 2 cents. The sun will be there but our pollution does the most damage
Thank you, Jane Fonda!
Jane is 86 years old and still looks great !