Jane Fonda, arrested during a demonstration in Washington …

American actress Jane Fonda was arrested today in Washington during a protest against climate change. The police took 16 protesters, including the protagonist of Klute and I come back without glory, films that earned him two Oscars in the 70s.

The 81-year-old actress had announced that "it would rain or that there would be lightnings" would be present at the Oil Change International group's conference call. A police spokesman said the arrests were "for demonstrating illegally" in front of the Capitol. The charges relate to "clutter, obstruction or discomfort".

Fonda is distinguished throughout her life by a strong political activism. In the early 1970s, he militated against the Vietnam War, which earned him a severe criticism of the American right. Nearly half a century later, his activism concerns the environment. "I can not wait any longer and let our elected representatives ignore, and even worse, empower the industries that are destroying our planet for profit," he wrote on his website, announcing that he would take part in the march for get closer "From the epicenter of the fight for our climate".

Fonda has always been embanderada in the most progressive sector of Hollywood, like his father Henry and his brother Peter, recently deceased.