Martin Sheen recites Tagore's 'Where the Mind Is Without Fear' at climate change protest

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Press Trust of India Washington
Last Updated : Jan 11 2020 | 6:35 PM IST

Hollywood veteran Martin Sheen participated in a climate change protest here and recited Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore's famous poem "Where the Mind Is Without Fear" while addressing the gathering.

Sheen was part of "Fire Drill Fridays" the weekly protests against climate change, started by veteran actor Jane Fonda.

Lauding Fonda for the campaign, Sheen said, "Clearly, the world will be saved by women. Thank God they outnumber us men."
During the protest, Sheen along with "Joker" star Joaquin Phoenix, was arrested by the police

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First Published: Jan 11 2020 | 6:35 PM IST

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