Don Martin holds the remains of his wife who died of cancer, which he wears around his neck, during a Fire Drill Friday rally on February 7 in Los Angeles, California. The couple lived together near an oil industry facility. The Fire Drill Friday rallies and protest organized by activist and actor Jane Fonda move from Washington to California. The first California Fire Drill Friday speakers included:
-Gloria Arellanes, a member of the Gabrieleno/Tongva Tribe;
-Alicia Rivera, a community organizer with communities for a better environment;
-Cesar Aguirre, a community organizer in Kern County, with Central California Environmental Justice Network;
-Kevin Patel, a youth climate activist and Founder and ED of OneUpAction;
-Spoken Word Poetry Performance by Oget Lit, an award-winning youth poetry troupe based in LA;
-Don Martin, South LA resident who lives right next to a drill site who has lost family members to cancer;
-Nalleli Cobo - A young environmental justice activist who has been using the power of her voice and the trauma of her lived experience to fight against a powerful polluter.
Others helping with introductions and adding their support are: Norman Lear, Piper Perabo, Bonnie Wright, Amber Valletta, Rainn Wilson,
Brooklyn Decker, Rosanna Arquette, Joaquin Phoenix, June Diane Raphael, Paul Scheer and Catherine Keener.