Ben and Jerry, as in ice cream-maker co-founders Ben Cohen and Jerry
Greenfield, were arrested with about 300 others at the U.S. Capitol
Monday during the so-called "Democracy Awakening" protests in
Washington, D.C., reported CNN.
Cohen and Greenfield, who founded Ben & Jerry's ice cream in 1978, took part in the protests that targeted voting rights, money in politics, and a hearing for President Barack Obama's Supreme Court nominee, reported CNN.
Cohen and Greenfield, who founded Ben & Jerry's ice cream in 1978, took part in the protests that targeted voting rights, money in politics, and a hearing for President Barack Obama's Supreme Court nominee, reported CNN.
"The history of our country is that nothing happens until people start
putting their bodies on the line and risk getting arrested," Cohen said
on the Ben & Jerry website. MORE
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