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Daryl Hannah, the film star who played a mermaid in the iconic 1984 movie Splash, has been arrested in a tree as she tried to save a green space in Los Angeles from developers. She has reaffirmed her commitment to the protest against the closure of a Los Angeles community garden, despite being arrested Tuesday.
Minutes before her arrest, Hannah – who had spent three weeks in a tree on the site – said: “I’m planning on holding my position. I’m very confident this is the morally right thing to do.”
The 14-acre Central Urban Garden – which is managed by immigrant farmers who grow fruit and vegetables there – is due to be bulldozed by developers.

Police staged a dawn raid in an effort to catch protestors like Hannah and singer Joan Baez unaware, and firefighters then used a cherry-picking crane to bring Hannah, farmers and activists down from their perch in a walnut tree.
Speaking from behind bars, the 45-year-old tells People magazine, “I’m not thrilled about (being arrested) but I felt it was important to sustain my commitment.
“I spent the last 23 days down at the South Central farm, which is the largest urban farm in the nation and provides food for hundreds of families.
“The subsistence farmers are from one of the poorest communities. This farm should be a model for sustainable urban agriculture. It needs to be replicated, not eradicated.”

Hannah was among 40 protesters arrested by police in an early morning raid on a community farm that is to be demolished to make way for a warehouse. Along with another climber, the actress raised her fist as she was pulled from the branches of a walnut tree onto the platform of a fire engine.
Other celebrities who have offered their support to the farmers include Martin Sheen, Willie Nelson, and Danny Glover.