Photographer Wynn Bruce lived in Colorado, where he joined a Buddhist organization
Photo: Facebook Wynn Bruce / BBC News Brazil
Wynn Alan Bruce, a 50yearold Colorado resident, set himself on fire last Friday (April 22), Earth Day, outside the headquarters of the United States Supreme Court.
The man, who practiced Buddhism, died of complications from the fire on Saturday after being transported by helicopter to a medical facility.
Several US media reported on the act as a protest against climate change.
Although his family has not reached out, several people have posted about Bruce’s life on social media and he is described as, among other things, an environmental activist.
Additionally, Kritee Kanko, a climate expert working for the Environmental Defense Fund (a nonprofit group), said on Twitter that she doesn’t view Bruce’s actions as suicide:
This guy was my friend. He meditated with our sangha. This act is not suicide. This is a deeply fearless act of compassion to draw attention to the climate crisis. We’re compiling information, but he’s had it planned for at least a year. #wynnbruce I am so touched. https://t.co/bHoRaLK6Fr
DR.K.Kritee (@KriteeKanko) April 24, 2022
“This man was my friend. He meditated with our Sangha (Buddhist community). This act is not suicide. This is a deeply courageous act of compassion to raise awareness of the climate crisis,” Kanko wrote.
She also commented that Bruce had planned the act for over a year.
Photographer and Buddhist
Bruce was also a photographer. He had a studio in Boulder, Colorado for several years.
He studied photography at Denver Metropolitan State University, also in Colorado.
Bruce was also a photographer he had a studio in Colorado (USA) for several years.
Photo: Wynn Bruce / BBC News Brazil
The press says Bruce meditated at a center of the Shambhala organization.
There were constant posts about Buddhism and the environment on her social networks.
In January, Bruce shared a photo of monk Thich Nhat Hanh, a wellknown figure who, according to The New York Times, sent a letter to Martin Luther King in 1965 honoring other monks who were being burned alive to protest the Vietnam War. .
Thich Nhat Hanh, known as the “Father of Mindfulness,” died in January at the age of 95.
“Thank you for sharing sympathy,” said Bruce’s Facebook post with the monk’s photo.
Image of Monje Thich Nhat Hanh shared by Wynn Bruce on his social networks.
Photo: Facebook Wynn Bruce / BBC News Brazil
There are currently no details about Bruce’s family, but on his Facebook profile last December he shared a congratulatory message for his halfbrother, who had turned 42 at the time.
the incident
Multiple outlets reported that Bruce announced his actions in a social media post, but this has not been confirmed.
Two weeks ago, the man edited a comment he left on one of his own Facebook posts in 2021.
Wynn Bruce’s Facebook post putting a fire emoticon next to the date he would commit the Supreme Court acts. The post is from two weeks ago
Photo: Facebook Wynn Bruce / BBC News Brazil
It numbered 411 with a fire emoticon. He edited it on April 2 and added the date he would commit the Supreme Court’s record which coincides with Earth Day (April 22).
Supreme Court justices are currently debating a case aimed at limiting the US Environmental Protection Agency’s powers to regulate carbon emissions.