Standing Rock, November 14: Some Good News
The Army Corps of Engineers has just issued another stay on DAPL construction with some very respectful language.
The Army has determined that additional discussion and analysis are warranted in light of the history of the Great Sioux Nation’s dispossessions of lands, the importance of Lake Oahe to the Tribe, our government-to-government relationship, and the statute governing easements through government property.
My emphasis in this quote:
While these discussions are ongoing, construction on or under Corps land bordering Lake Oahe cannot occur because the Army has not made a final decision on whether to grant an easement.
and there's this
We fully support the rights of all Americans to assemble and speak freely, and urge everyone involved in protest or pipeline activities to adhere to the principles of nonviolence.
There are protest actions scheduled in all 50 states for tomorrow. Please stand with Standing Rock! https://actionnetwork.org/event_campaigns/nov-15-nodapl-day-of-action-at...
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We plan to participate . Would have been nicer
if had urged law enforcement to practice respect and not violate rights of protestors.
A truth of the nuclear age/climate change: we can no longer have endless war and survive on this planet. Oh sh*t.
It could be stretched out of the call
for "all parties involved" to include law enforcement groups?
question everything
Thanks for info and link
Found a local event I might be able to make after an apptmt I shouldn't miss.
"It is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society." --Jiddu Krishnamurti
I'll be there! I spread the word Over There, as well as on
FB and Twitter. I hope tons of people show up!!
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I will be represented
by my daughter and granddaughter. I am working, so my spirit will attend without my body.
I stand with Standing Rock.
"The “jumpers” reminded us that one day we will all face only one choice and that is how we will die, not how we will live." Chris Hedges on 9/11
Are you going downtown tomorrow, Blaze ?
We wanted decent healthcare, a living wage and free college.
The Democrats gave us Biden and war instead.
Yep
Gonna pick up my bf from work right at 5pm and then we'll head down to McCain's office. The reason we're rallying there is that there is no Army Corps of Engineers office in Tucson.
Hope you make it to the demo!
#NoDAPL #SaveOakFlat
There is no justice in America, but it is the fight for justice that sustains you.
--Amiri Baraka
Good news.
I was beginning to think things were going to take an ugly turn.
"I’m a human being, first and foremost, and as such I’m for whoever and whatever benefits humanity as a whole.” —Malcolm X
Donations needed!
I spent this week going through our whole house looking for warm winter clothing, woolen blankets and quilts, and assembling food: heirloom beans, dried vegetables with no additives, berries, and high quality energy bars. Folks are organizing their communities to give. They also need goggles to protect from "bear mace" (more potent than that normally used on humans, but this is a private militia protected by regular state police enacting atrocities); and rubber bullets at point blank range have caused people to spit blood after an assault. Please send what you can.
I'm planning a portion of our family's holiday funds to go to the water protectors. They are engaging in peaceful non violent protest, and the behavior of ND authorities is putrid. No pretense of Democracy: and if they will do it to the water protectors it is only a matter of time before this happens to everyone who stands up to anything.
Pipeline law is deliberately antiquated: The miniscule agency in charge of safety has been underfunded and gutted; the materials used are not adequate for the sludge they will carry, or the pressures they push it with; this is for private profit with NO benefit to the citizens of the United States; our energy use has flatlined for six years as more and more renewables have come on board: this is likely for export, and eminent domain is being abused everywhere: FERC and the ARMY CORPS of Engineers are a rubber stamp for corporate greed: it will poison drinking water for millions of people. The track record on pipelines is miserable, and the MSM has stopped reporting about all the explosions and leaks. Pipeline companies now go out of their way to run through drinking water supplies whenever they can, especially with the dirtiest crud. The clear message is genocide for $$$. ND is a cesspit of corruption. Treaties should have teeth. This is a violation of everything the U.S. SHOULD stand for: and clearly doesn't.
PLEASE, send what you can. These brave souls are standing for all of us: we should stand with them.
Hoping for crisp but clear Wx there tonight (remotely)
Moon dancing would be appropriate. Miichwech.
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