Cops and sheriffs are using water cannons on water protectors right now in ND. It's really cold there and people are soaking wet and being shot with rubber bullets, teargas. Cops are using concussion grenades. Live links below. I will add more as they come available. Share them please!
https://www.facebook.com/kevin.happychappy/videos/vb.100007875630375/180...
More than a thousand people gathered in downtown Tucson at twilight to protest the Dakota Access Pipeline, the largest outpouring in Arizona of support for Standing Rock (so far). And we didn't forget the fights for Oak Flat and Rio Yaqui, which are ongoing.
Yes, we stand with indigenous people!
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.
Just a quick drive-by blog to remind everyone that the water protectors are calling for a nationwide day of action tomorrow, Tuesday November 15. You can find an event in your area by going to this link https://actionnetwork.org/event_campaigns/nov-15-nodapl-day-of-action-at...
Hello, friends.
First, a reminder that November is Native American Heritage Month. Here's how the United States "honors" its first peoples.
This essay will be a conglomeration of links and info from the last week or so, since I've been away. Thank you to those who posted on NoDAPL in my absence. Let's start with a quote and image from LaDonna BraveBull Allard, one of the leaders, which puts the presidential election into some perspective.
The #NoDAPL water protectors in North Dakota are right now being pepper sprayed and shot with rubber bullets while trying to protect sacred sites (including at least two graves) and prevent drilling underneath a body of water. Some say it's a creek, others are calling it a lake.
UPDATED 12n PDT: A first-person account of being arrested yesterday. See the number that the cops scrawled on her arm. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Cv4FyN6UAAEfxaD.jpg
