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The Long Walk to STANDING ROCK Has Begun
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Re: The Long Walk to STANDING ROCK Has Begun
Protectors are ever Present.
The journey, the challenge is to step into the
projection room and stop being lost in the script.
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Re: The Long Walk to STANDING ROCK Has Begun
Dear ones, sorry for the silence lol, i have a house guest and we live in a studio. It's very hard to find even 1 min but believe me I've been quite seriously considering this trip.
Ty neonblue for the concern, I do share it, am very impressed tho by Phils car getting to and from. You are both very inspiring.
If C&D drove from Mexico that's a Long way lol.
Can't tell you how exciting it is just to see something like this event unfolding.
When i was a little kid i knew someday there would be a great battle.. getting older i started disbelieving that and feeling silly.
It feels a bit surreal looking at the pictures of such a protest. Could this be the last great battle of my childhood dreams? Or just a pit stop on the way to glory?
Hugs for all.
Ty neonblue for the concern, I do share it, am very impressed tho by Phils car getting to and from. You are both very inspiring.
If C&D drove from Mexico that's a Long way lol.
Can't tell you how exciting it is just to see something like this event unfolding.
When i was a little kid i knew someday there would be a great battle.. getting older i started disbelieving that and feeling silly.
It feels a bit surreal looking at the pictures of such a protest. Could this be the last great battle of my childhood dreams? Or just a pit stop on the way to glory?
Hugs for all.
Brotherhood falls asunder at the touch of fire!
He finds his fellow guilty of a skin
Not coloured like his own, and having power
To enforce the wrong, for such a worthy cause
Dooms and devotes him as his lawful prey.
~William Cowper
He finds his fellow guilty of a skin
Not coloured like his own, and having power
To enforce the wrong, for such a worthy cause
Dooms and devotes him as his lawful prey.
~William Cowper
Re: The Long Walk to STANDING ROCK Has Begun
It's something different than "battles" we're used to....I really believe that. It might be a first step in breaking the cycle of abuse, or at least a step toward understanding that life can be different than just staying stuck in those loops.
It definitley is the first thing I've seen that indicates not all humans really WANT to be battling all the time. I see way more as a "solution to a problem" than one more battle in the perpetual war (against ourselves, as well as the "others) that we insist on participating in
If you CAN be part of the experience, I highly recommend it...what you got better to do?
It definitley is the first thing I've seen that indicates not all humans really WANT to be battling all the time. I see way more as a "solution to a problem" than one more battle in the perpetual war (against ourselves, as well as the "others) that we insist on participating in
If you CAN be part of the experience, I highly recommend it...what you got better to do?
What is the purpose of your presence?
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Re: The Long Walk to STANDING ROCK Has Begun
This battle defines the meaning of patriotism, at least to me.
Some people do what they are told and think it's patriotic.
Others do what they think is right.
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I agree about the violence though.
However i would not cry if a cop got sprayed by his own mace or shot in the balls with a rubber bullet after terrorizing old women.
I don't believe it has much to do with justice itself but in such cases it seems punishment is appropriate.
Some people do what they are told and think it's patriotic.
Others do what they think is right.
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I agree about the violence though.
However i would not cry if a cop got sprayed by his own mace or shot in the balls with a rubber bullet after terrorizing old women.
I don't believe it has much to do with justice itself but in such cases it seems punishment is appropriate.
Brotherhood falls asunder at the touch of fire!
He finds his fellow guilty of a skin
Not coloured like his own, and having power
To enforce the wrong, for such a worthy cause
Dooms and devotes him as his lawful prey.
~William Cowper
He finds his fellow guilty of a skin
Not coloured like his own, and having power
To enforce the wrong, for such a worthy cause
Dooms and devotes him as his lawful prey.
~William Cowper
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Re: The Long Walk to STANDING ROCK Has Begun
22 Things YOU Can Do this December to Help the Water Protectors at Standing Rock
Read more at http://thefreethoughtproject.com/21-thi ... M0UFSRy.99" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
** See video - below text...
As the Standing Rock Sioux continue their efforts to halt construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline in the interest of protecting the Missouri River — the drinking water supply for the tribe and around 18 million people downstream — a national movement to peacefully oppose the project has gained momentum.
Peaceful water protectors have been shot with rubber bullets, bean bag rounds, tear gas, mace, pepper spray, concussion grenades, and have even been drenched with water in sub-freezing temperatures — and those arrested reported being strip-searched, detained in cement-floored dog kennels, numbers written in marker on their arms, and denied medical care.
All of this evinces a concerted effort by law enforcement to guard a contentious pipeline project at any cost — including the use of violent intimidation — rather than defend the constitutional rights of Indigenous peoples and their supporters, whose imperative is to protect the water from potential oil contamination.
A leak or spill from a completed Dakota Access pipeline is a veritable guarantee, as the Pipeline Hazardous Materials Safety Administration lists 9,000 ‘significant’ incidents over the last two decades — and that doesn’t include an untold number of less sizable spills, both reported and unreported.
Preserving a clean water supply benefits all of us — and future generations. So, on that note, the following are 21 things you can do during December to support the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and take action to protect that most fundamental human need: water.
1. Write a letter to President Obama and express your concerns about the pipeline. Written letters are widely believed to be more effective than emails (which can be submitted here), and nearly as effective as phone calls.
The White House; 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW; Washington, DC 20500
(202) 456 – 1111 or (202) 456 – 1414
2. Join nearly 400,000 other concerned individuals and sign the petition to the White House demanding a halt to the pipeline’s construction.
3. Call North Dakota Governor Jack Dalrymple and voice your concerns about the pipeline and his refusal to address brutal, military-style policing used against Native Americans and other water protectors: (701) 328 – 2200.
4. Donate to support the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe’s “legal, sanitary, and emergency purposes” fund, found at this link, or contribute to its GoFundMe campaign at this link.
5. Speak in language Big Oil understands: money. If you have an account with one of the Big Banks lending money for Dakota Access construction, consider withdrawing your money and opening an account with a local credit union. Norway’s largest bank, DNB, has already pulled its assets from the project due to public pressure and potential lost business from angry customers.
6. Contact one of the over 70 law enforcement agencies violently policing peaceful activities at Standing Rock.
Politely request they withdraw their officers immediately. Some sheriffs around the country have refused to send troops to assist the Morton County Sheriff’s Department after outraged constituents made their feelings on the matter clear. Agencies involved, with links to articles in which they were mentioned, can be found on the ACLU’s website here, and contact information can be found here.
7. Call the Army Corps of Engineers and demand they not grant the permit needed for Energy Transfer Partners — now owned by Sunoco — to drill and install pipeline under the Missouri River: (202) 761 – 5903.
8. Donate to the Sacred Stone Legal Defense Fund here.
9. Water protectors have just endured the first storm of the season, and face downright frigid conditions in the months to come. Donations of clothes and winter items have poured in, leaving the camp somewhat overwhelmed. What IS needed are propane and tanks for heating, and firewood:
Standing Rock Sioux Tribe; Attention: Donations; PO Box D; Building #1; North Standing Rock Ave.; Fort Yates, ND 58538
10. Contact Energy Transfer Partners and express your concerns:
Corporate Offices; 8111 Westchester Drive; Dallas, TX 75225; Phone (214) 981 – 0700
Lee Hanse Executive Vice President Energy Transfer Partners, L.P.; 800 E Sonterra Blvd #400; San Antonio, Texas 78258; Phone (210) 403-6455 Lee.Hanse@energytransfer.com..
Glenn Emery Vice President Energy Transfer Partners, L.P.; 800 E Sonterra Blvd #400; San Antonio, Texas 78258; Phone (210) 403-6762 Glenn.Emery@energytransfer.com..
Michael (Cliff) Waters Lead Analyst Energy Transfer Partners, L.P.; 1300 Main St.; Houston, Texas 77002; Phone (713) 989-2404 Michael.Waters@energytransfer.com..
11. Contact Sunoco Logistics, which is in the midst of a $5.3 billion merger with Energy Transfer Partners: http://www.sunocologistics.com/Contact-Us/30/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
12. Educate yourself about the historical context surrounding the battle against the pipeline by learning the history of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe.
13. Contribute to the Sacred Stone Camp’s GoFundMe campaign.
14. Donate much-needed medical supplies, particularly first aid supplies, liquid antacid (which can be mixed with water and sprayed to treat burning from tear gas and pepper spray), gas masks for medics, and much more.
15. Sign the Change.org petition initiated by Standing Rock Sioux youths — which is less than 50,000 signatures away from its goal of 500,000 — and will be hand-delivered to the Army Corps of Engineers.
16. Contact Citibank (here), which pushed other banks into investing in the Dakota Access Pipeline, even when the project has been criticized by the oil industry as redundant and unnecessary.
17. Senator Cory Booker recently wrote a letter to Attorney General Loretta Lynch requesting the Justice Department send monitors and open an investigation of civil rights violations at Standing Rock. Call or write to him and let him know he’s done the right thing — and encourage him to follow through:
Senator Cory A. Booker; 359 Dirksen Senate Office Building; Washington DC 20510; Phone (202) 224-3224
18. Contact your state’s senators and ask why they haven’t done the same: http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_i ... rs_cfm.cfm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
19. Also, contact members of the House of Representatives and discuss your concerns about the pipeline: http://www.house.gov/representatives/find/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
20. Contact Attorney General Loretta Lynch and urge the Justice Department to investigate brutal tactics and civil rights violations occurring at Standing Rock:
U.S. Department of Justice; 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.; Washington, D.C. 20530-0001 Phone (202) 353 – 1555 or (202) 514 – 2000
21. Call the U.S. Department of Energy and suggest it’s past time to focus on renewable energy so the future won’t be filled with projects like Dakota Access:
(202) 586 – 5000 or (800) 877 – 8339 for hearing or speech impaired
U.S. Department of Energy; 1000 Independence Avenue, SW; Washington, D.C. 20585
22. Go to Standing Rock if you are able. Join the movement, support the Standing Rock Sioux and stand against the Dakota Access Pipeline. Please be respectful of Indigenous peoples, and don’t treat the camp as a festival or entertainment event. This is a sacred occasion, and gatherings are prayerful and peaceful. More information about what to expect can be found in this link.
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Although the Dakota Access Pipeline has been spun to appear controversial by corporate media, Energy Transfer Partners CEO Kelcy Warren, and the Morton County Sheriff’s Department, the core of the issue for the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe is protecting the water.
Water, as the most basic human need, connects us all — thus connecting all of us to the movement opposing the pipeline’s construction. If oil were to poison the Missouri River, countless fragile ecosystems would suffer — and clean drinking water for the Standing Rock Sioux and 18 million people downstream would be but a memory.
This fight, as well as those to come, involves all of us — because Mni Wiconi, Water Is Life.
Read more at http://thefreethoughtproject.com/21-thi ... M0UFSRy.99" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KrSiUrv26P4[/youtube]
Read more at http://thefreethoughtproject.com/21-thi ... M0UFSRy.99" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
** See video - below text...
As the Standing Rock Sioux continue their efforts to halt construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline in the interest of protecting the Missouri River — the drinking water supply for the tribe and around 18 million people downstream — a national movement to peacefully oppose the project has gained momentum.
Peaceful water protectors have been shot with rubber bullets, bean bag rounds, tear gas, mace, pepper spray, concussion grenades, and have even been drenched with water in sub-freezing temperatures — and those arrested reported being strip-searched, detained in cement-floored dog kennels, numbers written in marker on their arms, and denied medical care.
All of this evinces a concerted effort by law enforcement to guard a contentious pipeline project at any cost — including the use of violent intimidation — rather than defend the constitutional rights of Indigenous peoples and their supporters, whose imperative is to protect the water from potential oil contamination.
A leak or spill from a completed Dakota Access pipeline is a veritable guarantee, as the Pipeline Hazardous Materials Safety Administration lists 9,000 ‘significant’ incidents over the last two decades — and that doesn’t include an untold number of less sizable spills, both reported and unreported.
Preserving a clean water supply benefits all of us — and future generations. So, on that note, the following are 21 things you can do during December to support the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and take action to protect that most fundamental human need: water.
1. Write a letter to President Obama and express your concerns about the pipeline. Written letters are widely believed to be more effective than emails (which can be submitted here), and nearly as effective as phone calls.
The White House; 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW; Washington, DC 20500
(202) 456 – 1111 or (202) 456 – 1414
2. Join nearly 400,000 other concerned individuals and sign the petition to the White House demanding a halt to the pipeline’s construction.
3. Call North Dakota Governor Jack Dalrymple and voice your concerns about the pipeline and his refusal to address brutal, military-style policing used against Native Americans and other water protectors: (701) 328 – 2200.
4. Donate to support the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe’s “legal, sanitary, and emergency purposes” fund, found at this link, or contribute to its GoFundMe campaign at this link.
5. Speak in language Big Oil understands: money. If you have an account with one of the Big Banks lending money for Dakota Access construction, consider withdrawing your money and opening an account with a local credit union. Norway’s largest bank, DNB, has already pulled its assets from the project due to public pressure and potential lost business from angry customers.
6. Contact one of the over 70 law enforcement agencies violently policing peaceful activities at Standing Rock.
Politely request they withdraw their officers immediately. Some sheriffs around the country have refused to send troops to assist the Morton County Sheriff’s Department after outraged constituents made their feelings on the matter clear. Agencies involved, with links to articles in which they were mentioned, can be found on the ACLU’s website here, and contact information can be found here.
7. Call the Army Corps of Engineers and demand they not grant the permit needed for Energy Transfer Partners — now owned by Sunoco — to drill and install pipeline under the Missouri River: (202) 761 – 5903.
8. Donate to the Sacred Stone Legal Defense Fund here.
9. Water protectors have just endured the first storm of the season, and face downright frigid conditions in the months to come. Donations of clothes and winter items have poured in, leaving the camp somewhat overwhelmed. What IS needed are propane and tanks for heating, and firewood:
Standing Rock Sioux Tribe; Attention: Donations; PO Box D; Building #1; North Standing Rock Ave.; Fort Yates, ND 58538
10. Contact Energy Transfer Partners and express your concerns:
Corporate Offices; 8111 Westchester Drive; Dallas, TX 75225; Phone (214) 981 – 0700
Lee Hanse Executive Vice President Energy Transfer Partners, L.P.; 800 E Sonterra Blvd #400; San Antonio, Texas 78258; Phone (210) 403-6455 Lee.Hanse@energytransfer.com..
Glenn Emery Vice President Energy Transfer Partners, L.P.; 800 E Sonterra Blvd #400; San Antonio, Texas 78258; Phone (210) 403-6762 Glenn.Emery@energytransfer.com..
Michael (Cliff) Waters Lead Analyst Energy Transfer Partners, L.P.; 1300 Main St.; Houston, Texas 77002; Phone (713) 989-2404 Michael.Waters@energytransfer.com..
11. Contact Sunoco Logistics, which is in the midst of a $5.3 billion merger with Energy Transfer Partners: http://www.sunocologistics.com/Contact-Us/30/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
12. Educate yourself about the historical context surrounding the battle against the pipeline by learning the history of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe.
13. Contribute to the Sacred Stone Camp’s GoFundMe campaign.
14. Donate much-needed medical supplies, particularly first aid supplies, liquid antacid (which can be mixed with water and sprayed to treat burning from tear gas and pepper spray), gas masks for medics, and much more.
15. Sign the Change.org petition initiated by Standing Rock Sioux youths — which is less than 50,000 signatures away from its goal of 500,000 — and will be hand-delivered to the Army Corps of Engineers.
16. Contact Citibank (here), which pushed other banks into investing in the Dakota Access Pipeline, even when the project has been criticized by the oil industry as redundant and unnecessary.
17. Senator Cory Booker recently wrote a letter to Attorney General Loretta Lynch requesting the Justice Department send monitors and open an investigation of civil rights violations at Standing Rock. Call or write to him and let him know he’s done the right thing — and encourage him to follow through:
Senator Cory A. Booker; 359 Dirksen Senate Office Building; Washington DC 20510; Phone (202) 224-3224
18. Contact your state’s senators and ask why they haven’t done the same: http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_i ... rs_cfm.cfm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
19. Also, contact members of the House of Representatives and discuss your concerns about the pipeline: http://www.house.gov/representatives/find/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
20. Contact Attorney General Loretta Lynch and urge the Justice Department to investigate brutal tactics and civil rights violations occurring at Standing Rock:
U.S. Department of Justice; 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.; Washington, D.C. 20530-0001 Phone (202) 353 – 1555 or (202) 514 – 2000
21. Call the U.S. Department of Energy and suggest it’s past time to focus on renewable energy so the future won’t be filled with projects like Dakota Access:
(202) 586 – 5000 or (800) 877 – 8339 for hearing or speech impaired
U.S. Department of Energy; 1000 Independence Avenue, SW; Washington, D.C. 20585
22. Go to Standing Rock if you are able. Join the movement, support the Standing Rock Sioux and stand against the Dakota Access Pipeline. Please be respectful of Indigenous peoples, and don’t treat the camp as a festival or entertainment event. This is a sacred occasion, and gatherings are prayerful and peaceful. More information about what to expect can be found in this link.
***
Although the Dakota Access Pipeline has been spun to appear controversial by corporate media, Energy Transfer Partners CEO Kelcy Warren, and the Morton County Sheriff’s Department, the core of the issue for the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe is protecting the water.
Water, as the most basic human need, connects us all — thus connecting all of us to the movement opposing the pipeline’s construction. If oil were to poison the Missouri River, countless fragile ecosystems would suffer — and clean drinking water for the Standing Rock Sioux and 18 million people downstream would be but a memory.
This fight, as well as those to come, involves all of us — because Mni Wiconi, Water Is Life.
Read more at http://thefreethoughtproject.com/21-thi ... M0UFSRy.99" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KrSiUrv26P4[/youtube]
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http://www.cnn.com/2016/12/04/politics/ ... index.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Dakota Access Pipeline to be re-routed
By Caroline Kenny and Gregory Krieg, CNN
Updated 8:01 PM ET, Sun December 4, 2016
Dakota Access Pipeline to be re-routed
By Caroline Kenny and Gregory Krieg, CNN
Updated 8:01 PM ET, Sun December 4, 2016
Brotherhood falls asunder at the touch of fire!
He finds his fellow guilty of a skin
Not coloured like his own, and having power
To enforce the wrong, for such a worthy cause
Dooms and devotes him as his lawful prey.
~William Cowper
He finds his fellow guilty of a skin
Not coloured like his own, and having power
To enforce the wrong, for such a worthy cause
Dooms and devotes him as his lawful prey.
~William Cowper
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Re: The Long Walk to STANDING ROCK Has Begun
Cnn vids dont work on my phone but they had this at bottom of page
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Brotherhood falls asunder at the touch of fire!
He finds his fellow guilty of a skin
Not coloured like his own, and having power
To enforce the wrong, for such a worthy cause
Dooms and devotes him as his lawful prey.
~William Cowper
He finds his fellow guilty of a skin
Not coloured like his own, and having power
To enforce the wrong, for such a worthy cause
Dooms and devotes him as his lawful prey.
~William Cowper
Re: The Long Walk to STANDING ROCK Has Begun
This was the top Google News story at the moment: Army Blocks Drilling of Dakota Access Oil Pipeline -- http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/04/us/fe ... .html?_r=0" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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