(Reposted from Crave) This Thanksgiving, give thanks and show support the unarmed water protectors who are risking their lives to stand against a militarized police force. Although the Federal court ruled for a delay in the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) on November 14, the police action against unarmed protestors gathered at Standing Rock Sioux Reservation in Cannon Ball, North Dakota, continues to escalate with acts extreme force.
Also: Standing Rock Has Become the First Major American Battleground of the 21st Century Most recently, on the evening of Sunday, November 20, as temperatures dipped down to 26 degrees Fahrenheit, law enforcement officials blasted hundreds of people with water cannons near Oceti Sakowin camp. Video can be seen at The Guardian. Standing behind a barbed wire fence, militarized police dressed in riot gear also launch concussion grenades, rubber bullets, and tear gas, injuring 300 people; 26 were taken to area hospitals, while 21 year-old New York resident Sophia Wilansky, who was air lifted to County Medical Center in Minneapolis, where she has been undergoing extensive surgery to save her arm from amputation after being hit by a grenade. Since August 10 of this year, thousands of activists from across the United States have come together at Standing Rock to protest the construction of DAPL. Calling themselves “Water Protectors,” the activists are unarmed, using peaceful means of protest against the destruction of sacred lands and the environment. The response of the federal, state, and local governments have included a 12-day “No Fly Zone,” sound cannon blasts, tear gas and pepper spray, and hundreds of arrests on trumped up charges. This Thanksgiving, we invite you to give real thanks to the people risking their lives to protect the water supply of 17 million Americans in four states. Here are some ways you can stand tall with Standing Rock. Donations:
Supplies:Standing Rock medics have indicated they are in need of the following items:
Supplies can be shipped to: Standing Rock Medic and Healer Council, PO Box 1251, Bismark ND, 58502 If you are shipping via UPS or Fed Ex, please use the address: 220 E. Rosser Ave. 1251, Bismark, ND, 58502 Volunteer:If you are a certified medic, EMTs, nurse, physician, herbalist, midwife and massage therapist, you can fill out an application to volunteer. They are also looking for people who can help with logistics, such as supply deliveries. Organize Locally:Start or join events in your area at #NoDAPL Solidarity Actions Boycott:In a letter to Tribal Leaders and Supporters dated November 22, Harold Frazier, Chairman of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe wrote, “In September, the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribal Council voted unanimously to divest all tribal money from Bismarck and Mandan and asked that tribe members not spend any money in these cities. We are now asking that ALL people who oppose this pipeline join us. “These communities have led the violent law enforcement efforts against out people and we will not support them financially. If these communities will not listen to our reasoned pleas for justice and fairness, we must speak the only language they seem to have understood throughout the entire DAPL project: MONEY.” Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is: Big banks are heavily invested in the Energy Transfer family, the company that is funding DAPL. You can see a list of banks and their investments at Food and Water Watch to see if your bank is involved. A call has gone out for people to take their money out of big banks and put them into credit unions and community development banks. Credit unions are nonprofits with low fees and excellent interest rates that invest in local projects, so that you will personally be staking your community. Community investment banks work with financially underserved institutions, businesses, and people, making it another great way to give back. Protest:Call the White House and the Army Corps of Engineers to demand the permit for the Dakota Access Pipeline be rescinded: The White House (202) 456-1111 (202) 456-1414 Army Corps of Engineers (202) 761-5903 Call the executives at Energy Transfer Partners, the company building the pipeline: Lee Hanse, Executive Vice President (210) 403-6455 Glenn Emery, Vice President (210) 403-6762 Michael (Cliff) Waters , Lead Analyst (713) 989-2404 Call the powers in North Dakota to stop the violence against peaceful protesters: North Dakota Governor Jack Dalrymple (701) 328-2200 Morton County Sheriff Kyle Kirchmeier (701) 667-3330 Contact local law enforcement who have sent police officers to Standing Rock. If your city or town has sent deployments, ask them to bring their people back: Michigan City Police Department Michigan City, IN (219) 874-3221 North Dakota Highway Patrol Offices across North Dakota (701) 328-2455 Hammond Police Department Hammond, IN 219-852-2900 Munster Police Department Munster, IN (219) 836-6600 Griffith Police Department Griffith, IN (219) 924-7503 Anoka County Sheriff’s Office Andover, MN (763) 323-5000 Washington County Sheriff’s Office Stillwater, MN 651-430-6000 Marathon County Sheriff’s Department Wausau, WI (715) 261-1200 La Porte County Sheriff’s Office La Porte, IN (219) 326-7700 Newton County Sheriff’s Office Kentland, IN 219-474-3331 South Dakota Highway Patrol Pierre, SD 605-773-3105 Jasper County Sheriff Rensselaer, Indiana 219-866-7344 Lake County Sheriff Sheriff’s Department Crown Point, IN 219-755-3333 Laramie County Sheriff’s Department Cheyenne, WY 307-633-4700 Wyoming Highway Patrol Cheyenne, WY 307-777-4301 Ohio State Highway Patrol Columbus, Ohio 614-466-2660 Nebraska Emergency Management Agency Lincoln, NE (402) 471-7421 All photographs: © Matt Hamon, www.matthamon.com Miss Rosen is a New York-based writer, curator, and brand strategist. There is nothing she adores so much as photography and books. A small part of her wishes she had a proper library, like in the game of Clue. Then she could blaze and write soliloquies to her in and out of print loves. Read more
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12/30/2016 17:06:27
It is the bitter reality that if these supplies are given when not needed, they are not valued. But if we need them we would even die to get them.
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