NOVEMBER 15 - NO DAPL event in La Crescent
Nov 15 #NoDAPL Day of Action at Army Corps of Engineers
10:00 AM at Army Corps of Engineers Field Office
1114 S Oak St, La Crescent, MN 55947
Indigenous leaders are calling on us to take to the streets and disrupt
"business-as-usual" one week after the election to demand that President
Obama’s Army Corps of Engineers and the incoming administration stop
the Dakota Access Pipeline -- and all those after it.On Tuesday, November 15th, join a massive day of action in solidarity with those at Standing Rock, and demand the Federal government and the Army Corps reject this pipeline.
The Army Corps fast-tracked the Dakota Access Pipeline without proper consultation, and as a result, bulldozers are approaching Standing Rock as we speak. But with coordinated, massive demonstrations across the country, we’ll make it clear that this powerful movement will not allow the Obama administration or the incoming President to sacrifice Indigenous rights, our water, or our climate - they must reject this pipeline.
This day of action is one of many calls for solidarity actions targeting not only the Army Corps, but stakeholders at every level -- including the banks who are funding Dakota Access and the companies building the project.
This is one of the most courageous stands against a fossil fuel project this country has ever seen. Together, our movements stopped the Keystone XL pipeline almost one-year ago today, and an even bigger movement is rising up to stop Dakota Access and all fossil fuel infrastructure.
We know that elections and individuals alone don’t create change -- movements do. That’s why we’ll continue to fight until native sovereignty is honored, indigenous rights are protected, and our communities, water, and climate matter more than fossil fuel profits.
This is a movement-led day of action, taking leadership from indigenous groups active in the Standing Rock struggle including Indigenous Environmental Network and Honor the Earth. We encourage local action organizers to reach out to indigenous and frontline leaders in your community and work together in planning and organizing, reflecting that this moment is about social, climate, environmental, and economic justice - with a centering of indigenous rights and de-colonization.
Participating groups include:
- Indigenous Environmental Network (IEN)
- Honor the Earth
- 350.org
- National Nurses United
- Hip Hop Caucus
- CREDO
- BOLD Alliance
- Greenpeace USA
- Rainforest Action Network
- STAND
- Oil Change International
- Our Revolution
- Center for Popular Democracy
- Powershift Network
- Earthworks
- Food and Water Watch
- Center for Biological Diversity
- Natural Resources Defense Council
- Sierra Club
- and more
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