Environment/Food/Health

DC Stands with Standing Rock Coalition holds night of culture at Busboys and Poets

On the 21st of November, the DC Stands with Standing Rock Coalition held a night of prayer,drumming, singing, and culture in a packed room at Busboys and Poets. This was the day after a brutally violent police rubber bullet and water cannon assault on water defenders at Standing Rock injured almost 200 people.

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Police attack Standing Rock water protectors, over 300 injured, 17 hospitalized

Overnight Nov 21-21, the Morton County Sheriff's Department opened fire with water cannon in subfreezing temperatures, with tear gas, and with rubber bullets on water protectors who had set out to clear a highway barricade held by police since the assault on the Treaty Camp which had blocked the route of the Dakota Access Pipeline.Over 300 people were injured by this storm of "less lethal" weaponry unleased by police probably empowered by Donald Trump's election.

Update Nov 22: Water Protector faces possible amputation, Reported injury count rises to more than 300, water protector Sophia Wilansky faces second surgery in attempt to save her left arm. She was critically injured by a "concussion" grenade thrown or shot by police. These grenades do not throw shrapnel as frags do but they are still high explosive devices and can inflict blast injuries at close range same as any other explosive device.

Youtube video of water cannon assault-both ground and drone(aerial) footage

Photo from "Indigenous" Twitter

Sit-in and huge rally at Corps of Engineers, march to White House against DAPL

On the 15th of November, water protectors from Standing Rock reinforced by a huge crowd of supporters beseiged the US Army Corps of Engineers HQ in DC with a sit-in and rally. This was the day after the Corps of Engineers delayed any easement for Energy Transfer to drill under the Missouri River for the Dakota Access Pipeline or DAPL. A march to the White House afterwards drew a surprise guest: Bernie Sanders spoke there.

6 min 18 sec video featuring tough questions for Corps representative at sit-in, the march, and Berie Sander

The sit-in at the Corps of Engineers(looking outward). No arrests resulted, instead the corps of Engineers send out officials to answer questions.

Massive NoDAPL protest at Corps of Engineers

Bernie Sanders Speaks at the White House NoDAPL Rally

Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders addressed a huge crowd at the White House marking a national day of solidarity with the protesters blocking the North Dakota Access Pipeline.

Sanders speaks atfter 26:00 in the YouTube clip.

The YouTube file appears to have gotten corrupted, so please follow the archive.org link.

Water protectors drop banner, drum and pray in Union Station against Dakota Access Pipeline

On the 15th of November, water protectors acting in solidarity Standing Rock dropped a "We Are Still Here" banner in Union Station and held an anti-pipeline prayer complete with drums. Also included was a multi-person puppet rendition of the Black Snake, which Lakota prophecy hoolds will one day run through the land destroying the people and the world, forcing all tribes to unite against it. Many hold that the Dakota Access pipeline is this Black Snake

Video from the banner drop and disruption inside Union Station

No DAPL banner drop at Union Station

Climate First! protests, enters Citibank branch over Dakota Access pipeline funding

On the 14th of November, Climate First! showed up outside two Citibank branches near the White House demanding that Citi dump their investments in the Dakota Access Pipeline or DAPL. At the first branch visited, activists got inside and asked to speak with the branch manager. An employee claimed the manager was not at work but accepted a letter concerning the pipeline.

Video of entry to Citibank branch and handoff of letter

At the first Citibank branch

Protesting Citibank's investments in the Dakota Access Pipeline

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