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Chairman of Standing Rock Sioux speaks outside courthouse after DAPL Pipeline hearing

Submitted by Luke on Wed, 10/05/2016 - 20:11

On the 5th of October,the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit held a hearing on the tribe's request for an injunction against construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline during the appeal process of previous decisions. The builders of this pipeline have a record of trying to finish as much construction as possible before court cases can be heard. After the Oct 5 hearing. Standing Rock Sioux Tribe Chairman Dave Archambault II gave a statement outside the courthouse

Video-Statement by Standing Rock Sioux Tribe Chairman Dave Archambault II in front of the courthouse plus some questions answered by the tribe's attorney

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Statement by Standing Rock Sioux Tribe Chairman

Black Lives Matter blocks streets, chases cops off NY Ave for Terrence Sterling

Submitted by Luke on Tue, 10/04/2016 - 01:32

On the 3rd of October, Black Lives Matter activists swarmed onto NY Ave from 3ed and M st, and blockaded it in memory of Terrence Sterling. Two burning torches were in the march and smoke rose from sage smudging the area. When police ordered the blockade to disperse, people responded by advancing on the cops, who retreated with the crowd in pursuit. Cops by this means were able to lead the crowd off NY Ave, only to kick off a long march that blocked many streets.

Video including Black Lives Matter pushing the cops off NY Ave, the bikers-and the name of the killer cop near the end

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Blocking NY Ave, two torches can be seen in the crowd

Black Lives Matter shuts it down for Terrence Sterling

NoDAPL protesters in Iowa rip down fence, 32 arrests

Submitted by Luke on Mon, 10/03/2016 - 16:19

Construction of the infamous Dakota Access Pipeline (Black Snake) continues except for the 40 mile segment near the Missouri River that has been stopped for now. Water protectors are now engaging the entire route. On the 1st of October, over 200 water protectors in Iowa ripped down a "security" fence at an Iowa DAPL site, only 32 were arrested. Two days later(Oct 3), five more sites where shut down by a "toxic tour" of 111 carloads of water protectors.

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Trump hotel redecorated with "Black Lives Matter"

Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 10/02/2016 - 13:22

On the 1st of October, the words "Black Lives Matter" and words and symbol for "No Justice No Peace" appeared on the walls at the very front entrance of the racist Trump Hotel on Penn Ave. This is an extremely gutsy direct action, driving the message home to a place white supremacists wrongly thought could not be attacked.

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This photo was posted to Twitter by April D Ryan of the White House press corps, slightly cropped to fit. It has been widely recirculated. Some are thus attempting to give credit to the White House for the direct action, but Obama does not seem to be the "Black Bloc" masked anarchist type...

Facebook reported blocking ALL videos about DAPL pipeline

Submitted by Luke on Fri, 09/30/2016 - 17:25

On the 30th of September, urgent reports appeared on Twitter asking posters of Dakota Access Pipeline resistance media to use Youtube instead of Facebook because Facebook has started blocking all "media" content, presumably all videos.

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DC Standing Rock Solidarity presentation from front lines: protesters sprayed from aircraft with chemicals

Submitted by Luke on Thu, 09/29/2016 - 01:15

On the 28th of September, several activists who have been at Standing Rock recounted their experiences at St Stephens to the beginnings of the DC Standing Rock Solidarity group. They recounted the experiences at camp and gave an update on the legal status of the pipeline, in which the segment crossing the Missouri River is on hold due to legal cases concerning the river crossing and the Historic Preservation Act. They also mentioned new and ugly developments today in Standing Rock, where again loaded guns were pointed at water protectors-and an aircraft sprayed tear gas on their totally nonviolent corn planting ceremony. In addition 21 people were arrested.

Unicorn Riot's video of the Sep 28 police air and ground attack on a corn planting ceremony

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Circling up before the presentation at St Stephens

Cops spray teargas from plane on peaceful NoDAPL water protectors

Native Americans rally against DAPL during White House Tribal Nations Conference

Submitted by Luke on Mon, 09/26/2016 - 20:58

On the 26th of September, Obama met with tribal leaders at the White House Tribal Nations Conference. Outside, Native Americans and allies rallied around the demand that the US Army Corps of Engineers and other parts of the Executive Branch block and reject the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL).Presumably the DAPL and other pipelines that threaten Indigenous health and survival were near tne top of the agenda given current events in Standing Rock, N Dakota.

Video-whose land? OUR land!

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Native Americans demand Obama reject Dakota Access Pipeline as Obama meets with leaders

Terrence Sterling remembered at predawn torchlight rally,rush hour blockade of NY Ave

Submitted by Luke on Mon, 09/26/2016 - 06:53

Update 9-27: Protesters block NY ave 2nd day in row early afternoon, march on police HQ.

Beginning at 4AM on Sep 26, Black Lives Matter activists gathered at 3rd and M st to remember Terrence Sterling, shot off of his motorcycle by DC Police at 4:20AM on Sep 11, 2016. Demands at the rally included releasing all video from the shooting plus the names and addresses of the officers involved. A further demand was that the DC police be disarmed, their guns be taken away.As morning rush hour reached its peak the group marched onto NY Ave and shut it down with a curb to curb blockade

Video of the takeover of NY Ave

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Blocking NY Ave in memory of Terrence Stirling

Blocking NY Ave for Terrence Sterling

Indigenous youth show up at Sen Barasso's office, demand hearing on Dakota Access Pipeline

Submitted by Luke on Wed, 09/21/2016 - 19:52

Representatives of the International Indigenous Youth Council have called on Senator Barrasso, chair of the Indian Affairs Committee, to hold a hearing on the Dakota Access Pipeline. He has refused to do so. On Sep 20, Youth Council representatives and allies delivered a message loud and clear to Barrasso's office.

Video from the visit to Sen Barasso's office

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Demanding a Congressional hearing on the DAPL

Two more TD Bank branches shut down in face of NoDAPL protests

Submitted by Luke on Mon, 09/19/2016 - 14:14

On the 17th of September, Climate First! took a crew of six protesters to a branch of TD Bank at about noon to speak to the manager about TD Bank's investments in the Dakota Access Pipeline. This was sufficent to cause TD Bank to shut their doors and lock out all their customers. Sometime later four of the six went to a second branch of TD Bank, with the same results. TD Bank is so afraid of public scrutiny of their investments in poisoning Native Americans at Standing Rock they won't stay open if their is any sign of dissent. This suggests that protesters against TD Bank could disperse one person to each branch within range, which should close all branches in the area.

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