Iowa Water Protectors Blockade DAPL Drill Site Twice in 24 Hours

Lee County, IA – During two different direct actions on October 8th, water protectors blocked an access road leading to a Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) construction site where a horizontal directional drill is being used to bore under the Mississippi River.

Early in the afternoon,…

6 Arrested in Iowa #NoDAPL Action, Including Unicorn Riot Journalist

Sandusky, IA – Six people, including a Unicorn Riot journalist, were arrested during a direct action that halted construction crews for hours from boring underneath the Mississippi River to lay the Dakota Access Pipeline.
 

Mississippi Stand – Lee County, IA October 7th, 2016 from…

Controversial Mural Elicits Condemnation, Community Backlash

Minneapolis, MN – Since the University of Minnesota (UMN) Twin Cities’ 2016 Paint The Bridge event, one particular panel on the Washington Avenue bridge has sparked significant controversy.
The annual Paint The Bridge event is open to all student groups officially registered with the UMN.…

“Toxic Tour,” Governor Debate Disruption, Water Protectors in Court

Morton County, ND – On Monday, October 3rd, a large group of water protectors left their encampment to visit several Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) construction sites.

Following the #NoDapl #ToxicTour as water protectors pray at construction sites to stop pipeline construction. pic.twitter.com/tNaEktsjQu
— UNICORN RIOT…

Caravan of Water Protectors Stops Work at DAPL Site

North Dakota – On Tuesday, September 27, a contingent of over 100 water protectors from the Red Warrior, Oceti Sakowin, and Sacred Stone camps entered a Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) work site to stop construction and conduct prayer ceremonies.
Video posted to Facebook by the…

Water Protectors Plant Trees on DAPL Construction Site

Cannon Ball, ND – This morning more than 100 water protectors entered a Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) construction site.
A live video posted to Facebook shows a crowd gathered in an area where land had been cleared. Welded sections of pipe were laid out on…

Solecast 29 w/ Abby Martin on The Empire

Solecast 29 consists of an extensive conversation with Abby Martin.

Abby is the host of The Empire Files on Telesur and former host of RT’s “Breaking The Set.”  The Empire Files is a thorough examination of US imperialism, its corporations, its attrocities at home, and…

Water Protectors Disrupt North Dakota Petroleum Council Annual Meeting

Minot, ND – A group of water protectors interrupted the North Dakota Petroleum Council’s annual meeting which was taking place at the Holiday Inn Riverside on September 21st. The meeting was a who’s-who of the Bakken shale fracking boom, the producers of the oil that…

#NoDAPL Noise Demo Demands Freedom for Jailed Water Protector Olowan Martinez

UPDATE- Thursday, September 22 – Olowan Martinez has been freed on bail after being booked in Sheridan, Nebraska, according to a statement posted to Facebook by Red Warrior Camp.
UPDATE- Wednesday, September 21-
The North Dakota Department of Emergency Services says Olowan Martinez was extradited…

Direct Actions Continue Against Dakota Access Pipeline, Legal Repression Intensifies

Morton County, ND – Early in the morning of Wednesday, September 14th, indigenous water protectors again disrupted Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) construction by entering a work site north of Almont, North Dakota and using lockboxes to attach themselves to machinery.
Livestream videos posted to Facebook…

Cultural Activities Continue at #NoDAPL Camps, More Arrests/Warrants

Oceti Sakowin, ND – On Sunday, September 11th, participants in the encampments against the Dakota Access Pipeline had traditional horse races organized by The Indian Problem and a hip-hop concert, organized by Red Warrior Camp on the land near construction areas.
Horse riders from various …

Denver Standing Rock Solidarity Rally Brings Thousands to Celebrate Unity

Denver, CO – On the evening of Thursday, September 8th, 2016, thousands of supporters of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe marched from the four directions and converged at the State Capitol.
The event was organized by the Four Winds American Indian Council, along with supporting…

US Govt. Overrules Federal Judge, Orders Pipeline Construction Halted at Lake Oahe

On Friday, September 9th a see-saw battle took place between the highest levels of the federal government; the judiciary, cabinet agencies, and the military disputed the next moves involving construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline. A judge first denied requests to halt pipeline construction, and…

Twin Cities Community Sends Message that MN State #AintFair

St. Paul, MN – Up to 100 people disrupted the main gates to the Minnesota State Fair and surrounding traffic for over two hours on Saturday afternoon with messages of Justice for Philando Castile and Black Lives Matter.

Community Members Disrupt Fair Entrance

On the…

Non-Violent Direct Action Stops DAPL Construction for Over 6 Hours

Standing Rock Sioux Reservation, ND – Though, for weeks, construction on the Dakota Access Pipeline has been halted at the site of the protest encampments, pipeline construction has continued unabated elsewhere. On August 31st, dozens of water protectors took it upon themselves to stop the…

People Without Housing File Lawsuit Against the City of Denver

Update – Denver, CO – On Friday, September 9th, 2016, Attorney Jason Flores-Williams filed the motion for class certification for the class-action lawsuit against the city of Denver for violating constitutional rights during “the sweeps” of people without housing.
Terese Howard, member of Denver Homeless…

Camps Organize to Stay as Injunction Postponed

Standing Rock Sioux Reservation, ND – After Washington, D.C. U.S. District Judge James Boasberg decided to not rule on the injunction leveled against the Dakota Access Pipeline by the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, camps continued to organize the next day, August 25th.
Yesterday the camps…

Dakota Access Pipeline Construction Halted for Second Day, Protest Camps Expand

Standing Rock Sioux Reservation, ND – On Tuesday, August 17th, protesters gathered at the entrance to the construction site to begin their daily prayers.

Day 7 #NoDapl protesters pray at the gates to #DefendWater. Police & workers did not show up in the morning. pic.twitter.com/hLAwnbcfAn…

Land Defenders Storm Construction Site to Protect Water

Standing Rock Reservation, ND – As Monday’s protest grew, construction was halted after a group of tribal women led tribal protesters and allies onto the Dakota Access Pipeline site.

Video: Tribal Woman explains why they #DefendWater & oppose the #DakotaAccessPipeline. #NoDAPL pic.twitter.com/ijPHijFu72
— Unicorn Riot…

No Charges Filed in Denver Police Killing of Unarmed Dion Avila Damon

Denver, CO – On Friday, August 12th, 2016, the office of Denver District Attorney Mitch Morrissey released a statement announcing that no criminal charges would be filed against Denver Police Technician Jeff Motz, who shot and killed Dion Avila Damon during a police ambush.
Damon…

Pipeline Resistance Encampment Swells; Prepares for More Action

Standing Rock Reservation, ND – It’s been four days since construction on the Dakota Access Pipeline Missouri River crossing was slated to begin. The first three days were punctuated by constant and growing protests. On the fourth day, no workers or police showed up, though…

Josie Valadez Fraire Sage Smudging Case Dismissed

Denver, CO – On Monday, August 1st, 2016 the case against Josie Valadez Fraire was dismissed. The 22-year-old Indigenous woman was detained and ticketed for burning sage at a counter-Trump protest in July.

“The police told me I disobeyed a lawful order to put out…

Solecast 27 “Beyond Democracy” w/ a crimethinc Participant

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“Generals always are fighting the last war
we want to be fighting the next war”
Solecast 27 is a discussion of crimethinc’s most recent text, “From Democracy To Freedom.”
Sole sits down with one of the crimethinc’s participants to have…

DNC Day 4 – Delegates Walk-Out as Crowds Defy Rain to Protest DNC

Philadelphia, PA – The last day of the 2016 Democratic National Convention had more action on the inside than on the outside. As delegates left their seats inside the Wells Fargo Center during Hillary Clinton’s Democratic Party nominee acceptance speech, crowds gathered outside in the…

DNC Day 3 – Disenfranchised Populace Storms the Gates of DNC

Philadelphia, PA – The third day of the Democratic National Convention was the most contentious thus far. Seven people are being federally charged after breaching the gates of the DNC and dozens more were arrested for bypassing security to protest the super-delegate system.
Unicorn Riot…