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Passions Run High at ‘Close the Concentration Camps’ Protest
July 22, 2019Aurora, CO – On Friday, July 12, 2019, more than 1,500 people participated in a protest outside the sole Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention facility in the state, owned and operated by the private prison corporation GEO Group. The protesters were expressing their opposition…... -
Touring Activists Build Momentum Toward Climate Justice
May 8, 2019Minneapolis, MN – Dozens attended a presentation by German climate justice activists on mass mobilizations from the front lines of resistance to climate catastrophe. The event was the second-to-last stop on a U.S. speaking tour organized by Rising Tide North America this past spring. Members…... -
NoDAPL Water Protector Sentenced to Thirty-Six Months by Federal Judge
May 30, 2018Bismarck, ND – Michael “Little Feather” Giron was sentenced by Chief Judge Daniel Hovland to thirty six months for Civil Disorder charges stemming from the October 27th, 2016 defense of the Oceti Sakowin treaty camp during the #NoDAPL movement. The treaty camp, erected in the…... -
Defend Dinetah, a Festival to Raise Awareness of Fracking on the Navajo Nation
January 3, 2018Red Valley, AZ – On October 13, 2017, Unicorn Riot attended an event called “Defend Dinetah” held in the Red Valley Chapter of the Navajo Nation. We spoke with Christian J. Johnson and Bobby Leonard Mason, who helped organize what Bobby called “a small festival”…... -
Rally Against Line 3 Minnesota Pipe Yards
December 11, 2017Cloquet, MN – Unicorn Riot was live from a rally in below freezing temperatures against Enbridge’s Line 3 pipe yards in northern Minnesota on Monday, December 11, which local indigenous-led resistance is claiming are illegal. Rally Against Line 3 Minnesota Pipe Yards from Unicorn Riot…... -
Resistance to Line 3 Pipeline Seeks to Save Sacred Manoomin
October 9, 2017Fon du Lac Reservation, MN – Indigenous-led resistance to the proposed Line 3 pipeline, one of the largest proposed infrastructure projects in North American history, has dozens gathering on private land in Northern Minnesota, dedicating their time and energy to defending the natural resources of…... -
Direct Action Ramps Up Resistance to Line 3
September 18, 2017Superior, WI – Resistance against Enbridge’s Line 3 Pipeline expansion is ramping up. Near the Fon du Lac Reservation, at the frontline camp, Makwa, water protectors, land defenders, warriors, and others have participated in a wave of civil disobedience that has resulted in 16 arrests…... -
Black Snake Killaz: A #NoDAPL Story
April 17, 2017BLACK SNAKE KILLAZ: A #NoDAPL STORY Synopsis: Black Snake Killaz is a feature-length documentary film about the resistance to the Dakota Access Pipeline. This film explores actions taken by water protectors to stop the construction of the oil pipeline and highlights actions taken by law…... -
Rise With Standing Rock: Native Nations March on Denver
March 11, 2017Denver, CO – On Friday, March 10, 2017, along with nearly 10,000 other marches and rallies around the world, a crowd of 1,000 people marched from Sunken Gardens park to the Colorado State Capitol. The global call to action came from the Standing Rock Sioux…... -
Picket Line and Call-in Campaign to Cancel Turning Point USA Conference
February 23, 2017Denver, CO – A campaign is underway asking the Grand Hyatt in downtown Denver to cancel the Turning Point USA Western Conference scheduled for March 18-19. The call-out to picket was made by the Denver Action Network with the following information in their event page.…...