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Tag: sophia wilansky

🦄 DAPL, Eco

Water Protector Steve Martinez Released From #NoDAPL Grand Jury Detention

April 20, 2021April 23, 2021

Bismarck, ND – On March 3, Steve Martinez was jailed at the Burleigh County Detention Center after refusing to testify before a secret federal grand jury investigating 2016 protests against the Dakota Access Pipeline.

Martinez is now finally free as of April 12, according to…

🦄 DAPL

Feds Jail, Fine #NoDAPL Witness for Refusing to Testify at Secret Grand Jury

March 4, 2021March 4, 2021

Bismarck, ND – On Wednesday, March 3, Steve Martinez was arrested and imprisoned at the Burleigh County Detention Center after refusing to testify before a secret federal grand jury. Martinez was an eyewitness to a violent police attack on water protectors against the Dakota Access…

🦄 DAPL, Investigative, Police

Sheriffs’ Association Secretly Waged “Information War” on #NoDAPL Movement

July 24, 2017March 16, 2023

Morton County, ND – A new investigation by DeSmog and Muckrock reveals the behind-the-scenes role played by the National Sheriffs’ Association (NSA) in crafting narratives for law enforcement tasked with protecting the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) from resistance by indigenous peoples and their allies.
Emails…

🦄 DAPL, Eco, Police, Protest & Direct Action

#NoDAPL Water Protector Faces Possible Loss Of Her Arm After Police Attack

November 22, 2016September 22, 2021

UPDATED: November 23, 2016 Cannonball, ND – On the November 20th Highway 1806 standoff, police forces injured over 300 unarmed water protectors.
Among those injured was Sophia Wilansky, a 21-year-old from New York, who was attempting to exit the bridge when police fired multiple rounds…


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