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Friday November 04, 2016 15:04 by Wayne Price drwdprice at aol dot com
Native Americans lead fight against gas pipeline for environmental justice
The Standing Rock Sioux in the U.S. have been fighting against the construction of a major gas pipeline which would threaten their water supply and violate their sacred sites. They have organized popular direct action against the construction company and the state and inspired people throughout the country and the world.
For months, thousands of Native Americans and others have attempted to stop the construction of a monster gas pipeline. They have filed legal claims and lobbied politicians, but what has been especially impressive has been the attempted blockade of construction. Throughout the world, indigenous peoples have played an important role in fighting pipelines, oil drilling, fracking, and the overall destruction of the environment. Sometimes allied with local white farmers and workers, the indigenous have the advantage of legal rights which their white neighbors (and environmentalists) do not have. They also have special moral claims, based on centuries of oppression and treaty-breaking.
Politicians and the Unions
President Obama and his agencies have politely asked the company to postpone further work for now; the company has refused. Hillary Clinton has not taken a clear position and of course Donald Trump will not opposed the pipeline. Bernie Sanders has officially asked Ms. Clinton to oppose the project, to no avail. The presidential candidate of the Green Party, Dr. Jill Stein, went to the blockading camp and was fined for spray-painting a bulldozer. |
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Jump To Comment: 1There has been a call from Honor the Earth, the Indigenous Environmental Network, 350.org, and others to show up at offices of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The Corps, and the Obama administration, have the power to terminate the Dakota Access Pipeline. At the Army Corps office in lower Manhattan, we will stand in solidarity with Water Protectors in North Dakota. They are standing in the path of the Dakota Access Pipeline and have faced violent attacks by militarized police and Army National Guard units in recent days.
In NYC:
What: "NYC Call: We Stand With #StandingRock" Solidarity Action
Where: New York District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers: 26 Federal Plaza, New York, New York 10278 (assembling at Foley Square)
When: Tuesday, November 15, 4:00 to 6:30 pm