Tag Archives: Dakota Access Pipeline

Breaking: DAPL court decision!

Message from Chase Iron Eyes, Lakota People’s Law Project. In case you haven’t yet heard, yesterday an appellate court dropped a big decision in the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe’s lawsuit to stop the Dakota Access pipeline (DAPL). Unfortunately, the court’s … Continue reading

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Grandmothers Fighting KXL

From the Lakota Peoples Law Project: In the wake of the movement at Standing Rock, Big Oil has not slowed its efforts to push pipelines through our Native nations. And now, as the battle over Keystone XL brews in South … Continue reading

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Dakota Access Quaker Meeting

One of the positive things about social media is connecting (electronically) to others who share your interests and concerns.    I have been following the Facebook writings of Mark Morey, who has spent time at Standing Rock. Following is a story he tells … Continue reading

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Inspired

I’ve been thinking more about our latest gathering, Monday, in support of the water protectors.  I felt so inspired for a number of reasons.  But what first came to mind was, once again, the question Alvin Sangsuwangul, my friend from the … Continue reading

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Dakota Access Pipeline Resistance today

Today is the nonviolent civil disobedience training and action that will occur at Pilot Mound, near Boone, Iowa.  Quakers from Bear Creek and Des Moines Valley Friends meeting plan to attend.  The pipeline company, Dakota Access, sought an injunction against … Continue reading

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