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14/10/2021

Formosa Plastics' history exemplifies the risks the petrochemical and plastics industry poses to health, human rights, ecosystems, and the global climate.

27/08/2021

The consensus is this: if you are able to evacuate by mid day tomorrow, do it. Love y’all. Be safe. Take care of each other! ✊🏾✊🏽✊🏿✊🏻

Storm prep tips for COVID-19, along with special considerations for q***r, transgender, nonbinary, and two-spirit individuals.

19/08/2021

Construction on an enormous $9.4 billion plastics plant proposed in St. James Parish must be delayed so the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers can do a more extensive and lengthy

09/08/2021

At least 20 water protectors were brutally arrested in Minnesota as resistance to the Enbridge Line 3 pipeline continues, and they say state and local police...

21/07/2021

HUBBARD COUNTY – July 19, 2021 -- Today women and other Water Protectors from across multiple communities in Minnesota sat together at the Shell River, near ...

06/07/2021

01/07/2021

Beyond the dire warnings in the report, the assessment of current efforts to curtail climate disruption is damning.

01/07/2021

To experience the United States beyond slavery requires far more than the hollow establishment of a federal holiday.

01/07/2021

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

June 28, 2021

Two Enbridge Line 3 Subcontractors Arrested in Multi-Agency Anti-Human Trafficking Operation

State Senator Kunesh: “They were told it would happen. They were warned by the victims themselves.”

(Bemidji, Minnesota) - Today, the Bemidji Pioneer reported that “six people, including two men from Bemidji working under subcontractors on the Line 3 replacement project, were arrested during a recent human trafficking operation in Beltrami County over the course of two days.”

In response, Minnesota State Senator Mary Kunesh released the following statement:

“They were told it would happen.

The women testifiers warned the public and Minnesota PUC (Public Utilities Commission) with their hearts in their voices and tears in their eyes; but were scoffed at, laughed at, and blatantly disrespected as their testimony was dismissed with the arrogance of white patriarchy. They were the voices of American Indian women who are survivors of s*xual, physical, and emotional abuse by men who sought to tether and control their vulnerable through addiction and violence to traffic them for s*x. They spoke in alarm against the licensing of Canadian multinational corporation Enbridge and a new Line 3 pipeline. The violence against native communities with Enbridge’s last pipeline project, the Dakota Access Pipeline in North Dakota, still fresh in their minds.

I find it ironic that today, the final day of Minnesota’s historical MMIW (Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women) task force meeting, we receive the news of new arrests from the second s*x trafficking sting operation, this time in Beltrami County. Fresh from a productive weekend, Bobbi Jo Pazdernik of the MN Human Trafficking Investigations Task Force relayed the newest swath of arrests six men who had responded to an advertisement placed on a s*x ads website. They have been booked into the Beltrami County Jail on solicitation of prostitution and commercial s*x. At least two of these men are subcontractors of Enbridge’s Line 3.

The first s*x trafficking sting in February this year, resulted in two of Enbridge's Line 3 employees charged in an Itasca County human trafficking bust. Enbridge will tout zero tolerance for illegal behavior and terminate their workers - but what do you expect when you flood rural communities with 4000 men, flush with cash, time on their hands? They were warned, by the victims themselves.”

According to the paper, “the suspects responded to an advertisement placed on a s*x ads website,” and and were arrested and booked into the Beltrami County Jail.

A previous sting operation in February 2021 resulted in seven men being arrested for s*x trafficking in Minnesota, and 2 of them worked on the Line 3 pipeline. Coinciding with the pipeline project, there have also been an increase in calls to crisis centers to report harassment and abuse.

Honor the Earth’s Winona LaDuke also released the following statement:

“In less than six months, four sub-contractors working on Enbridge’s Line 3 Pipeline have been arrested in s*x trafficking stings, first in Itasca County and now in Beltrami County. As experts and Indigenous women predicted, this pipeline project has brought men into our communities who have chosen to prey on our women. It is truly horrifying to imagine that, if four men have been arrested just how many more are out there seeking to bring harm to Indigenous women—a group that is already more at risk of becoming victims of s*xual violence than any other demographic in our country.”

“Governor Tim Walz and Lt. Governor Flanagan have expressed their concern for missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls, but the task force that they have established is meaningless while they continue to condone the criminal behavior of men working on this pipeline.”

“These men are not an aberration. These arrests have been long predicted, and they probably will not be the last. How many women and girls will have to fall victim to predators working on this unnecessary pipeline that carries hundreds of thousands of gallons of toxic tar sands oil into our communities? While millions of dollars of public resources have been spent to harass and abuse peaceful protestors, who is looking out for our women and girls?"

“We call upon the Governor Tim Walz and President Joe Biden to take a stand for Indigenous women and girls and immediately stop construction of Enbridge’s Line 3 tar sands pipeline.”

28/06/2021

Dãtce' Uktcãkeh : green corn / Ani' : berry Dãtce' Uktcãkeh green corn / Ani' berry Full Moon Summer Greetings from the Okla Hina Ikhish Holo People of the Sacred Medicine Trail Ida Aronson (United Ho

06/06/2021

On June 5-8, thousands of people from all over the world will be at Treaty People Gathering to join Native women at the front lines to stop the Line 3 oil pipeline. If you can't make it to northern Minnesota, we invite you to join a virtual rally on Sunday, June 6, at 6:00 pm CT!

06/06/2021

If you can't make it to northern Minnesota for the Treaty People Gathering, join a virtual rally on Sunday, June 6, at 6:00 pm CT. All are welcome no matter where you are!

06/06/2021

06/06/2021

Join us to from desecrating our lakes, wild rice, and Anishinaabeg treaty territories.

05/06/2021

04/06/2021

JPMorgan Chase, the world's largest funder of fossil fuels, recently became the first major US bank to release 2030 greenhouse gas reduction targets. They are devastatingly bad -- they don't plan on reducing greenhouse gas emissions at all by 2030. In response, the Stop the Money Pipeline coalition....

31/05/2021

Line 3's mostly female, indigenous opponents say they're being harassed by local cops bankrolled by the Canadian oil giant.

29/05/2021

Raising concerns about "environmental justice," five Democratic attorneys general for New York, the District of Columbia and three other states in the Northeast said they want the U.S. Army Corps

28/04/2021

At The Movement for Black Lives, we believe all Black people have the right to determine our own futures; where we can earn a decent living, purchase a home, raise a family and live in a safe community with access to reliable, clean and affordable services. We should be able to add our voice to the....

08/04/2021

The time is long overdue to finally make the wealthy pay their fair share of taxes in this country.

04/04/2021

Support RISE St. James in reaching their goal of over 15,000 letters to the Army Corps calling for the revocation of the Formosa Plastics’ federal permit.

03/04/2021

31/03/2021

You are invited to the Spring 2021 Black Ecologies Discussion Series, which will bring together environmental justice organizers, Black farmers, performance and visual artists and intellectuals with the aim of transforming the epistemology of ecological analysis, centering Black ecologies as the def...

27/03/2021

We're supporting Louisiana Movement for Workers Councils in the fight for $15/hour in 2021! Contact them to get involved: reach out to [email protected] or call 504-671-7853 to get involved!

$15/hr = raises for 50% of Louisiana workers

At $15 an hour, 50% of workers in Louisiana will get a raise. The federal minimum wage of $7.25 an hour ($2.13 for tipped workers) hasn’t changed since 2009.

Racist Louisiana Legislature Works for Billionaires, Keeps Wages Down for Workers

The COVID crisis has increased poverty and inequality, and the lowest paid can't put food on the table, repair hurricane-damaged homes or find housing. The demand for higher wages is critical to survival, and the fight to win it will not be stopped even as the millionaire Democrats cave in and the millionaire Republicans block any raise at all. Biden’s proposal waits until 2026 for $15 an hour.

We demand an end to the sub-minimum youth and disabled wages, the tipped sub-minimum wage and that all workers, including incarcerated workers, get $15 an hour.

Florida Workers Won $15/hr, Louisiana Workers Can Too!

State by state, people have fought to raise the minimum wage for years. Some states have won $15 an hour, most others have raised it some amount. Louisiana state legislators, on the other hand, are committed to maintaining poverty wages. These racist bootlickers for corporations have blocked every effort to raise the minimum wage. Their pockets are stuffed with funds from billionaire industry groups and their flunky lobbyists from the American Legislative Exchange Council or the Louisiana Restaurant Association. Their campaign chests bulge with bribes as they vote to cut their own taxes. They personally get paid millions to work directly for a tiny handful of rich country clubbers.

Last year in Florida, people voted overwhelmingly in a statewide election to raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour. Most states allow statewide referendums. In Louisiana, the corrupt state legislature has blocked the right of the people to directly put an issue on the ballot. We are dictated to by politicians who hate workers, spew racist hatred, lies, threats, and work to divide us--all in order to keep a tiny group of Louisiana billionaires in their mansions. This tiny clique thinks they can get away with it, too. But they don’t stand a chance against the power of the people united in a fight for our long overdue rights.

Get Involved! Help Organize the May Day Rally

May 1, May Day, began in the U.S. when workers fought for an 8-hour day. This May Day, we honor the tens of thousands of fast food workers—-many youth of color-—home healthcare, garage workers and more who in 2012 boldly began the fight for $15 an hour and a union. Join us this May Day to push the struggle forward.

STAND UP FOR ALL LOUISIANA WORKERS!
STAND UP AGAINST RACISM!
STAND UP AGAINST CAPITALIST CONTROL OVER OUR LIVES!
UNITE THE WORKING CLASS!

The rally will be at Broad and Canal where nearby many fast food, grocery store workers and others are paid minimum wage or barely above.

You, your organization, union, neighbors, and coworkers are invited to join the organizing and be in the fight.

Reach out to [email protected] or call 504-671-7853 to get involved!

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27/03/2021

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27/03/2021

As the US grapples with history and becomes increasingly racially and culturally aware -- with ethnic studies curriculums in schools, recognition of the dangers of White supremacy, and growing social justice movements -- more people are acknowledging the keepers of the land now known as North Americ...

27/03/2021

Today is World Water Day. Water is life. Our fight to protect it is more urgent than ever, as the ice melts and Enbridge prepares to drill under the rivers.U...

24/03/2021

Big banks have to step up and switch from bankrolling climate destruction to financing the green economy we need. And we need to see EACH of these 6 banks make those commitments before the UN climate conference this November.

19/03/2021

Take the fed$ 4 hotel transitional housing for NOLA houseless people now!

14/03/2021

14/03/2021

14/03/2021

BREAKING 8:00PM
INDIGENOUS YOUTH HAVE TAKEN THE RAILROAD BY RENFREW SKYTRAIN
This aligns with the week of action called by Line 3 land protectors

14/03/2021

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 12, 2021
Contact: [email protected]

Water Protectors Blockade Savanna State Forest Road With a Boat, Stopping Line 3 Construction

(Savanna State Forest, MN) In conjunction with Extinction Rebellion and the week of action against the Line 3 Tar Sands pipeline, a dozen people locked down to a boat and blockaded access roads leading to Line 3 worksites in the Savanna State Forest.

This area holds a historic trade route connecting the Mississippi River with the upper reaches of the drainage basin that Indigenous peoples navigated for thousands of years. The wetlands and forest are also home to white-tailed deer, ruffed grouse, waterfowl, songbirds, and many other species.

Construction of the Line 3 tar sands pipeline is responsible for deforestation, disruption and degradation of the natural habit that are necessary for all life in this area.

From the Bayou to Bemidji, South Dakota to Spokane, people came from around the United States to stand with Indigenous peoples leading prayerful resistence against Line 3. As people gathered to support the blockade, they were met with extreme surveillance and targeting by both local and non-local law enforcement. This is consistent with the escalated police repression seen in Northern Minnesota. Two people were arrested and since have been released.

"We are here to protect the wild rice and as an ally to Indigenous peoples, we are here to act before it is too late, this was a gathering point and trade route for Indigenous peoples and to disregard its cultural and historical context shows Line 3 is neo-colonialism" said a water protector who locked to the boat.

Giniw Collective is an Indigenous womxn, 2-spirit led frontline resistance to protect manoomin, wildlife, and defend the sacred. Rooted in Food sovereignty, Indigenous rights, and land defense.

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12/03/2021

Join us on Friday March 19th 10am PST/1pm EST for a Defund Line 3 Campaign Rally with Stop the Money Pipeline, Frontline Speakers and more! Find out how you can host a defund line 3 COVID safe event and what you can do to get involved in helping us defund line 3. If we can stop the flow of money we....

10/03/2021

TODAY! Indigenous Food Soverignty From Palestine To The Pueblos: Resisting Israeli & U.S. Settler Colonialism & Occupation, be sure to register at https://buff.ly/3kIeIuq

10/03/2021

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10/03/2021

Industrial pollution has sickened and poisoned Black communities for decades. Environmental justice experts have a solution to stop this.

10/03/2021

This is almost unbelievable, but we know what all of you are really capable of! Our Coalition public comment drive goal was 15,000 comments, and thanks you all we SMASHED that goal with over 40,000 comments! Thank you all so much! If you haven't had your chance to leave a comment, there's still time to do so at bit.ly/revokeformosa