Indigenous Environmental Network: Trump Can’t Build DAPL Without a Fight

IEN statement:

Cannon Ball, ND — Today the Army Corps of Engineers notified Congress that it will grant an easement for the Dakota Access Pipeline in the next 24 hours, trampling a planned environmental and tribal consultation review process.

Statement from Tom Goldtooth, Executive Director of the Indigenous Environmental Network:

“Donald Trump will not build his Dakota Access Pipeline without a fight. The granting of an easement, without any environmental review or tribal consultation, is not the end of this fight — it is the new beginning. Expect mass resistance far beyond what Trump has seen so far.

“The granting of this easement goes against protocol, it goes against legal process, it disregards more than 100,000 comments already submitted as part of the not-yet-completed environmental review process — all for the sake of Donald Trump’s billionaire big oil cronies. And, it goes against the treaty rights of the entire Seven Councils Fires of the Sioux Nations.

“Donald Trump has not met with a single Native Nation since taking office. Our tribal nations and Indigenous grassroots peoples on the frontlines have had no input on this process. We support the Standing Rock Sioux tribe, and stand with them at this troubling time.”

You can read that notification letter here: Dakota Access Pipeline Notification – Grijalva

Contact:
Jade Begay, jade@ienearth.org, 505-699-4791
Nina Smith, nina@megaphonestrategies.com, 301-717-9006

Join the Resistance! – Send Your Comments on DAPL E.I.S.

IEN action alert:

Join the Resistance! – Send Your Comments on DAPL E.I.S.

From the first days in office Trump has made it no secret that he will do whatever he can to finish this and other pipelines. He cares nothing for the future of our nation or people as he pushes us ever-closer to becoming a resource colony for the world. Write YOUR comment to the Army Corps of Engineers demanding a comprehensive environmental review of the Dakota Access Pipeline. Stand alongside the indigenous leaders who brought over 500 tribes together to Protect the Water for millions downstream. Stand with the hundreds and thousands of people who braved the cold in North Dakota and loudly proclaimed; MNI WICONI – WATER IS LIFE! Stand with the millions of people supporting us from across the U.S. and around the world – SAY; “NO DAPL!”

THIS IS THE NoDAPL LAST STAND

Action alert from Camp of the Sacred Stones:

FINAL DAPL EASEMENT APPROVED

Today, Tuesday February 7, the US Army Corps gave notice of intent to grant the final easement for the Dakota Access Pipeline to cross the Mni Sose (Missouri River).  They are skipping the EIS ordered in December, and skipping the congressional notification period required by law.  This is a response to President Trump’s Presidential Memorandum directing the Corps to expedite approval of the project.  

The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe will likely sue and ask for a temporary restraining order to halt construction while the legality of this decision is reviewed in court.  In the meantime, DAPL will likely start drilling immediately.  The media recently reported that DAPL says their "best case scenario" timeline is 83 days from easement to oil flow.

TAKE ACTION NOW

WORLDWIDE CALL TO ACTION FEB. 8

The Indigenous Coalition at Standing Rock is calling for February 8th to be an international day of emergency actions to disrupt business as usual and unleash a global intersectional resistance to fossil fuels and fascism.  Connect with other struggles.  Think long-term movement building.  We are in this for the long haul.  

The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe has consistently asked for people to go home, and we understand this.  Regardless, water protectors remain on the ground at the Sacred Stone Camp, determined to stop the black snake, and we support them.  If you go, expect police violence, mass arrests, felony charges for just about anything, abuse while in custody, targeted persecution and racial profiling while driving around the area, etc.

We are calling for emergency actions all over the world. PLEASE, THIS IS OUR LAST STAND. Please visit everydayofaction.org to find or register an action wherever you are. Check out our world action map to join the mass distributed actions TOMORROW, February 8th.  

Please also donate to the legal defense of water protectors who will be facing intensifying repression.

DONATE TO THE LEGAL FUND

ACTION PLANNING TIPS

 We encourage groups across the globe to connect our prayers for the water with other fights against fascism and the domination of people and Mother Earth (deportations, muslim ban, attacks on labor, deregulation of wall street, other fossil fuel projects, censorship of the press and academia, etc).

Choose the target that is most strategic for building long-term collaborative resistance in your local area.  Potential targets may include:  city halls, federal buildings, army corps offices, ICE detention centers, banks profiting off DAPL, sheriff's offices that have come to Standing Rock, labor union offices, sites of workplace struggle, etc.

MESSAGING

• Rise with Standing Rock….against violations of sovereignty, crimes against Mother Earth, fascism, violation of law, etc.

• Continue to elevate what’s happening on the ground in ND -- demonstrate that this is something serious that resonates to all peoples in the face of Trump administration tyranny.

• Support Tribes’ request for TRO (Temporary Restraining Order)/injunction!

• Resist Trump’s direct attack against indigenous communities with his executive orders re: DAPL & KXL. Indigenous communities are not backing down.

• Police violence seems inevitable and mass casualties are very likely.   The only way to keep people safe is to do the EIS.  If not, any blood spilled is on Trump’s hands and the hands of the Corps.  

Divestment means #NoDAPL

Action alert from DC Divest:

Divestment means #NoDAPL

Trump is trying to wave through the Dakota Access Pipeline.
Tomorrow at the White House we wave to him. 

Tomorrow: Trump Can't Build Dakota Access Without a Fight!
White House, 5-6 pm

In DC, we divest because it's high past time for us to be investing in our own destruction. We stand with the Standing Rock Sioux for the same reason. 

Statement from Tom Goldtooth, Executive Director of the Indigenous Environmental Network:

“Donald Trump will not build his Dakota Access Pipeline without a fight. The granting of an easement, without any environmental review or tribal consultation, is not the end of this fight — it is the new beginning."

With love, joy, and hope,
Your friends at DC Divest

Tomorrow: Help stop the Dakota Access Pipeline

Friends of the Earth action alert:

Join us at the White House tomorrow to stop the Dakota Access Pipeline!

The Army Corps of Engineers just greenlighted the Dakota Access Pipeline.

The Corps was supposed to conduct an Environmental Impact Statement. It was supposed to accept comments from people like you. 

But two weeks ago Donald Trump signed an executive action to speed up the project. Now the Corps is in Trump’s pocket.

We can’t let Trump force construction of this pipeline! It’s time to take that message to the streets!

What: Rally to oppose the Dakota Access Pipeline
When: Tomorrow, Feb. 8th at 5 pm
Where: The White House

Click here to RSVP.

The Trump Administration’s action is a betrayal of the Water Protectors who stood up for their water and sovereignty. This dangerous project threatens the water supply of the Standing Rock Sioux tribe. And it cuts through wildlife habitat and the tribe’s ancestral lands.

Donald Trump has made it clear that his America does not include the millions of Americans who are standing up to protect their land, water, sacred cultural sites and climate from dangerous pipelines.

But Trump doesn’t know how big a fight that he’s in for. So we need you to show him that he can’t just come in and undo the progress we’ve made.

Stand up to Trump’s extreme agenda and help stop Dakota Access -- join the action in DC!

Standing with you,
Doug Norlen,
Economic policy program director,
Friends of the Earth