Hurricane Dorian has decimated the Bahamas and is wreaking destruction and spawning tornadoes up the east coast. Millions of people have been ordered to evacuate from the eastern seaboard, and there are already storm impacts and flooding in many locales between Savannah GA and Norfolk VA. In these areas are
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G.A. Minutes 8-27-19
G.A. Minutes 8-27-19 It’s raining this evening so, of course, we’re at Coney Island. The sky was only spitting but all the weather maps and forecasts predicted lots of rain so the group decided earlier not take the chance and end up hungry and drenched trying to meet at Peoples
Water Protectors Lock to Enbridge Office Gates, Work Halted
In the early morning, 6 water protectors locked to the gates of a key Enbridge office in Bemidji, MN in protest of proposed tar sands pipeline project Line 3. 2 chained their necks to the gate, risking personal safety for the hundreds of watersheds Enbridge proposes to send nearly 1M
G.A. Minutes 7-16-19
G.A. Minutes 7-16-19 After being rained out last week, this evening we are back at Peoples Plaza. There is no rain in tonight’s weather forecast; the sky is clear, the temperature is in the high 80s with a very occasional light breeze. In other words, it’s really flippin’ hot! Fortunately,
Inspiration & Support for Disaster Preparation
As we enter hurricane season in the Atlantic and fire season in the West, Mutual Aid Disaster Relief is compiling tips for preparing communities to take care of each other in the spirit of mutual aid when disaster strikes. Below is a list we’ve started and are continuing to add
G.A. Minutes 6-18-19
G.A. Minutes 6-18-19 It’s no big surprise that we’re back at Peoples Plaza again this evening. We’ve been holding fire circle meetings here every Tuesday evening for the past month but because of all the trouble we’ve been getting from City government, MN Power and all their minions (read street
The 48th Annual Rainbow Family National Gathering
We are excited to announce that the 2019 National Rainbow Gathering will be held this year along the fictional border of Minnesota & Wisconsin! We, who are brothers & sisters, children of spirit, families of life on earth, friends of nature & of all people, children of humankind calling
G.A. Minutes 5-21-19
G.A. Minutes 5-21-19 After being rained out last week, we’re back at Peoples Plaza this evening. It’s been raining a lot over the last few weeks and the weather people predict more rain for the next few days but tonight we’re being given a break. The sky is overcast, temperatures
G.A. Minutes 5-7-19
G.A. Minutes 5-7-19 We are about to hold our first recreational fire of the year at Peoples Plaza this evening. As usual, the Fire Magician and the Occupier who brings most of the food are the first people to arrive. They notice that the big tree planters are blocking the
G.A. Minutes 4-16-19
G.A. Minutes 4-16-19 It comes as no big surprise to us that we had one last (hopefully) blizzard before spring truly kicked in this year. The Great White North played host to around 5 inches of new snow during the middle of last week. Wonderful. The entire city shut down
Building Arks
At the end of last year, we wrapped up our second workshop tour. Over three months, we worked our way from Albuquerque to San Diego, then north toward Seattle, and across the midwest into Wisconsin, making a total of 21 stops. In traveling west, we wanted to understand the unique
Strategies & Stories from the German Climate Justice Movement
Friday, March 29th University of Minnesota 110 Carlson School of Management 6:00 PM We’re excited to announce that Ende Gelände will be stopping in Minneapolis, MN on their U.S. tour, taking place this February through April, to share stories from Germany’s wildly successful mass mobilizations. Come join German activists from
Threat Model: Securing Your Digital Self
Saturday, February 23rd Boneshaker Books 2002 23rd Ave S 5:00 PM Presentation and hands-on computer security workshop to help you better equip yourself in the battle for a life worth living. Bring your devices and your questions. Source: https://conflictmn.blackblogs.org/threat-model-securing-your-digital-self/
45 #NoDAPL Cases Dismissed; Warrants Quashed Upon Review Ordered by Judiciary
Masked warriors on top of destruction machinery at Dakota Access Pipeline construction, North Dakota. Photo: West Coast Women Warriors Media Cooperative. North Dakota prosecutors abandon dozens of cases due to no “good faith belief that the underlying charges can be proven.” By Water Protector Legal Collective, January 31, 2019
Withered Green Anarchism
Originally published in French in La Mauvaise Herbe vol.17 no.2 “No one cares about them anymore around here, why don’t you just let them wither away in impertinence?” asked a good friend who identifies as an anarcho-primitivist. Anecdotal perhaps, but I couldn’t help but remember a very successful event on