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
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#StopLine3 - Water Protectors Shut Down Rail Yard West of Leech Lake #Minnesota
Water protectors shut down rail yard west of Leech Lake, Minnesota. Originally published by Stop Line 3 Facebook page. Water protectors shut down rail yard west of Leech Lake, Minnesota (Gaa-zagaskwaajimekaag) where Line 3 pipes are currently being brought in by train. Meanwhile in Atkinson, MN, 3 water protectors are
Water Protectors/Land Defenders Blockaded Enbridge Workers from Entering Office, and Narrowly Avoided Being Hit with Car by Angry Propipeliner
From Earth First! Newswire On the 15th of Nov. Anti-colonial Land Defense and Anonymous worked together in the continued struggle against Enbridge and the proposed Line 3 to send the message that Enbridge “stay out of so-called Minnesota with new line 3 and cease all work”! Right before business hours
Wisconsin - Tipi Blockade Erected Against Line 3 and the Colonial Holiday
submitted by Anti-Colonial Land Defense Superior, WI: In the early morning, on Thursday, November 22nd, 2018, a tipistola was erected on the entrance to the John A. Blatnik bridge in Superior. Eight poles were used to represent the four directions that blocked the entrance to the bridge. This blockade erected
Banner Drop In Solidarity With Youth Climate Interveners
From Earth First! Newswire On Monday, November 19th, the Minnesota Public Utility Commission denied the petition for reconsideration to grant the certification of need for the proposed Line 3 pipeline project. The youth climate interveners were supposed to be allowed to speak earlier this morning and the PUC disregarded the
Oil Trains Stopped Near Lake Superior
submitted anonymously to the Earth First! Journal On Nov. 19th, action was taken on the invisible border of Wisconsin and Minnesota to halt and block the movement of oil trains to and from one of the refineries on Lake Superior, near the Namadji River. This was done by “tricking” the
#Minnesota Police Train at Military Base as #Line3 Pipeline Protests Escalate
by Andrew Neef / Unicorn Riot Minnesota – Unicorn Riot has uncovered documents showing coordination between state-wide authorities to prepare for anti-pipeline protests. Emails obtained from Minnesota State Patrol under the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act show close cooperation between state and local law enforcement, the Minnesota Department of Public
Several Groups Disrupt Duluth City Council Meeting
submitted by Anti-colonial Land Defense At the past several meetings regarding riot gear, several groups and collectives such as UMD Students for Justice, Anonymous Twin Ports, Anti-colonial Land Defense, Black Lives Matter, ExPrisoners Organizing, Save The Kids, Standing Up for Racial Justice, Native Lives Matter, and many others were either
Indigenous Peoples’ Day Action Taken by Anti Colonial Land Defense
From Earth First! Newswire On the early, crisp morning of Indigenous People’s Day, October 8th, 2018, a collective of Indigenous & non- Indigenous Water Protectors & Land Defenders took action against Enbridge Line 3 by order of some strong Ojibwe grandmother matriarchs. A traditional Ojibwe Waganogan was erected as a
Pipeline Resistance Oct 2–4: An Update From Anti-Colonial Land Defense
From Earth First! Newswire Anti-colonial Land Defense & many other individuals from different groups united as a gathering of Indigenous & non-indigenous Water Protectors to stop Enbridge pipeline Line 3 construction on the Fond Du Lac Ojibwe Reservation; we shut down work all day! A ceremony was led & held
No Permits = No Pipeline!
From No Line 3 Permits The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) is in charge of issuing several permits that Enbridge needs to build its new tar sands pipeline, Line 3. These people are set to destroy our wetlands, accelerate climate change, decimate wild rice and sacred sites, and bring on
Water Protectors Lock Down at Wells Fargo Prior to $1.48B Loan to Enbridge
From Earth First! Newswire On Thursday Morning, October 4, water protectors erected a tripod and tipi in front of the Wells Fargo building in protest of an upcoming $1.48 billion dollar credit renewal to Canadian-based Enbridge, Inc. Enbridge is behind Line 3, a nearly 1M barrel per day tar sands