Native American Water Protectors Begin European Tour in Paris

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In Paris, water protector Juan B. Mancias

Tribal Chairman at 'Carrizo/Comecrudo Tribe of Texas



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"Yesterday we were welcoming the Water Protectors from USA, Rachel Heaton, Nataanii Means, Wasté Win Young, Rebekah Hinojosa, Juan B. Mancias and Rafael Gonzalez, with some first actions." Photo courtesy Stand Up with Standing Rock.

Solidarity with Water Protectors in Paris yesterday.

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Rachel Heaton, Muckleshoot Rachel Heaton, member of the Muckleshoot Nation in Washington State, said of the photo above, "Some of the awesome organizers we get to tour around with.. it is the work of 24 organizations that got us Water Protectors here. Rachel Heaton, member of the Muckleshoot Nation in Washington State, said of the photo above, "Some of the awesome organizers we get to tour around with.. it is the work of 24 organizations that got us Water Protectors here. Upon arriving in Paris we went right into actions. There is so much organizing going on here in Europe and it's exciting being a part of it. " Photo by Rachel Heaton.





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Nataani Means, Dineh Nataani Means, Dine' from Chinle on the Nation Nation, said, " Nataani Means, Dine' from Chinle on the Nation Nation, said, " We're about to hit an eleven city tour in Europe. Doing divestment work, as well as performing music in each city of the tour. We're gonna continue waking people up to what's going on not only with the destruction of Mother Earth but educating about our communities, what we go thru. And what we're still facing on our nations. When I started doing music this is what I wanted to do it for. Educate people about who we are in the 21st century. Prayers to everyone traveling, it's gonna be tough cause I really haven't been home in a minute and we just finished a two month tour here on turtle island. Myself and these beautiful people will do our best to represent in a powerful way."

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Waste Win Young, Dakota from Standing Rock

has just arrived in Paris. Young was among those camped and resisting the Dakota Access Pipeline.





Water Protector Rafael Gonzales









Four additional cities are joining the Tour ! Water Protectors will come in Paris, Brussels, the Netherlands, Köln, Geneva, Barcelona, Madrid, Bilbao, Bologna, Rome and Naples. Be ready friends !

Quatre villes s'ajoutent à la Tournée des Défenseur.e.s de l'eau. Ils passeront donc à Paris, Bruxelles, les Pays-Bas, Cologne, Genève, Barcelone, Madrid, Bilbao, Bologne, Rome et Naples. Soyez prêt.e.s les ami.e.s !





Standing Rock Water Protector European Tour and Schedule



From May 20th till June 14th, some activists of the Standing Rock’s movement will come to Europe for a solidarity tour called “Stand Up With Standing Rock”.







In Standing Rock, North Dakota, United States, the so called “water protectors” fought against the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL). Thanks to months of non-violent resistance gathering people from all over the country and from various backgrounds, they put a stop to the project during the Obama administration. But as Trump got the presidency, he decided to defend his own financial interest by sending the army to evacuate the Oceti Sakowin camp, build in the pipeline route. One month after, the oil was flowing inside the pipeline. But the fight is not over, as the water protectors took care of spreading it all over the Turtle Island (North America) and are now willing to spread it all over the world.

.For the Stand Up With Standing Rock tour, Rachel Heaton, Nataanii Means, Wašté Win Young and Rafael Gonzales, will carry the voices of the water protectors to various parts of Europe: Paris, Brussels, the Netherlands, Cologne/Bonn, Geneva, Barcelona and Madrid.

Their passage through Europe will be the occasion to demand that European banks divest from an array of projects which are devastating for the climate and violate the First Nations Rights (the DAPL being one of them); and to show once again the European peoples’ firm opposition to Trump’s criminal climate policies. With non-violent actions of civil disobedience, conferences, debates, and also hip-hop concerts, informal exchanges and conviviality, the tour aims to participate in the building of a global force which commits itself to climate justice, and to oppose fascism and neoliberalism.

During the tour, the water protectors will participate in a lot of special events. In Paris, they will attend the shareholders assemblies of the big French banks who are funding the DAPL to ask them to divest and will held a conference on May 22th at la Bourse du Travail at 7:30pm.

In Brussels, they will participate in the big march against Trump on May 24th starting at 5pm in the North Station and on May 25th in the morning at the Peace Rally ” No to NATO – People not war”, a peacefull gathering in front of the NATO summit. They will also take part in a solidarity action and public event in areas affected by earthquakes in Grongingen before engaging in a cultural event on June 2nd in Amsterdam.

In Germany, on June 4th at 2 pm, a public tour is organised to the hambacher forest occupation against the expansion of the lignite Coal mine. In Geneva, Swiss people will be invited by Standing Rock water defenders to demand Credit Suisse divestment and to give voice to first nations in the UN Special Session on Corporate Responsibility. After a meeting with representatives of human rights and environmental Spain-based organisations, DAPL divestment will be the centre of a conference on June 9th in Madrid.

Rachel Heaton will participate to the Fearless Cities Meeting organized by the Spanish municipalist movement from June 9th to June 11th in Barcelona. Other stops may be still added to this tour, stay tuned!



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PARIS MAY 20TH – MAY 23TH

[En français en dessous] Program of the Paris Stop Sunday May 21th 3pm – 10 pm : République debout avec (stands with) Standing Rock : Place de la République 3pm – 8pm : “meeting of the defenders” ( DAPL, Texas LNG, Notre Dame Des Landes, Bure) , stands (Nuit Debout, Friend of the Earth, Alternatiba Paris, CSIA Nitassinan , … ), workshop on direct action and an exposition of foto from Standing Rock. 5pm : General Assembly 8pm : Concert Nataanii Means and Rafael Gonzales, water protectors of Standing Rock’s movement. A taste here : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gq54n6TJ2Bo and here : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGas0THSbqs&feature=youtu.be Facebook event : https://www.facebook.com/events/1829553227366191/

Monday May 22nd 7:30pm – 9:30 pm : Debate with the water protectors of Standing Rock Bourse du Travail Facebook event : https://www.facebook.com/events/1906034026322644/

Tuesday May 23rd : participation of the water protectors to the shareholders assembly of BNP Paribas, Natixis and Société Générale. ———————————————————————————————- Programme de l’étape parisienne

Dimanche 21 mai 15h-22h : République Deb o ut avec Standing Rock : Place de la République 15h-20h : “salon des Défenseur.e.s” (DAPL, Texas LNG, Notre Dame Des Landes, Bure), stands (Nuit Debout, Les Amis de la Terre, Alternatiba Paris, CSIA Nitassinan , … ), formation à l’action directe et expo photo Standing Rock. 17h Assemblée Générale 20h Concert Nataanii Means et Rafael Gonzales, défenseurs de Standing Rock. Un avant goût ici : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gq54n6TJ2Bo et ici : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGas0THSbqs&feature=youtu.be Événement facebook : https://www.facebook.com/events/1829553227366191/

Lundi 22 mai 19h30 – 21h30 : Soirée débat avec les défenseurs de Standing Rock Bourse du Travail Événement Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/events/1906034026322644/





Mardi 23 mai : Participation des défenseurs aux Assemblées générales de BNP Paribas, Natixis et Société Générale



















BRUSSELS MAY 24TH – MAY 27TH

[En Français en dessous] Program of the Brussels Stop Wednesday May 24th 10am : Trump in Brussel : The Lobby Tour EU quarter, Brussels Infos and registration : https://www.eventbrite.com/e/trump-in-brussels-the-lobby-tour-tickets-34322155491 Facebook Event : https://www.facebook.com/events/408053036260445/

Wednesday May 24th 5pm : Protest March “Trump not Welcome” Brussels North Station Event : https://www.trumpnotwelcome.be Followed by a concert with Natanii and Rafael, both water protectors.

Thursday May 25th 11am – 4pm : Peace Rally : Peacefull meeting in front of the NATO Summit Rue de la Fusée 1130 Brussels Event : http://agirpourlapaix.be/25-05-rassemblement-pacifique-no-to-nato-people-not-war/

Thursday May 25th 5pm : General Asembly of Climate Express

Friday May 26th 12am – 2pm : Closure of the Peace Camp Zinneke : Place Masui 13, 1000 Bruxelles Facebook Event : https://www.facebook.com/events/116297718944022/ Peace Camp : https://stopnato2017.org/en/peace-camp-program

Friday May 26th Evening : Dynamite Night : Space for a convergence of the struggles More details to come

Saturday May 27th 3pm – 6pm : Conference ULB (Free University of Brussels) : Campus Solbosh, Avenue Franklin Roosevelt 50, 1050 Brussels, Auditorium DC2.206 More details to come ——————————————————————————- Programme de l’étape Bruxelloise Mercredi 24 mai 10h : Trump in Brussels : The Lobby Tour Quartier Européen, Bruxelles Infos et inscription : https://www.eventbrite.com/e/trump-in-brussels-the-lobby-tour-tickets-34322155491 Facebook Event : https://www.facebook.com/events/408053036260445/

Mercredi 24 mai 17h : Marche de Protestation “Trump not Welcome” Gare de Bruxelles Nord Événement : https://www.trumpnotwelcome.be/franais/ Suivi d’un concert de Nataanii et Rafael, défenseurs de Standing Rock. Jeudi 25 mai 11h-16h : Peace rally : rassemblement pacifique devant le sommet de l’OTAN Rue de la Fusée 1130 Bruxelles Event : http://agirpourlapaix.be/25-05-rassemblement-pacifique-no-to-nato-people-not-war/

Jeudi 25 mai 17h Assenblée Générale de Climate Express

Vendredi 26 mai 12h-14h : Clôture du Peace Camp Zinneke : Place Masui 13, 1000 Bruxelles Facebook Event : https://www.facebook.com/events/116297718944022/ Peace Camp : http://agirpourlapaix.be/peace-camp-brussels-stop-nato-2017/

Vendredi 26 mai soir : Soirée Dynamite : espace de convergence des luttes Plus d’infos à venir

Samedi 27 mai 15h-18h : Conférence

ULB (Université Libre de Bruxelles) : Campus Solbosh, Avenue Franklin Roosevelt 50, 1050 Bruxelles, Auditoire DC2.206 Plus d’infos à venir



















THE NETHERLANDS MAY 28TH – JUNE 2ND Program of the Neterlands Stop Sunday May 28th a fternoon – public meeting in Heerlen, former coal region of the Netherlands about just transition, and local resistance also against Nuclear energy in Belgium.

Sunday May 28th Evening : Solidarity dinner + info evening

De Klinker, Nijmegen. Sunday May 28th Night : Concert De onderbroek, Nijmegen.

Monday May 29th ev ening : Public meeting with Social Party, Milieudefensie and CODE ROOD- local direct action group in CREA University of Amsterdam Social and Cultural center. Tuesday May 30th e vening : Solidarity dinner + info evening + Concert Vrankrijk squat, Amsterdam

Wednesday May 31st afternoon : Meeting with ISS and UDAPT Den Haag

Thursday June 1st afternoon : meetings + solidarity action in areas affected by earthquakes Groningen T hursday June 1st evening : public meeting with local activists and Social Party Members of Parliament Groningen More infos to come



















KÖLN – HAMBACH JUNE 3RD – JUNE 5TH Program of the Stop in Köln and Hambach Saturday June 3rd 6pm – 8 pm : public Presentation about Standing Rock alte Feuerwache : Melchiorstraße 3 – 50670 Köln Saturday June 3rd 10:30pm – 11pm : Concert Autonomes Zentrum Köln : Luxemburger Str. 93, 50939 Köln

Sunday June 4th 2 pm : Public Tour to the Hambacher Forst with local activists and forest protector Hambacher Forst is occupied to provide the expansion of the lignite coal mine : http://hambachforest.blogsport.de/





























































Stand Up With Standing Rock is a european solidarity tour with water defenders of Standing Rock fighting against the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL). Rachel Heaton, Nataanii Means, Wašté Win Young and Rafael Gonzales, activists of the Standing Rock movement, will carry the voices of the water protectors to various parts of Europe : Paris, Brussels, the Netherlands, Bonn, Geneva, Bologna, Barcelona, Bologna, Bilbao , Madrid, Rome and Naples. From May 20th till June 20th 2017, their passage through Europe will be the occasion to demand that european banks divest from an array of projects which are devastating for the climate and violate the First Nations Rights on the Turtle Island (North America); and to manifest once again the european peoples’ firm opposition to Trump’s criminal climate policies. With non-violent actions of civil disobedience, conferences, debates, and also hip-hop concerts, informal exchanges and conviviality, the tour aims to participate in the building of a global force which commits itself to climate justice, and to oppose fascism and neoliberalism. #StandUpWith Dates of the tour : Paris : May 20th till May 23rd Brussels : May 24th till May 27th The Netherlands : May 28th till June 2nd Köln – Hambach : June 3rd till June 5th Geneva : June 6th till June 8th Madrid – Barcelona – Bologna : June 9th till June 11th Barcelona – Bilbao : June 12th till June 14th Rome : June 15th till June 17th Naples : June 18th till June 20th The detailed programme is being added. [FR] Stand Up With Standing est une tournée européenne de soutien au défenseurs de Standing Rock qui lutte contre l’oléoduc DAPL (Dakota Access Pipeline). Rachel Heaton, Nataanii Means, Wašté Win Young et Rafael Gonzales, activistes du mouvement de Standing Rock, viendront porter la voix des défenseurs de l’eau (water protectors) dans plusieurs territoires d’Europe : Paris, Bruxelles, les Pays-Bas, Bonn, Genève, Barcelone, Bologne, Madrid, Bilbao, Rome et Naples. Du 20 mai au 20 juin 2017, leur passage en Europe sera l’occasion de demander le désinvestissement des banques européennes des différents projets climaticides et bafouant le droit des peuples autochtones en cours sur la Turtle Island (Amérique du Nord) et de montrer une fois de plus l’opposition ferme des peuples aux politiques climaticides de Trump. Par des actions de désobéissance civile non violentes, des conférences, des débats, mais aussi des temps d’échanges plus informels, des concerts hip-hop et des temps de convivialité, cette tournée vise à participer à la construction d’une force globale qui s’engage pour la justice climatique, contre le fascisme et le néolibéralisme. #StandUpWith Dates de la tournée Paris : 20 au 23 Mai Bruxelles : 24 au 27 Mai Pays-Bas : 28 Mai au 2 Juin Köln – Hambach : 3 au 5 Juin Genève : 6 au 8 Juin Madrid – Barcelone – Bologne : 9 au 11 Juin Barcelone – Bilbao : 12 au 14 Juin Rome : 15 au 17 Juin Naples : 18 au 20 Juin Le programme détaillé des étapes est ajouté petit à petit sur le blog (voir les onglets).





















GENEVA JUNE 6TH – JUNE 8TH [En Français en dessous] Program of the stop in Geneva Tuedsay June 6th : press conference Tuedsay June 6th 9:30pm : Hip Hop/Rap Concert : Ecurie/Buvette des Cropettes : l’Ilôt 13 (rue de Montbrillant 14) with Nataanii and Rafael (water protectors), COTI and Muchach (hip hop groups from Geneva) Wednesday 7th : United Nation special session about the responsability of the transnationals corporations. Inside : intervention of the water protectors Outside : 8/30 am : symbolic presence at the entry of the UN (Croix Rouge entry); 11am : Conference “side event” Wednesday 7th 3 pm : Meeting with the mayor of Geneva Remi Pagani Thursday June 8th 12am – 4pm : Large civil disobedience action Public and large “citizens initiative/action” addressing the banks which are funding DAPL, Keystone XL, and the other fossil fuel projects. Testimonies from the Standing Rock Water protectors. Thursday June 8th night : conference at the Uni-Mail Programme de l’étape genevoise. Mardi 6 Juin : conférence de presse

Mardi 6 Juin 21h30 : Concert Hip Hop/Rap: Ecurie/Buvette des Cropettes : l’Ilôt 13 (rue de Montbrillant 14) avec Nataanii et Rafael (de Standing Rock) & COTI et Muchach (groupes hip hop Genevois) Mercredi 7 Juin : Session spéciale des Nations Unies sur la responsabilité des multinationales : A l’intérieur : intervention des défenseur.e.s de Standing Rock A l’extérieur : 8h30 : présence symbolique à l’entrée de l’ONU (entrée Croix Rouge) 11h : Conférence “side event” Mercredi 7 juin 15h : rencontre avec le maire de Genève Rémi Pagani (date à confirmer) Jeudi 8 Juin 12h – 16h : Action de désobéissance civile Action/Initiative citoyenne large et publique ciblant les banques qui financent DAPL, Keystone XL et les autres projets climaticides. Témoignage des défenseur.e.s de Standing Rock. Jeudi 8 Juin soir : conférence à l’Université

























Du 18 au 23 mai, dans le cadre de la tournée Stand Up with Standing Rock, nous accueillons à Paris plusieurs défenseur-e-s autochtones qui se battent contre des projets d'infrastructures d'énergies fossiles outre-atlantique : Dakota Access Pipeline, Keystone XL, Texas LNG, etc. ! Des projets qui menacent tant le climat que l'accès à l'eau et les droits fondamentaux des peuples amérindiens. Des projets qui sont financés par de grandes banques dont BNP Paribas, Société Générale, Crédit Agricole et Natixis.

Cette soirée sera l'occasion de recevoir le témoignage de plusieurs défenseur-es des tribus de Standing Rock et d'Esto’k Gna, d'échanger sur les modes de résistance à ces projets, notamment via le levier du désinvestissement, et sur les manières de tisser des ponts entre les différents combats pour le climat et les droits humains au niveau global !

Le 22 mai et plus tard, nous serons debout avec Standing Rock et les Peuples Amérindiens !

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