Next #NOBakken step: Civil disobedience

Dear pipeline/clean water/climate justice fighters,

I won’t beat around the bush – the next step in our fight to stop the Bakken Pipeline is a big one, and not one we take lightly.

For only the second time in our 41 year history, we are encouraging the use of civil disobedience and mass arrest as a key tactic in our pipeline fight.

This tactic has been used successfully in landmark movements in history, and was a key reason activists successfully to stopped the Keystone XL pipeline.

And – over the course of the last two weeks – our native sisters and brothers of the Lakota/Dakota Standing Rock Sioux have used arrests to successfully blockade the Bakken Pipeline on their reservation in North Dakota, where the number of supporters has swelled to 5,000.

It’s time we join them. That’s why I’m asking you to join me in a non-violent civil disobedience blockade and demonstration next Wednesday.

WHAT: NO Bakken Pipeline Non-violence Training & Blockade Demonstration

WHEN: Wednesday, August 31

Non-violent Civil Disobedience Training: 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Rally & Blockade action: 1:00 – 4:00 p.m. (approx. time)

WHERE: Community Hall in Pilot Mound (near Boone): 112 Pilot St., Pilot Mound, IA 50223 (map)

I have two asks. Where do you fit in?

Are you willing to take an arrest to stop the Bakken Pipeline?

We need you in Pilot Mound at 9 AM for civil disobedience training and planning. Training and getting to know your fellow activists is key to making this successful. Click here to RSVP for the civil disobedience training.

“Taking an arrest” not your thing, or you can’t do it on this particular day? We still need you with us on Wed, Aug. 31.

A large show of support to rally the civil disobedience team also demonstrates strong, growing resistance to decision makers and the media. Use this link to RSVP for the afternoon demonstration.

We are 100% committed to a powerful show of peaceful resistance. We are in this together with our allies at Bold Iowa. And, are part of a growing global movement to stop this pipeline and end our reliance on fossil fuels. Now is the time to take this big step forward in our fight for People & Planet.

Use the links above to let me know you’re in, and please don’t hesitate to contact me if you have any questions.

Thanks for all you do,

Adam

State Policy Director

P.S. Donate today. Chip in to support this bold step in our #NoBakken fight.

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