Lucas, 141 water protectors were
arrested in North Dakota over the weekend. police are increasingly
aggressive in their attacks against peaceful protest and prayer ceremonies, acts
the police call riots. Police
shot down Native media drones, once again threatening freedom of the press.
This violent escalation is dangerous and must be stopped immediately.
President Obama must intervene and stop all construction on the Dakota
Access pipeline.
Daily Kos members have sent over 10,000 letters to the White House, but
today we are asking that you join a national day of action in solidarity
with the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and call President Obama today.
Here is a sample script:
White House phone number:
202-456-1111
Hello my name is _______. Police attacks against the water protectors in
North Dakota are increasingly violent, pepper spraying and beating people
as they pray for the water. Police attack and shut out journalists. You
have to take a different stand and show a stronger commitment to people
and to safe drinking water than to this pipeline. Stop construction on
the Dakota Access pipeline.
After your phone call, please click here and fill out this form to tell
us how the White House responds.
If you can't call, then click here to sign and send a letter to President
Obama, demanding swift action.
The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and the hundreds of other tribes represented
are not backing down. Let's stand with them.
Keep fighting,
Irna Landrum, Daily Kos
P.S. You can read the email I sent last week below.
Lucas, after six months of protests the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, joined
by hundreds of tribal nations, are still relentlessly fighting to protect
their land and water from the Dakota Access oil pipeline. President Obama
has responded to unprecedented tribal solidarity and organizing with half
measures, and this dangerous pipeline keeps growing.
The Administration refused to
authorize construction for a small portion of the 1,172-mile pipeline route and
promised more consultation with tribal nations in the future. Meanwhile,
peaceful protesters are constantly harassed and
arrested, and journalists are
targeted by police for their coverage of the protests.
Nearly 100,000 Daily Kos members have signed a petition urging President
Obama to stop the Dakota Access pipeline. Half measures will not do. It's
time to raise our voices and put even more pressure on the White House.
Call President Obama today and urge him to take bold, decisive action:
Stop all construction on the Dakota Access pipeline. Here is a sample script:
White House phone number:
202-456-1111
Hello my name is _______. I'm calling to urge President Obama to stop
all construction on the Dakota Access pipeline. This pipeline will leak
oil in drinking water supplies, as it destroys important Native American
sites. We need the President to stand for people and the environment,
not protect big oil company profits.
After calling the White House, click here to tell us how it went.
Can't call? Then click here to sign and send a letter to President
Obama, urging him to stop the destructive Dakota Access pipeline once
and for all.
Keep fighting,
Irna Landrum, Daily Kos