Long Beach Water Protector Fund
Donation protected
Over Thanksgiving break we had the incredible opportunity to stand in solidarity with the Water Protectors at Standing Rock. We stayed in Oceti Sakowin camp and it was truly a life changing experience.
We were there for 6 days and along with attending camp meetings and helping organize donations, we also had the opportunity to participate in three major peaceful actions against the Dakota Access Pipeline. This peaceful resistance against the pipeline is indigenous led and is essential to preserving the land, culture, and dignity of the Native people's of this land.
Here is a more detailed account of our experience:
http://www.daily49er.com/news/2016/12/05/standing-together/
And thanks to the incredible amount of support we've gotten, we were able to return with the essential gear needed to survive the harsh winter conditions.
We went back to Oceti Oyate (formally Oceti Sakowin) and stayed for 5 weeks. We worked hard to stay self sufficient and to keep camp up and running. We attended camp meetings, worked many shifts in the new compostable toilets, chopped firewood, organized supplies, and participated in direct actions.
Also, along with a group of about 30 other Water Protectors from Standing Rock, we traveled to Washington D.C. And participated in a direction action on Inauguration Day to show the new administration that we will not back down.
Since returning back to Long Beach after the ingauration, we have already attended several rallies and actions to help ensure the pressure on DAPL remains.
We will keep this fund open in case anyone would like to donate to our cause. Though we are back home in Long Beach, we continuously need supplies to continue our activism.
If you feel compelled, please donate and share our fund page!
We need to keep this momentum going and we are dedicated to defeating DAPL.
#StandingRock
#NoDAPL
#MniWiconi
#WaterIsLife
Please "like" and follow our fb page for updates!
https://m.facebook.com/lbwaterprotectors/
We were there for 6 days and along with attending camp meetings and helping organize donations, we also had the opportunity to participate in three major peaceful actions against the Dakota Access Pipeline. This peaceful resistance against the pipeline is indigenous led and is essential to preserving the land, culture, and dignity of the Native people's of this land.
Here is a more detailed account of our experience:
http://www.daily49er.com/news/2016/12/05/standing-together/
And thanks to the incredible amount of support we've gotten, we were able to return with the essential gear needed to survive the harsh winter conditions.
We went back to Oceti Oyate (formally Oceti Sakowin) and stayed for 5 weeks. We worked hard to stay self sufficient and to keep camp up and running. We attended camp meetings, worked many shifts in the new compostable toilets, chopped firewood, organized supplies, and participated in direct actions.
Also, along with a group of about 30 other Water Protectors from Standing Rock, we traveled to Washington D.C. And participated in a direction action on Inauguration Day to show the new administration that we will not back down.
Since returning back to Long Beach after the ingauration, we have already attended several rallies and actions to help ensure the pressure on DAPL remains.
We will keep this fund open in case anyone would like to donate to our cause. Though we are back home in Long Beach, we continuously need supplies to continue our activism.
If you feel compelled, please donate and share our fund page!
We need to keep this momentum going and we are dedicated to defeating DAPL.
#StandingRock
#NoDAPL
#MniWiconi
#WaterIsLife
Please "like" and follow our fb page for updates!
https://m.facebook.com/lbwaterprotectors/
Organizer
Amanda Mendoza
Organizer
Cypress, CA
