Posts Tagged ‘Dakota Access Pipeline’
Filmmaker Terence Nance screens justice film, ‘They Charge for the Sun’
The short film, They Charge for the Sun, directed by Terence Nance tells the story about a future where people live nocturnally. “It’s a film about a world where people have to essentially pay for access to sunlight, similar to how people pay for water now, housing, things we need for survival but we have to…
Read MoreWhy your Facebook friends are falsely checking in at Standing Rock
There is a viral Facebook request that has seen thousands of users “checking in” at Standing Rock. For the past few months, Native American activists have been engaged in a tense standoff due to the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline in Standing Rock, North Dakota. At issue is the destruction of Native American sacred…
Read MoreGenocide and broken treaties: Why you should care about the Dakota Access Pipeline
For the past few months, Native American activists have been engaged in a tense standoff due to the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline. At issue is the destruction of Native American sacred sites including burial grounds for the Sioux people. Mainstream media has been slow to fully make the public aware of the situation.…
Read MoreNew world water: Dakota Access Pipeline protests become violent
Hundreds of Native Americans from tribes across the country have set up a camp near the Dakota Access Pipeline construction site in North Dakota. Protests turned violent on Saturday. Private security officers working for Dallas-based Energy Transfer Partners assaulted demonstrators supporting the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe. Video from the scene showed security officers apparently pepper…
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