.@ProtestLaw is preparing a legal challenge to protect and advance Water Protectors' First Amendment rights. Learn more and support this effort here. (3/11) protestlaw.org/line3
On March 16th, @HonorTheEarth led a day of prayers at the Mississippi Headwaters.
Like over 200 other bodies of water, the Mississippi be affected by Line 3 and impact millions downstream. (4/11)
On March 18th, 7 water protectors led by @GiniwCollective locked to each other and blocked work on a Line 3 pump station. All were arrested and have since been released. (5/11)
On March 19th, @HonorTheEarth erected a tipi at the MN Supreme Court building. They projected a message to decision makers, telling them to honor the treaties. (9/11)
Water protector defendants are pledging to take their cases to court, which will be costly for counties in Northern MN.
Those arrested are fighting to protect the planet for us all.
Read the full pledge here, & support the defendants. (10/11) linktr.ee/pipeline_legal
Please reply with any other #StopLine3 updates that we missed. And as always, support & get involved in the movement! (11/11) linktr.ee/stopline3
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Today marks the 30th anniversary of the largest ever inland oil spill in U.S. history - and it happened because of the current Line 3 pipeline, right here in Minnesota.
Here's the story of that spill. 🧵 (1/7)
On March 3rd, 1991, a huge rupture in the Line 3 pipeline near Grand Rapids, Minnesota caused oil to shoot over 50 feet into the air. It soaked trees, saturated the surrounding wetlands, and coated icy rivers.
When all was done, 1.7 million gallons of oil had spilled. (2/7)
Oil from the pipeline made it into the nearby Prairie River, only half a mile from the Mississippi.
The only reason it didn't get to the Mississippi is it was still winter, and the river ice stopped the oil from getting too far. In May, it would've been a different story. (3/7)
Every Monday we will be sharing #StopLine3 updates from the previous week. Here is a thread on last week (Feb. 22-28) 🧵:
On February 24th, @Giniw led an action where water protectors blockaded over a dozen Line 3 worksites. They locked down to a flipped-over vehicle, and ascended 35 ft into the air on a bi-pod. (1/8)
(1/6) Earlier today, reports of a person throwing a “suspicious package” onto a Line 3 construction site were used to vilify water protectors. Emergency alerts called the incident a potential “explosive hazard,” but law enforcement confirmed no explosive devices were at the site.
(2/6) No evidence has been released that shows that protesters had any role in the incident. In the words of Camp Migizi, “Peaceful protests are not illegal. There are no explosives…
(3/6) “...Law enforcement induced hysteria is being used to manipulate the masses to (curb) resistance.The only immediate danger is the wellbeing of the rice, and the water.”