Thread by @FordFischer

PHOTO THREAD: Activists occupied a Line 3 Pipeline construction site in Northern Minnesota yesterday, halting operations for the day.

Just before 5 pm, police from several departments came and began arrests, initially scuffling with protesters linking arms at the entrance.

Activists linked arms and some chained themselves to the Enbridge equipment in an attempt to hold onto the occupation of the construction site as police moved through and made arrests.

#Stopline3 #TreatyPeopleGathering #HonorTheTreaties

Some police efforts were focused on a separate entrance to the #Line3 construction site, where activists had also erected a makeshift barricade outside.

While no shots were fired during the incident, police brought riot control and other weaponry to clear the Enbridge construction site.

Earlier in the day, hundreds of #Stopline3 #TreatyPeopleGathering #HonorTheTreaties activists including actress @Janefonda marched to the Mississippi River to demand the construction be cancelled.

The activists arrived near where the new construction of the Line 3 Pipeline is expected to intersect with the Mississippi River.

The area is claimed as Enbridge Property, but an indigenous member of the sheriff's department wished them good luck as long as they stayed peaceful.

Police then did not interfere as the activists trekked across a wet marsh to a small platform built by Enbridge for pipeline construction where it intersects with the Mississippi River.

Activists then held a small blessing, some standing in the water and praying for the environment.

This location was about a half hour drive from the construction site occupied by activists.

Folks at the marsh celebrated that demonstration for halting construction for the day.