Join call to put a permanent stop to the pipeline
At 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 13, Elgin Green Groups, 350.org, Fox Valley Citizens for Peace & Justice, Friends of the Fox River and Schweitzer Environmental Center will join with 350.org, CREDO, the Sierra Club, and others across the country in a national day of action in solidarity with tribal nations calling on President Obama to stop the Dakota Access Pipeline permanently.
Last week, the Obama administration issued a halt to construction of the pipeline, opening the door to using a more thorough review process that takes climate and tribal consultation into account.
In a historic moment of nonviolent resistance, thousands of people calling themselves protectors, not protesters, have gathered in North Dakota, to demand President Obama reject this dirty and dangerous proposal. If constructed, the Dakota Access pipeline would carry fracked oil from North Dakota to Illinois, cutting under the Missouri River less than a mile upstream from the Standing Rock Sioux's drinking water supply as well as through the tribe's sacred and historical land. This pipeline is a threat to Native heritage, their homes, and will be a climate disaster.
WHAT: A peaceful solidarity event in conjunction with the national day of action against the Dakota Access Pipeline
WHO: Elgin Green Groups, 350.org, Fox Valley Citizens for Peace & Justice, Friends of the Fox River and Schweitzer Environmental Center, and whoever else joins us.
WHEN: 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 13
WHERE: The corner of Kimball Street and Grove Avenue in Elgin.
VISUALS: We will have signs and banners and a flag or two