Diodora Hernández refuses to sell her lands to Goldcorp for open-pit mining. She was shot in the eye and ear by former mining employees and has had no justice.
Resisters surrounded the construction site with a conviction to stop the pipeline from invading and endangering their community. Construction was halted for 45 minutes.
“Today everything’s going smoothly and the most significant things because of which we are here are succesfully done. Saving couple of innocent lives.”
Nine community members arrested for blocking construction on Spectra Energy’s AIM pipeline expansion join the national debate over harms caused by fossil fuel infrastructure.
Despite flaming barricades, blockades, and strikes, the liquefied natural gas maritime terminal was approved. At least 37 people were arrested, three protesters were hit by a car, and hundreds repressed by police.
Folks entered the second largest coal port of Europe, staging a 10 hour blockade of a 50m high gantry crane as well as the quay, blocking a 220 meter long coal ship from unloading its dangerous cargo.
Despite the “yes” vote, ZADistes do not doubt to see solidarity strengthen. They are calling for organizing support especially on the weekend of July 9 and 10 to further mobilize their camp.
Anyone can contribute to this tapestry of struggle. All it takes is to be decided.
With forceps and shears in hand, we managed to open the path towards freedom for all the bunnies that were there, and on one of the walls was written, “Life is not to be negotiated, freedom for all animals.”
One June 6th, protesters affiliated with Rising Tide Vermont stopped work on the pipeline for seven hours, locking themselves to construction equipment and blockading an access road.