#NoDAPL Indigenous Land Defense & Strategic Solidarity: Pressuring Power and Capital

from It’s Going Down

It was impossible for us to get a bank account in this country, or insurance coverage in this country, and unfortunately we lost a lot of shareholders as well […] The number of activists isn’t huge, but their impact has been incredible […] There needs to be an understanding that this is a threat to all industries. The tactics could be extended to any other sectors of the economy.”

–  Brian Cass, Managing Director of Huntington Life Sciences, on the efficacy of the Stop Huntington Animal Cruelty campaign

The urgency of resistance to the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) cannot be overstated. Following the election of the billionaire, white supremacist and heteropatriachal Donald Trump, Energy Transfer Partners (ETP) Chief Executive Officer Kelcy Warrren – who donated over $100 thousand to Trump’s right-wing populist campaign – has stated that he is “100% confident” that Trump would facilitate completion of the DAPL route through unceded Oceti Sakowin territory. Trump, who has also vowed to renew construction of the Keystone XL Pipeline, has up $2 million personally invested in Energy Transfer Partners and Phillips 66, two of the key partners in DAPL.

Read more for information about shareholders, construction companies, and other targets:

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UK: Hunt Sabs Save Foxes at Curre and Llangibby Meet

from Bristol Hunt Saboteurs

We haven’t paid a visit to the Curre & Llangibby hunt for quite some time so thought it was only fair that they get some sab attention. We headed over the bridge with our friends from Bath Hunt Saboteurs & South Wales Hunt Saboteurs to find the hunt leaving their meet which was in the village of Itton.

Soon enough hounds were in cry, and as we got closer to the hunt, a group of lads including the hunts terriermen decided to join us, putting cameras in our faces and threatening us. Unphased, we stuck with the hunt and it wasn’t long before we saw a fox breaking from the wood the hunt were working through. Riders were going loopy trying to alert the huntsman that they’d seen a fox but he had multiple sab cameras pointing at him and did the right thing and along with the terriermen called the hounds off and the fox got away.

The hunt tried to create a bit of distance between us and them and were soon up to their old tricks when they thought no one was watching. Unfortunately for them, we had close eyes on the illegal hunting happening. We stepped in, taking the hounds away from the huntsman and covering the scent of a fat (sorry, festively plump) fox who was eager to leave the area. Run free, friend!

The hunt stayed out ’til dark, down to the fact that the hounds were scattered all over the place and the huntsman was having a bit of trouble getting them back. He only had to ask us for help…

The hunt finally headed home so we did too. We’ll be seeing the Curre again soon!

Political Prisoner Birthday Poster For December 2016 Is Now Available

from Prison Books

Hello Friends and Comrades,

1. Here is the political prisoner birthday poster for December.(11″x17″ PDF, 25MB) Also available in color here (11″x17″ PDF, 25MB), non-PDF available here (imgur link) for sharing. Print it out and plaster your community, both in commemoration of these freedom fighters and to advertise locally for a political prisoner letter writing night. Get together with some friends in your town to send birthday cards to these fighters in our struggle. It’s an easy way to help remind them that they aren’t forgotten. If you make one, remember—don’t use anything like white-out, stickers, tape or glitter on it. We also recommend that you put a return name and address and their name and prisoner number on the card, lest the authorities “lose” the envelope and forget where it is going. If you would like to add a birthday or sign up for our poster mailing list (not a listserv, one email per month), or if you would like to contribute in another way to increasing the profile of US political prisoners, email us at ppbirthday@riseup.net.

2.There’s a special urgency to fight back the fascist creep represented in our white house and the US government. This is a great opportunity to reexamine your position within society, and dedicate yourself further towards its upturn. Whoever occupies the white house, the same pigs occupy our neighborhoods, and our neighbors occupy their cages. More now than ever, more today than yesterday, and more yesterday than the day before it. Renewing your dedication to the struggle to abolish this prison society can take many forms. Maybe you’ll be able to contribute financially. Maybe you’ll be able to contribute time. Maybe you have a special skill you can contribute to the struggle. This is the time to find out about yourself, the time to get together with your friends, coworkers, and neighbors, and the time to seize all available opportunities to disrupt and destroy the coming fascist menace. We are all we have, and no one is going to save us but ourselves. Sever the means of the reproduction of life from the market and share with the least of those around you. If we learn nothing else from 1936, it’s that the most potent fight against fascism is a vibrant movement of working class people against capitalism, white supremacy, patriarchy, and the state. Dig in, folks, we’re in for a serious struggle. Trump might be our next president, let’s try to make him our last.

3.A special thank you to the designers of this month’s poster. Designers are constantly bombarded with requests to work their trade for free, for publicity, or for a cause, and every month the PPBD Posters project relies on their generosity of time, skill and devotion to the cause of prison abolition. Cheers to Corina Dross for putting this month’s rad poster together.

4.Do you need help advertising for your local Political Prisoner Letter Writing Night? Are you interested in distributing physical copies of the poster? Write to us and let’s find a way to get physical copies of our poster to you: ppbirthday@riseup.net

5.Be sure to check out the latest Political Prisoner/Prisoner Of War every-other week update (PDF, 252KB) by the NYC-Anarchist Black Cross. There are lots of important updates on many political prisoners. This one includes updates on Chelsea Manning, Eric King, Oscar Lopez Rivera, and more.

Remember: They are in there for us, we are out here for them!

Until Every Cage Is Empty,

The Political Prisoner Birthday Crew

Animal Liberation Front UK Destroys Hunting Towers

from Frente de Liberacion Animal

translated by Earth First! Journal

Anonymous information:

Towers used for hunting were destroyed by the Northern Cotswold Animal Liberation Front in Gloucestershire, England.

All the hunting towers were tumbled and destroyed.

ALF UK.

***SPANISH***

Informe anónimo:

Torres utilizadas para la caza fueron destruidas por El Frente de Liberación Animal en el Norte de Cotswold, Gloucestershire,Inglaterra.

Todas las torres de caza fueron derribadas y destruidas.

ALF UK.

France: Emergency Call-out From the Forest Occupation in Bure

Greece: Banner Drop Against DAPL In Exarchia Square, Athens

from contra info

In the afternoon of November 24th 2016, we dropped a banner in Exarchia Square against the Dakota Access Pipeline, currently under construction in the US. This oil pipeline runs a distance of nearly 1,172 miles, from North Dakota to Illinois, and its cost is estimated to be around 3.7 billion dollars. In its destructive path, this mega-project is causing irreversible damage to territories, rivers and surrounding communities.

Among the affected areas is also Standing Rock reservation in North Dakota, where residents alongside people in solidarity resist the police, forces of the US army, and security guards of the groups assigned to construct the pipeline (Energy Transfer Partners being the main contractor). Repression has been so harsh over the last days, that among the hundreds who were injured there’s also an activist whose hand was amputated because of a concussion grenade fired by cops.

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Minneapolis: Bank Doors and ATMs Glued Shut in Solidarity with Standing Rock

Army Corps Issues Eviction Notice to Standing Rock Protest Camp

by Joshua Barajas / PBS

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers issued a letter Friday announcing its plan to close land that has been the campsite for months-long protests against the North Dakota Access oil pipeline, according to Dave Archambault II, chairman of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe.

Protesters, or “water protectors,” were notified that land north of the Cannonball River will be closed on Dec. 5, in roughly 10 days, he said.

The Oceti Sakowin camp, which rests on the banks of the river, contains a loose collective of tribal nations and out-of-state supporters opposing the 1,172-mile pipeline. The camp is about 45 minutes south of Bismarck, the state capital.

The chairman said he was “deeply disappointed” by the Army Corps’ decision, “but our resolve to protect our water is stronger than ever.”

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Hunter Impaled by Elk’s Antler in Central Oregon Wilderness

from KATU

A hunter was impaled by the antler of an elk he had just killed when he crashed an ATV on his way back to camp, the Crook County Sheriff’s Office said.

According to deputies, 69-year-old Gary Heeter, of Bend, was out hunting on Saturday with a group near Arrowwood Point in the Maury Mountains.

He was dragging the elk’s carcass behind his four-wheeler when just before noon he started up a steep hillside. The vehicle flipped, sending him backward onto the elk’s antler.Hospital officials told KATU News on Monday that Heeter is in fair condition.

Members of the hunting party started first aid and worked to control the bleeding, Sheriff’s Sgt. Ryan Seaney said.

First responders from Crook County Fire & Medical helped treat Heeter’s injuries while a Life Flight helicopter headed to the scene.

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UK’s Largest Ever Anti-Fracking Gathering