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Local supporters rally in solidarity with Standing Rock protesters

December 2, 2016 by Andrea Waxman 2 Comments

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  • Rally organizer Bob Peterson speaks with a television reporter in front of Wells Fargo Bank. (All photos by Andrea Waxman)
  • A protestor leads the group in chants.
  • Protestors cross Wisconsin Avenue on their way to the federal Courthouse.
  • Marchers pass a police car as they move east on Wisconsin Avenue.
  • Protestors listen to participants addressing the crowd.
  • Highland Community School students (from left) Infinity Hopkins, Malachi Moore and (right) Matthew Moore came with their teacher Cecilia Gencuski, who recently taught a unit on Native Americans.
  • The Overpass Light Brigade joined the marchers at the federal courthouse.

Milwaukee-area supporters of the “water protectors,” Native American residents and allies camped near Standing Rock, North Dakota, to protest the Dakota Access Pipeline, rallied Thursday in front of the Wells Fargo Bank at Water Street and Wisconsin Avenue. Protesters are critical of Wells Fargo’s investment in the 1,170-mile, $3.7 billion oil pipeline.

The marchers then walked east on Wisconsin Avenue to the U.S. Federal Building and Courthouse, 517 E. Wisconsin. There they held a rally demanding that President Obama and the Army Corps of Engineers withdraw their eviction order for the camp, deny the easement needed for the pipeline to go under the Missouri River and order a full environmental impact statement for the pipeline.

The march and rally were part of a national day of action called by supporters of Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, including the local 350.org group. The 350 organization seeks to build a global grassroots climate movement to hold leaders accountable for “the realities of science and the principles of justice,” according to its website.

Bob Peterson, an organizer who participated in the march, said the president has the power to take action that would force the company to go elsewhere or abandon the pipeline. Peterson, who recently spent five days at Standing Rock, said he was impressed with the Standing Rock protesters’ commitment to nonviolence and expected local protesters to follow suit.

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  1. Chris rogers says

    December 2, 2016 at 1:14 pm

    Does anyone know if I send supplies will the water protectors get them? We just had a small blanket drive.

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    • Brooke says

      December 3, 2016 at 7:50 am

      Hi Chris! I’m
      Co-founder of The HELP Project and we will be headed out to Standing Rock on the 16th. We would be happy to take your supplies! Please email us at humanequalityloveproject@gmail.com or visit our FB page!

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