Relatives,
 

Together we are powerful. Since the #DefundLine3 campaign launched in February, bank executives have received more than 700,000 emails, 7,000 calendar invites and 3,000 phone calls, demanding that they stop funding Line 3. There have been protests at bank branches in 16 states. Collectively, we’ve raised more than $70,000 for those on the frontlines.
 

Now, we’re pulling all of that energy together for one powerful, coordinated day of action.
Next Friday, May 7th, is the #DefundLine3 Global Day of Action. Find an action near you and let's stop this toxic pipeline. : [link removed]
 

There are already actions confirmed in more than 40 US cities ― in New York, DC, San Francisco, Chicago, Boston and more ― as well as in the UK, France, Holland, Switzerland, Costa Rica, Canada and Sierra Leone.
If there isn’t an action near you, organize one! : [link removed] Actions can be small. Going to a local bank branch with your friend to deliver a letter or petition can be a powerful action. Actions can be large. Think hundreds of people shutting down the streets outside of a bank’s headquarters.
 

Whatever type of action you plan, Stop the Money Pipeline organizers will be here to support you every step of the way. To organize your own action, please fill out this form and an organizer will be in touch. : [link removed]
 

On the frontlines, more than 240 people have now been arrested for taking bold direct action to stop the construction of Line 3.
 

Just a few weeks ago, Indigenous Water Protectors sang and prayed inside of a waaginogaaning, the traditional structure of Anishinaabe peoples, as allies locked to each other around the lodge, blocking Line 3 construction for hours.
After they were arrested, the Indigenous Water Protectors were strip-searched, shackled and kenneled : [link removed] ― for nonviolent misdemeanors. Meanwhile, Enbridge has spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on riot gear, tear gas, and weapons for local militarized police forces that are regularly surveilling and harrassing : [link removed] nonviolent Water Protectors.
 


The #DefundLine3 Global Day of Action on May 7th is a powerful opportunity for us to stand in solidarity with those who are leading the fight on the frontlines : [link removed] ― and to send a direct, powerful message to Wall Street that funding climate chaos and the violation of Indigenous rights will not be tolerated.
 

We hope you’ll join us. : [link removed]
 

-Simone Senogles

 

 

P.S. Want to learn more about the #DefundLine3 campaign? Check out this blog : [link removed] or this blog : [link removed] from Tara Houska, founder of the Giniw Collective.

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Established in 1990, The Indigenous Environmental Network is an international environmental justice nonprofit that works with tribal grassroots organizations to build the capacity of Indigenous communities. I EN’s activities include empowering Indigenous communities and tribal governments to develop mechanisms to protect our sacred sites, land, water, air, natural resources, the health of both our people and all living things, and to build economically sustainable communities.
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