On July 10th, off Genew Road in St. Louis County, Water protectors shut down work for a full day at a site where Enbridge was trying to lay pipe. Two water protectors locked to each other through the treads of a machine, while two others climbed up an excavator’s arm, out of reach of police.
About 30 police officers from St. Louis, Carlton, and Aitkin counties responded, as well as State Troopers and a Fond Du Lac Tribal Officer. A large crowd gathered on the roadway to support those locked down, drumming, singing, and rallying for 7 hours in the summer heat.
The comrade who climbed the excavator said, “If this pipeline doesn’t go through Enbridge could go bankrupt. And it would deal a really serious blow to the extraction and oil industry that does so much damage to indigenous lands and lands in general. They’re scared and rightfully so because we’re not backing down.”
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