Community Members Across the Pacific Northwest Protest Murphy Company’s Old Growth Logging

cross-posted from South Sound Forest Defense (Elma, Washington & Eugene, Oregon) – This morning activists gathered at Murphy Company facilities in both Washington and Oregon in protest of their continued logging of bio-diverse old growth and mature forests. Advocates in Elma, Washington gathered at Murphy Softwood Veneer Plant, while in… Continue reading

Macalester College: Students launch blockade during statewide day of action in solidarity with the movement to #stopLine3

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 3/5/2021 Contact:  Priscilla Trinh, UMN Student, primoria1890@gmail.com for general inquiries, and to be connected with student press contacts at each school Photos: find more photos of the day here Macalester College students blockade Grand Avenue during statewide day of action at Minnesota schools in solidarity with the… Continue reading

Texas Freezes Over: Cowboy Capitalism, Big Oil’s Spin Machine and Mutual Aid

cross-posted from Medium by Scott Parkin Two weeks ago, a polar vortex hit my home state of Texas. The heating Arctic pushed cold air far south and temperatures plummeted below freezing. In a state that has been hit by hurricanes, drought and wildfires, the climate crisis coming home to roost… Continue reading

On the Anniversary of a Catastrophic Oil Spill, Water Protectors Rally Against the Line 3 Pipeline

cross-posted from Giniw Collective FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: giniw@protonmail.com March 3, 2021 More than 70 Peaceful Protesters Cited, 1 arrested* On the Anniversary of a Catastrophic Oil Spill, 75 Water Protectors Rally Against the Line 3 Pipeline (GRAND RAPIDS, MN) Today, a crowd of 75+ water protectors commemorated the 30th… Continue reading