from Instagram
Bright spots on rainy days. #makeamericanothingagain
Bright spots on rainy days
Benefit-Event: Voices From Standing Rock!
from Facebook
VOICES FROM THE FRONTLINES OF STANDING ROCK,
Mothers Against METH Alliance & Red Warrior Society
DATE: Feb. 12, 2017
DOORS OPEN: 6PM
LOCATION: First Unitarian Church, 2125 Chestnut St, Philadelphia, PA 19103
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DESCRIPTION:
We are pleased to announce that the Mothers Against METH Alliance & Red Warrior Society are traveling through Philadelphia (occupied Lenape territory) to share stories of resistance and report backs from the frontlines of Standing Rock and the fight against the Black Snake Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL).
Suggested donation $5-20. Funds will go to support M.A.M.A. & Red Warrior Society’s work and their tour “Ride For Resistance”. (No one will be turned away from lack of funds.)
IF YOU CAN NOT MAKE IT TO THE EVENT BUT WOULD LIKE TO DONATE to support their work and tour you can send donations via PAYPAL TO: julzzzzrich@gmail.com
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GENERAL PROGRAM:
PRESENTATION FROM M.A.M.A. AND RED WARRIOR SOCIETY
Julz Rich (Lakota Tribe), founder of Mothers Against METH Alliance (M.A.M.A.) and member Red Warrior Society
Victor Puertas (Yagua Nation), member of the Red Warrior Society.
INTRODUCTION / Q&A FACILITATOR
Liz Ellis (Peoria Tribe), historian and member of Philly with Standing Rock / Philly NoDAPL
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ABOUT:
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Mothers Against METH Alliance (M.A.M.A.) out of the Pine Ridge Reservation in so called South Dakota has been fighting the Dakota Access Pipeline from the very beginning alongside with the RED WARRIOR SOCIETY. They are strongly building resistance to colonization in the many forms in which it manifests––in the Black Snake pipelines and addiction in both bodies and minds–wherever resource extraction is imposed onto their land and their people. They see the ways that colonization has attacked them, but as they state: “Our Warriors Are Strong, OUR ARROWS ARE SHARP.” —
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Julz Rich — is the founder of Mothers Against METH Alliance (M.A.M.A.) out of Pine Ridge. She is a Lakota Grandmother who works to rid the presence of meth on the reservation. She also founded the MAMA camp at Standing Rock to provide shelter and safety for mothers and children at the camp. She and her loving family are fierce land-defenders who have resisted the first proposed tar sands mine in the (so called) U.S., on Ute territory/Utah. She organizes educational prevention workshops in schools and the community, exposes dealers and meth houses, and all night patrols to give youth safe rides home at night.
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Victor Puertas — is a member of the Yagua nation in so called Peru. He is a fierce land and water protector who has been active in direct action mobilization against tar sands mining in Ute territory/Utah and has provided sustained solidarity to Lakota, Diné and other indigenous, anti-colonial and anti-border imperialist struggles.
Movies at LAVA Library
from Instagram
movies at library tomorrow. puerto rican liberation and french youth rebellion on the menu. come by!
[Dec 28 from 5pm to 8pm at LAVA Space 4134 Lancaster Ave]
Coconut Revolution at LAVA Library
from Instagram
this wednesdays we’re watching coconut revolution! a documentary about decolonization, environmental destruction and revolution. as always it’s from 5pm to 8pm at LAVA
[December 21 at LAVA Space 4134 Lancaster Av]
Gas Masks for Standing Rock
from Facebook
We cannot go, but we pledge resistance from afar, and do this by contributing our resources (money )
We will show video clips, have discussion , EAT, and pass the ba$ket!
[December 4 from 7pm to 9pm at A-Space 4722 Baltimore Ave]
graffiti spotted in west philadelphia 11/15
Submission
Philly To Standing Rock, We Got Your Back!
from It’s Going Down
AGAINST ALL PIPELINES (A) #NODAPL
Standing Rock Benefit Gig
from Facebook
Come on out in solidarity with the Water Protectors
Haldol–https://haldol.bandcamp.com/
Cape Of Bats–https://capeofbats.bandcamp.com/
Penetrode–https://penetrode.bandcamp.com/
Complex–(first gig)
i’m at a loss for words on this one. any kind of statement that i make would be trite because you know as much or more than i do. if there is an up-to-date statment from tribal leadership, or folks who are actually there, i would be very interested in including that in the event description
[November 11 from 7PM to 11PM at the Farm]
Philly Solidarity March with Standing Rock #NoDAPL
from Facebook
In response to the Global Weeks of Action called by the Red Warrior Camp and Camp of the Sacred Stones, Philadelphia will be marching in solidarity with Indigneous land defenders on the Standing Rock reservation in North Dakota.
Sunoco Logistics is currently trying to build the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) that threatens cultural sites on the reservation, and TD Bank has provided a loan for construction of the DAPL, an 1,120 mile fracked-oil pipeline. The pipeline would be installed underneath the Missouri River a 1/2 mile upstream of the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation.
Last week, DAPL crews bulldozed through recently identified burial grounds and sacred sites, deploying attack dogs when confronted by non-violent water protectors.
Sunoco Logistics and TD Bank both have a presence in Philadelphia and are actively profiting off of this cultural genocide and the destruction of water and Earth. We will be marching through downtown Philly, starting at Philly City Hall (15th and Market).
In the spirit of the Camps this protest will be completely non-violent.
[September 17 from 1pm to 2:30pm at City Hall (15th and Market)]
Standing Rock Solidarity Fundraiser Dinner
from Facebook
Come support the unified efforts of the Native Americans and all those standing up for our Waters, Mother Earth, and all of her Inhabitants. We will gather At Ahimsa House, Monday the 12th at 7:30 to share food and a fire circle. Please come to support our relatives in North Dakota who are praying for the protection of their sacred sites, water and land to not be destroyed by the Dakota Access Pipeline.
Sliding scale donation: $8- $30.00, no one denied ever…
All Proceeds will be sent to the Water Protectors camp in North Dakota at the gates of pipeline construction site.
[September 12 from 7:30PM to 10:30PM at Ahimsa House]
Planning Mtg – Philly #NoDAPL Solidarity / Tues 9/6- 7PM
from Facebook
Things are escalating in Standing Rock and we need to unify, act now!…so if you are in Philadelphia region, come join us.
LOCATION: 720 5th Street, #311 – buzz to let you in.
Time: 7PM
GENERAL GOALS:
– Plan Upcoming Actions
– Trip to DC!?
– Review Logistics – Media/PublicRelations/Contacts/Fundraising..etc
– & anything else we may need to check in or table it.
MORE INFO:
The Dakota Access pipeline would transport over 500,000 barrels of oil each day across four states. It would cross the Missouri river twice. One crossing occurs half a mile north of the Standing Rock Reservation, at a location of great cultural significance. Pipeline failure is an eventuality, and the Standing Rock Sioux would be the first hit by the tainted water supply (some 10 million down river would also be affected).
A large grassroots campaign killed the northern leg of the KXL pipeline and we can do it again! While many of us are unable to travel to North Dakota, we can still support their struggle with donations and by organizing solidarity rallies. Solidarity rallies send a clear signal: you are not alone and your message is resonating far and wide.
[Septermber 6 from 7PM to 9PM at 720 N5th St]
Kanehsatake: 270 Years of Resistance – Native American Cinema
from Facebook
Alanis Obomsawin’s landmark documentary chronicles the cataclysmic 1990 standoff that occurred between the Canadian Army, Quebec police, and members of the Mohawk Nation determined to defend their land from the planned encroachment of a golf course. The astounding incidents, captured by Obomsawin during the 78-day ordeal, form a double portrait: of an indifferent government, and a people prepared to maintain their dignity at any cost.
Presented as part of Through Indian Eyes: Native American Cinema, May 27-June 9, a landmark touring program of 20 stunning independent films directed by Native Americans, organized by the UCLA Television & Film Archive.
Preceded by
LYE
[8PM May 28 at International House Philadelphia 3701 Chestnut]
[Tickets]
