Picture it – the air, which hovers around 26º, is frigidly cold. The sound of helicopters can be heard amidst the cries of peaceful, unarmed protestors, or water protectors, seeking to stop Energy Transfer Partners from building the Dakota Access Pipeline. Their goal: to stop the probable contamination of their water supply.
What is the response to this peaceful protest, you ask? Militarized riot police fire, indiscriminately, at the crowd using water cannons, tear gas, concussion grenades, rubber bullets, sandbags and more. More than 150 peaceful protestors have reportedly been injured, including one who is reported to have been essentially scalped by one of the sandbags fired by the police. Despite rumors from media outlets to the contrary, we have seen live footage from protestors on the front lines confirming this information.
We have seen enough and we cannot stand idly by while our brothers and sisters at Standing Rock Reservation are terrorized. We will be raising donations of items to send to the local water protectors in the area. Items include:
We ask that you join us in supporting this movement. You can send all donations to:
Hope for the Village
2202 S. Figueroa St #318
Los Angeles, CA 90007
Prefer to donation online? You can do so at the form below:
We Stand with Standing Rock
We have identified the Oceti Sakowin camp as an area that needs immediate support and will work to get donated items to the proper sources in the area. If you would prefer to give a monetary donation, you can do so here. Donations are tax deductible.
What else can you do to help?
In lieu of donating through Hope for the Village, you can also donate directly to the camp. More information can he found here.
There are a number of other things you can do to support this cause as well, including:
Calling the Army Corps of Engineers’ Permit for the Dakota Access Pipeline to be rescinded.
- Call the White House at (202) 456-1111 or (202) 456-1414
- Sign the White House petition at bit.ly/StandingRockWH
- Call the Army Corps of Engineers at (202) 761-5903
- Call North Dakota governor Jack Dalrymple at (701) 328-2200
- Call or email your congressional representatives and senators
Tell the executives of Energy Transfer Partners, L.P to stop building the pipeline.
- Contact Lee Hanse, Executive Vice President, at (210) 403-6455 or lee.hanse@energytransfer.com
- Contact Glenn Emery, Vice President, (210) 403-6762 or glenn.emergy@energytransfer.com
- Contact Michael (Cliff) Waters, Lead Analyst at (713) 989-2404 or michael.waters@energytransfer.com
Start or join events in your area. Learn more at bit.ly/NoDAPLEvents
Read, talk, post, tweet – do whatever you can to get others to join in demanding that the Dakota Access Pipeline be stopped, Standing Rock Sioux be heard and the treaties be honored.
