tl;dr — make a solidarity video (see below for details)
As many have pointed out, the struggle to protect the water, Native culture, and a livable climate are at a crucial moment. The Obama administration’s intervention a week ago in the Standing Rock Sioux lawsuit against the Dakota Access Pipeline, has only paused construction in a small area. Energy Transfer Partners’ CEO says the pipeline is 60% completed and vows to finish. Given the federal government’s history with Native Americans, protectors are not expecting a positive outcome from the Army Corps of Engineers.
So, the camps are still growing (and winter is coming! — more on that later). Local rallies seemingly everywhere continue to spread daily, and protectors continue to stand up in civil disobedience not only close to Sacred Stone Camp, but also in Iowa. In response to a call from the camps for some focus on the pipeline’s bankster funders, on Wednesday in Washington, D.C. protectors shut down two branches of TD Bank.
But the corporate media, having reported on Obama’s narrow intervention, are not paying attention.
There are a lot of things you can do as part of this movement, but right now I’m going to encourage you to do just one — make a short & simple video, of yourself letting the world know why this is important to you, and how this movement is inspiring you. Then offer it to Sacred Stone Camp (details below), and get ready to enjoy the compilation video they’re putting together. I think it has a pretty good chance to go viral and let the world know — this isn’t over!
Your voice, your face, can help spread that message.
From the Facebook event:
UPDATE: SUBMISSION DEADLINE EXTENDED!
(español and عربية translations below)
Due to a multitude of requests to extend the deadline, we've decided to allow submissions until Friday, September 16th at 11:59pm! Final video release on Sunday, Sept 18th, 6:00pm CST.
Here are the instructions!
Use your phone or video camera to make a short video with the following script as a template (straying from the template is fine, of course):
"Hi! My name is ____, I'm from ____, and I stand with Standing Rock and the Water Protectors because ___"
Send your file to michaelsacredstone@gmail.com (If the file is too large, upload it to youtube or send via dropbox/google drive).
Then, share your video on Facebook and tag Sacred Stone Camp in it! Use the Hashtag #StandWithStandingRock
Be aware that all videos will be edited into a compilation!
Again, speak in whatever your first language is! We know we have support from every continent and believe that your first language is beautiful and powerful!
Thank you!
Sacred Stone Camp
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Sacred Stone Camp está llevando a cabo un proyecto cinematico por la solidaridad global para apoyar los protectores de agua en Standing Rock.
Aquí ponemos los detalles del proyecto!
Tome usted un video con su teléfono celular o con su cámara y use el modelo siguiente como una guión:
"Hola! Me llamo _____ y soy de _____. Yo apoyo a Standing Rock y los protectores de aqua porque ____"
Mande el archivo de su video a michaelsacredstone@gmail.com y compartelo en FB con sus amigos con el hashtag #StandWithStandingRock
Vamos a editar todos las presentaciones y hacer un video de solidaridad global.
Preste atención a nuestra pagina de Face el domingo que viene para mirar el proyecto completo!
Se puede usar su lengua nativa o también inglés.
Gracias,
Sacred Stone Camp
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Sacred Stone Camp عم ببلش يشتغل على ڤيديو تضامني عالمي عشان يدعم Standing Rock Tribe and the Water Protectors.
انتو كمان بتقدرو تشتركو بالمشروع!
هاي التعليمات:
صوّر/ي ڤيديو قصير (مش مهم اذا بتلفونك او بكاميرا ثانية) وانت تحكي مين انت وليش بتدعم/ي هاي الحملة!
اشي زي: "مرحبا! انا اسمي _، انا من__ وبدعم Standing Rock و the Water Protectors عشان __" او بنفع كمان بالانچليزي او اي لغة ثانية :)
ابعث/ي الڤيديو لهاد الايميل: michaelsacredstone@gmail.com او اذا كان الملف كبير بنفع تنزليه على Dropbox/Google drive وتبعثيلنا الرابط.
بعد هيك، شارك/ي هاد الڤيديو بصفحتك على الفيسبوك وتنسوش تحطو معه هاشتاچ الحملة : #StandWithStandingRock
شكرا!
منشوفكو بالڤيديو!
عشان تكونو اكثر بالصورة، هاي رابط لمقالات عن الموضوع: www.sacredstonecamp.org