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Wells Fargo has almost half a billion dollars invested directly in DAPL. Join us in demanding that they withdraw their funding immediately.
We will congregate at the steps of Sproul Plaza at UC Berkeley at 8am, and march to the Wells Fargo on Shattuck. Wear blue, if you can. Please organize yourselves into affinity groups beforehand and bring signs. Know your rights. Come prepared to protest peacefully. See here for more information on affinity group formation and utility: https://libcom.org/files/
On November 20th 2016 the police violently attacked peaceful water protectors at Standing Rock. Police used tear gas, rubber bullets, pepper spray, concussion grenades, and sprayed them with water cannons in subfreezing conditions. One ally and activist, Sophia Wilansky, may face the amputation of her arm.
In response a coalition of groups at Standing Rock are calling for a week of action starting on November 25th that will culminate in a Global Day of Action on December 1st.
The main targets are financiers of the Dakota Access Pipeline and the police departments that have been brought in from across the Midwest to brutalize water protectors.
The financial footing of the Dakota Access Pipeline is in jeopardy if they do not complete the project by January 1st. If this deadline is missed, a majority of the stakeholders with contracts to ship oil through the pipeline will be able to renegotiate or cancel their contracts. This could be devastating to Energy Transfer Partners and the other pipeline companies behind DAPL.
With its vulnerabilities exposed, our solidarity efforts are needed now more than ever.