Couple in Appalachia that has been fighting the Mountain Valley Pipeline for 10 years - including setting up a tree-sit on their property - speaks on resisting the project.
https://wvpublic.org/six-years-living-next-to-the-mountain-valley-pipeline/
Support the “AVL 4” Appalachians against Pipelines!
On March 4, four of our Asheville, NC, friends were arrested along with three other people after being aggressively chased by police through the woods of Poor Mountain in West Virginia. Only one of these seven has been bailed out so far, with others hopefully released soon—but all with hefty bond amounts and legal expenses ahead. That same day on that mountain, two other people locked themselves to an immobilized car and shut down Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP) work for eleven hours.
The repression against MVP resistance has continued to escalate of late. In recent months, local and Indigenous pipeline resisters have been charged with felonies, hit with egregious civil lawsuits, and faced months of jail time for protesting the devastation of this delicate ecosystem. If completed, the MVP will contaminate sensitive water sources for poor communities across West Virginia and Virginia, perpetuating a legacy of resource extraction and disregard for human and nonhuman life in Appalachia.
Our AVL buddies need your support! Let’s shower them with love and solidarity!
DONATE to the Appalachian Legal Defense Fund: bit.ly/applegaldefense
#NoMVP #StopMVP #NoPipelines #FTP #SolidarityIsOurBestWeapon
Support the “AVL 4” Appalachians against Pipelines!
On March 4, four of our Asheville, NC, friends were arrested along with three other people after being aggressively chased by police through the woods of Poor Mountain in West Virginia. Only one of these seven has been bailed out so far, with others hopefully released soon—but all with hefty bond amounts and legal expenses ahead. That same day on that mountain, two other people locked themselves to an immobilized car and shut down Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP) work for eleven hours.
The repression against MVP resistance has continued to escalate of late. In recent months, local and Indigenous pipeline resisters have been charged with felonies, hit with egregious civil lawsuits, and faced months of jail time for protesting the devastation of this delicate ecosystem. If completed, the MVP will contaminate sensitive water sources for poor communities across West Virginia and Virginia, perpetuating a legacy of resource extraction and disregard for human and nonhuman life in Appalachia.
Our AVL buddies need your support! Let’s shower them with love and solidarity!
DONATE to the Appalachian Legal Defense Fund: bit.ly/applegaldefense
#NoMVP #StopMVP #NoPipelines #FTP #SolidarityIsOurBestWeapon
Banners dropped in #Philadelphia, "condemning BlackRock for their investment in both the construction of the Mountain Valley Pipeline and Elbit Systems."
From @stopthemvp:
Happening now! “I think being a parent has helped me be more fearless, more bold, get my priorities straight with what’s important,” stated Madeline ffitch, Appalachian mother, who locked herself to a Mountain Valley Pipeline drill on Peters Mountain this morning. She has been preventing MVP from drilling under the Appalachian Trail in the Jefferson National Forest since 6:30am. A banner at the lock down reads, “MOUNTAIN MAMAS SAY NO MVP.” Come join a rally at the gate on Pocahontas Rd to support Madeline!
“I take my cues from other mothers who make great sacrifices everyday to protect their children and families,” continued Madeline. “I’m thinking right now in particular of mothers and families in Gaza trying to protect their children while the bombs are falling, knowing that no one in power is standing up for them and their families like they should. And I also have a huge amount of respect that Appalachian families, especially Appalachian women, have been pushing for years to make sure there is clean water and clean air for their children to drink and breathe in a place that is too often seen as a sacrifice zone. I think mothers have common sense, fearlessness, and a no-nonsense sensibility to bring truth to power.”
Defiling Mother Earth: Stopping the #MountainValleyPipeline
Guest: Dr Crystal Cavalier-Keck, co-founder of 7 Directions of Service
https://soundcloud.com/burntswamp/defiling-mother-earth-stopping-the-mountain-valley-pipeline
#NativeAmericans #FirstNations #Indigenous #LandDefenders #Appalachia #pipelines #SLAPP #SLAPPs #SLAPPsuits #SLAPPlawsuits #lawfare #StopMVP #NoMVP #ecoactivism
Thursday, 01/25/2024, on American Indian Airwaves “Defiling Mother Earth: Stopping the Mountain Valley Pipeline” Today on American Indian Airwaves listeners will hear an update the $6.6 billion Mou
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