The year 2020 has caused many white people to realize we live in a racist system. The Green New Deal is about systemic change for all, and deconstructing racism must be front and central in this agenda.
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Louisiana and Minnesota Introduce Anti-Protest Bills Amid Fights Over Bayou Bridge and Enbridge Pipelines
The Louisiana House of Representatives has introduced new legislation aimed at criminalizing the activities of groups protesting the extraction, burning, and transport of oil and gas.
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Act Out! [151] - Battle in the Bayou: On the Front Lines of the Latest Fight Against Big Oil
This week on Act Out! Speaking to organizers and residents in the Bayou, we'll dive into the rich and diverse history of those fighting the Bayou Bridge Pipeline – and how people are coming together to build a future outside of the toxic industries that have defined Louisiana.
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Resistance and Arrests In Louisiana As Fed Court Halts Bayou Bridge Pipeline Construction
New direct action resistance and arrests, along with legal roadblocks, are elevating the Bayou Bridge Pipeline to a level of national discussion reminiscent of the Dakota Access Pipeline conflict of 2016.
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Act Out! [149] - Your Pipeline Fights; Polluting Along Race Lines & Invading White Spaces
This week: big oil and gas pay a small fine so they can keep on polluting.
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Act Out! [126] - L’eau Est La Vie: The Ways & Means to Fight a Black Snake in the Bayou
This week on Act Out! L'eau est la vie – water is life. From the deep bayous and what's left of the Louisiana wetlands...
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Bayou Bridge Resistance: The Pipeline Fight Heads South
Opponents of a proposed pipeline through Louisiana’s fragile Atchafalaya Basin have vowed to halt its construction, starting with a vocal protest at a Jan. 12 public meeting being attended by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in Baton Rouge.
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From Standing Rock to the World: 10 Indigenous Struggles – And How You Can Help in 2017
Whom to call, what to donate, and where to show up.