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<div dir="ltr"><font size="+2"><span><span><b>Water
Protectors Inspire New Resistance
Camps, Global Divestment in Dakota
Access Pipeline</b></span></span></font><br>
<b><span><span><br>
</span></span><span
id="docs-internal-guid-e507bc68-f11a-526a-d8c7-25957e09b904"><span><span>By
Brenda Norrell</span></span></span>
- March 21, 2017</b><br>
<span><span><br>
</span></span><span><span>Because of the
water protectors who stood on the
frontlines and were shot with rubber
bullets, tear gas and water cannons in
freezing weather, who locked down and
went to jail and were abused in jail,
the movement is now a rallying point
for the world.</span></span><br>
<span><span><br class="kix-line-break">
</span><span>Divestment in the banks
funding the Dakota Access Pipeline is
one of the victories of the water
protectors who camped at Standing
Rock. </span><span><br
class="kix-line-break">
</span><span><br class="kix-line-break">
</span><span>Now, throughout the United
States new camps are fighting other
pipelines and water protectors are
rising with the same fortitude,
dedication and courage to protect the
water, rivers, land and sacred places.</span></span><br>
<span><span>.
</span></span><br>
<span><span>On Monday, Tyler Hamilton was
arrested as he locked down to halt the
Diamond pipeline in Arkansas. Water
protectors on the border of Texas and
Mexico are battling the Trans Pecos
pipeline owned by Dakota Access
Pipeline, Energy Transfer Partner
owner Kelcy Warren.</span></span><br>
<span><span><br>
</span></span><span><span>In Oklahoma, a
new camp is rising on Choctaw land. In
Iowa, water protectors have created
the Little Creek Camp. In Florida,
water protectors are battling the
Sabal Trail pipeline. New water
protector camps are rising as the KXL
pipeline from the dirty oil tarsands
in Alberta, Canada, again threatens
the Ogallala Aquifer and heartland.</span></span><br>
<span><span>.
</span></span><br>
<span><span>The movement is intensifying
as farmers, ranchers and small
families are now having their lands
seized by eminent domain for private
pipelines -- as President Trump pushes
the agenda of big oil over people and
their land rights.</span></span><br>
<span><span><br class="kix-line-break">
</span><span><b>Indigenous Sami Lead Way
for Divestment<br>
<br>
</b></span></span><span><span>"In an
act of international solidarity
between indigenous peoples, the Sami
parliament in Norway has persuaded the
country’s second largest pension fund
to withdraw its money from companies
linked to a controversial oil project
backed by Donald Trump," <a
href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/mar/17/sami-dakota-access-pipeline-norway-pension-fund-divest">The
Guardian</a> in London reports.</span><span><br
class="kix-line-break">
</span><span>After lobbying by the Sami
parliament, Norway’s local authority
pension fund KLP announced it would
sell of shares worth $58m in companies
building the pipeline.</span></span><br>
<span><span><br>
</span></span><span><span><b>Seattle,
Davis and Santa Monica withdrawing
billions from Wells Fargo<br>
<br class="kix-line-break">
</b></span><span></span><span>Bloomberg
reports Wells Fargo and Company
shareholders will vote next month on
whether to require the bank to adopt
policies to help protect indigenous
groups after protesters targeted its
role in financing the Dakota Access
pipeline. </span><span><br
class="kix-line-break">
</span><span><br class="kix-line-break">
</span><span>On Feb. 7, Seattle severed
its relationship with Wells Fargo,
leading the way for other cities.</span><span><br
class="kix-line-break">
</span><span><br class="kix-line-break">
</span><span>The Nation reports, "Now,
inspired by the Seattle model,
campaigners in cities like San
Francisco, Los Angeles, New York,
Bellingham, Raleigh, Albuquerque, and
even Berlin, are bringing DAPL
divestment to their communities."</span><span><br
class="kix-line-break">
</span><span><br class="kix-line-break">
</span><span>"As of late February,
officials in two other California
cities, Davis and Santa Monica, had
also pledged to bail on future banking
contracts with Wells Fargo. Davis will
be withdrawing its $124 million
account from the bank; Santa Monica
plans to take its $1 billion elsewhere
as well."</span></span><br>
<span><span><br>
</span></span><span><span>More:</span></span><br>
<span><span>The Guardian</span></span><br>
<span><a
href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/mar/17/sami-dakota-access-pipeline-norway-pension-fund-divest">https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/mar/17/sami-dakota-access-pipeline-norway-pension-fund-divest</a></span><br>
<span><span>Bloomberg:</span></span><br>
<span><a
href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-03-15/wells-fargo-s-dakota-access-financing-prompts-a-shareholder-vote">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-03-15/wells-fargo-s-dakota-access-financing-prompts-a-shareholder-vote</a></span><br>
<span>The Nation:</span><br>
<a
href="https://www.thenation.com/article/these-cities-are-divesting-from-the-banks-that-support-the-dakota-access-pipeline/"><span>https://www.thenation.com/article/these-cities-are-divesting-from-the-banks-that-support-the-dakota-access-pipeline/</span></a></div>
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