Presiding Bishop Michael Curry has issued a statement celebrating and commending the decision of the US Army Corp of Engineers to deny an easement allowing the Dakota Access Pipeline to continue construction on its currently proposed course.
In response to yesterday’s statement from the Army, Energy Transfer Partners issued the following press release: DALLAS & NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pa.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Energy Transfer Partners, L.P.
The Army announced today that it would not be approving the easement to allow the Dakota Access Pipeline to continue construction on its current path.
as the struggles at Standing Rock continue, the Economist highlights the efforts of the Episcopal Church, and especially those of the Rev John Floberg
As people continue to gather and check in online and in person, the Rev. John Floberg described himself as “humbled” by the response to the call to stand with the people of Standing Rock.
inspired by the continuing actions of native peoples and allies to protect their water and sacred spaces from the Dakota Access Pipeline, poet Mark Ash
Executive Council calls on federal, state and local leaders to de-escalate their response to DAPL water-protector protests and praises native leaders for their “prayerful and non-violent presence”
During his speech Curry said in part: “I want to now suggest that Standing Rock may be the new Selma. This may well be the moment when nations come together, when peoples of goodwill come together to transform this world from the nightmare that it often is into the dream that God intends
“Many nations have been separated by imposed borders: Blackfoot/Blackfeet, Mohawk, Ojibwe, Sioux, Cree and others. We need to be good relatives and support our brothers and sisters at Standing Rock”