13 activists (some of them, um, remarkably familiar-looking) were cited this afternoon for criminal trespass for occupying the Seattle corporate HQ of BNSF
photo by Alex Garland Thanks so much to the hundreds of you who came out in the cold and the driving rain to acknowledge that given
…so Bill & Melinda Gates might help us turn DOWN the heat, by divesting their significant Foundation funds from the companies that have misled us
The Gates Foundation headquarters sign says “Every person deserves the chance to live a healthy, productive life.” Ours says “Yes, they do!”
Scores of people joined us for a processional and die-in yesterday, memorializing the 47 people who died in the July 2013 oil train explosion at Lac Megantic.
Well, we knew that kayaks vs. the machine wasn’t a fair fight, but nonetheless, it was very hard to watch the Noble Discoverer head up to Alaska this morning.
Within a day or three–possibly as early as tomorrow–the (Ig) Noble Discoverer will leave Everett, on its way to the Arctic.
24 activists were detained last Monday, after blockading the departure of the Polar Pioneer for Alaska. Carlo & Emily were among those detained, as were 10 other local activists (including our dear friend, Council Member Mike O’Brien), as well as a dozen Greenpeace activists who joined us from farther afield.
700 strong blocking T5 at the Port on Monday, and 300+ boats (and 1000+ people on land) on Saturday. Do you think maybe the Commissioners, Foss, and Shell are getting the message that Seattle stands strong against Arctic drilling?
MSNBC story here (and if you want more, check out this search–the story of our resistance to Shell has gone out worldwide).
