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Indigenous Activists at Standing Rock Told a Deep, True Story

And that’s why they won at least a temporary victory.

By Bill McKibben
The Nation
December 5, 2016

All organizing is story-telling, and the story that got told at Standing Rock was so powerful that ultimately the Obama White House had little choice but to go along.

New MAPTING App Launched to Increase Youth Participation in Achieving Sustainable Development Goals

December 5, 2016
Soka Gakkai International (SGI)

Tokyo: A new app has been created to track and map activities that contribute to actualizing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) set out in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development launched at the UN in September of last year.

"We beg for your forgiveness": Veterans join Native elders in celebration ceremony

Wes Clark Jr. was among the veterans celebrating the DAPL news and asking forgiveness

Salon
December 5, 2016

Wes Clark Jr., the son of retired U.S. Army general and former supreme commander at NATO Wesley Clark Sr., was part of a group of veterans at Standing Rock one day after the Army Corps announcement. The veterans joined Native American tribal elders in a ceremony...

The victory at Standing Rock could mark a turning point

December 4, 2016
By Bill McKibben
The Guardian

The defeat of an energy company by indigenous activists shows what nonviolent unity can accomplish. There are lessons here as we enter a challenging new age

Army Corps Blocks Dakota Access Oil Pipeline Route

The Corps’ decision is a victory for several thousand protesters camped near the construction site

By James MacPherson
NBC Washington
December 4, 2016

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said Sunday that it won’t grant an easement for the Dakota Access oil pipeline in southern North Dakota.

The decision is a victory for the several thousand camped near the construction...

Obama Administration Halts Construction Of Dakota Access Pipeline

The “historic” decision comes as thousands of protesters gather on the Standing Rock Sioux reservation.

By Chris D’Angelo
Huffington Post
December 4, 2016

Iran 'serious' about fighting climate change

UpFront
Al Jazeera
December 2, 2016

Iran’s Vice President Masoumeh Ebtekar discusses her country’s latest environmental policies.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Pens An Urgent Letter: "I'll See You at Standing Rock"

December 3, 2016
By Alexa Erickson
Collective Evolution

Environmental attorney and activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has put in decades of work to protect the environment, so having him publicly show his support in the fight against Energy Transfer Partners and the Dakota Access pipeline (DAPL) is of massive importance.

Veterans and elders ignore eviction notice, arrive at #NoDAPL camp in North Dakota (video)

By Chris Stewart
APTN National News
December 2, 2016

As the Dec. 5 eviction date at the North Dakota camp trying to shut down construction of a pipeline, new groups of supporters have arrived on the scene.

Watch the video here:

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Standing Rock: A Change of Heart

December 2, 2016
By Charles Eisenstein
charleseisenstein.net

I am told by Native American friends active at Standing Rock that the elders are counseling the Water Protectors to undertake each action prayerfully and to stay off the warpath.

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