Comments on: Appalachia is Rising http://understory.ran.org/2007/08/28/appalachia-is-rising/ The Understory is the official blog of Rainforest Action Network. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:33:44 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Joe http://understory.ran.org/2007/08/28/appalachia-is-rising/comment-page-1/#comment-120349 Joe Sun, 02 Sep 2007 06:18:24 +0000 http://understory.ran.org/2007/08/28/appalachia-is-rising/#comment-120349 Here’s an NYC report as good as any other, courtesy of NYC Indymedia: http://nyc.indymedia.org/en/2007/09/90405.html Although my face is blocked in that last picture, I did, in fact, make the sign on the right. Also, our group wasn’t THAT small. 12+ at least, counting Ed Wiley. Here’s an NYC report as good as any other, courtesy of NYC Indymedia:

http://nyc.indymedia.org/en/2007/09/90405.html

Although my face is blocked in that last picture, I did, in fact, make the sign on the right.

Also, our group wasn’t THAT small. 12+ at least, counting Ed Wiley.

]]> By: Dixie B http://understory.ran.org/2007/08/28/appalachia-is-rising/comment-page-1/#comment-119772 Dixie B Thu, 30 Aug 2007 16:24:48 +0000 http://understory.ran.org/2007/08/28/appalachia-is-rising/#comment-119772 Yes, Peabody Coal has wreaked havoc for tens of thousands of indigenous peoples by mining on their ancestral homelands in the SouthWest. Since 1974 more than 14,000 Dine’ (Navajo) families have been forcibly removed from their ancestral homelands. A fabricated land dispute with the neighboring Hopi tribe was created by mining interests to access the coal beneath Black Mesa. Residents on Black Mesa continue to struggle against mining interests, forced relocation, forced livestock reduction, and more. The coal company has drawn down the water table in the region, the sole drinking source of the Hopi and Western Dine' peoples, affecting the terrain drastically. Despite the hardships that these families endure, they continue to refuse to be forced from their homes. From a fellow traditional resister: "At Big Mountain, (a community on Black Mesa) traditional Dineh elder resisters declared independence in 1977, and they have acted upon it since then.Big Mountain cannot be excluded from the legacy of the Four Corners energy wars. They have inspired and reinforced the indigenous identity and they gave courage to fight for (real) freedom, justice and peace. For a breakdown of the relocation aspect of Peabody Coal: http://www.blackmesais.org/bigmtbackground.html Yes, Peabody Coal has wreaked havoc for tens of thousands of indigenous peoples by mining on their ancestral homelands in the SouthWest. Since 1974 more than 14,000 Dine’ (Navajo) families have been forcibly removed from their ancestral homelands. A fabricated land dispute with the neighboring Hopi tribe was created by mining interests to access the coal beneath Black Mesa. Residents on Black Mesa continue to struggle against mining interests, forced relocation, forced livestock reduction, and more. The coal company has drawn down the water table in the region, the sole drinking source of the Hopi and Western Dine’ peoples, affecting the terrain drastically. Despite the hardships that these families endure, they continue to refuse to be forced from their homes.
From a fellow traditional resister: “At Big Mountain, (a community on Black Mesa) traditional Dineh elder resisters declared independence in 1977, and they have acted upon it since then.Big Mountain cannot be excluded from the legacy of the Four Corners energy wars. They have inspired and reinforced the indigenous identity and they gave courage to fight for (real) freedom, justice and peace.
For a breakdown of the relocation aspect of Peabody Coal:
http://www.blackmesais.org/bigmtbackground.html

]]> By: sparki http://understory.ran.org/2007/08/28/appalachia-is-rising/comment-page-1/#comment-119592 sparki Wed, 29 Aug 2007 23:43:11 +0000 http://understory.ran.org/2007/08/28/appalachia-is-rising/#comment-119592 hi Nick-- you can check with the city where you live, but that should be 1st amendment protected speech. Scott hi Nick– you can check with the city where you live, but that should be 1st amendment protected speech.

Scott

]]> By: Nick http://understory.ran.org/2007/08/28/appalachia-is-rising/comment-page-1/#comment-119576 Nick Wed, 29 Aug 2007 22:28:05 +0000 http://understory.ran.org/2007/08/28/appalachia-is-rising/#comment-119576 I found out about the Bank of America Day of Action too late to organize anything, but I'm potentially interested in doing things like this in the future. I have a question, though: do you need a permit from the city (or anywhere else) before distributing fliers outside a bank? If so, how do you get it? Thanks a lot - I hope I can use this information to be a more effective activist. I found out about the Bank of America Day of Action too late to organize anything, but I’m potentially interested in doing things like this in the future. I have a question, though: do you need a permit from the city (or anywhere else) before distributing fliers outside a bank? If so, how do you get it?

Thanks a lot – I hope I can use this information to be a more effective activist.

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