Water is Life Solidarity Nyc2standingrock ER #nodapl Action Grand Central Station . #ProtectTheSacred #NoDAPL #WaterIsLife #IndigenousRising #StopSpectra #StopTheBlackSnake

On Tuesday November 1st, I met a group of environmental activists to re-create an instillation of water flow in grand central station on 42^nd Street.  The action was in solidarity with activists fighting to keep the North Dakota Access Pipeline off their property.  Water is life, oil is death.  Keep it in the soil.

In the invitation activists explained:

On October 27 police in North Dakota terrorized the water protectors who have been protecting the water and sacred land from being destroyed by the Dakota Access Pipeline in Standing Rock. During the chaotic and violent actions from the police they shot an 18 year old boy, his horse, a child, and arrested violently an elderly woman they were convinced has a gun, but pictures clearly show she was holding a prayer stick. In total more than 107 people were arrested in dangerous and brutal ways. Some people were hit with batons, people were pulled out of their tents by their underwear, and many were maced.

This is not the first time police have messed with the peaceful protectors. There has already been other incidents.

At Grand Central, activists pointed out that indigenous people have lived in harmony with the earth for thousands of years.  It has only taken 500 years for colonizers to deplete the resources of the land, and accelerate climate change. It is time to learn from those who have lived in balance with as opposed to dominating the environment.

History is made in by those who create it, argued my friend Tibby, watching the demo.

Finishing the speak out, participants marched through midtown. 

And they promised to be back.  After activists were arrested at the offices of the US Senator Chuck Schumer, pleading with him to stop the AIM pipeline last week, the protests over these pipelines have reached a boiling point.  Keep it in the ground, declare activists.

They posted the following message.

#ProtectTheSacred #NoDAPL #WaterIsLife #IndigenousRising #StopSpectra#StopTheBlackSnake we made a commitment everyday to show up at 6pm to grand central station to stand with Our Family and Communities in Standing Rock. We are here to stay. We will never be silent. We still exist. We have always been here.We are here to tell you, We will not stop. We are Unstoppable and we will win!!!!!!!!!! dents. Rubber bullets flying over people's heads, drones etc. all because of an oil pipeline. This is terrorism on sacred land on the original people and the people in general. This is modern day colonial terrorism that continues the never ending Native American genocide. dents. Rubber bullets flying over people's heads, drones etc. all because of an oil pipeline. This is terrorism on sacred land on the original people and the people in general. This is modern day colonial terrorism that continues the never ending Native American genocide.

We ask you to take a stand, we ask you to make a lot of noise. We ask you bring your all and let North Dakota and the White House know we are not afraid to fight back. We are here to protect the water, we are here to protect the land, we are here to protect ourselves by standing with Standing Rock.

Here are some pictures from Grand Central.