top
San Francisco
San Francisco
Indybay
Indybay
Indybay
Regions
Indybay Regions North Coast Central Valley North Bay East Bay South Bay San Francisco Peninsula Santa Cruz IMC - Independent Media Center for the Monterey Bay Area North Coast Central Valley North Bay East Bay South Bay San Francisco Peninsula Santa Cruz IMC - Independent Media Center for the Monterey Bay Area California United States International Americas Haiti Iraq Palestine Afghanistan
Topics
Newswire
Features
From the Open-Publishing Calendar
From the Open-Publishing Newswire
Indybay Feature

Doodá (NO!) Desert Rock: Indigenous Resistance to Energy Development on Tribal Land

640_tourposter-200dpi2.jpg
Date:
Saturday, March 20, 2010
Time:
7:30 PM - 10:00 PM
Event Type:
Speaker
Organizer/Author:
Mark Anquoe/AIM-West
Email:
Phone:
(415) 566-5788
Address:
www.aimwest.info
Location Details:
Women's Building
3543 18th St. SF, CA 94410

Doodá (Absolutely No!) Desert Rock Power Plant!
A presentation about resistance to energy development on indigenous land.

The community of Chaco Rio in the Navajo Nation (SW of Farmington, New Mexico) has been blockading entry to the site of a proposed 1,500 megawatt coal fired power plant since December of 2006. Desert Rock would be the third coal plant within a 20-mile radius in a region already suffering from extreme levels of toxic emissions.

As part of her March California speaking tour, Elouise Brown, Diné (Navajo) traditionalist and president of the Doodá Desert Rock committee, will speak about dangers posed by the coal industry, the exploitation of indigenous land by energy companies, and the ongoing struggle to prevent the Desert Rock plant from ever existing.

Several short films will also be screened:
Making a Stand at Desert Rock- by Klee Benally (8:00)
Killing Coal: Four Corners in the Crosshairs (7:10)
Our Native Roots – Inside the Dooda Desert Rock Camp

For more information and tour details, visit:
http://www.doodadesertrock.com
Booking inquiries: scsolidarity [at] riseup.net
Elouise Brown: 505-947-6159

“We believe economic development must not come at the expense of the health of our children, the air we breathe, our sacred land and water, and our way of life. As Navajo people, our work and dedication is centered on the Diné philosophy of Balance, Harmony, Respect and Equality. As children of Mother Earth and Father Sky, we are honored and obligated to protect and preserve the natural state of Harmony and Beauty.”

-Elouise Brown
Added to the calendar on Sun, Feb 28, 2010 10:09AM
§Flyer
by Mark Anquoe/AIM-West
ddr_tour_flyer-white.pdf_600_.jpg
We are 100% volunteer and depend on your participation to sustain our efforts!

Donate

$110.00 donated
in the past month

Get Involved

If you'd like to help with maintaining or developing the website, contact us.

Publish

Publish your stories and upcoming events on Indybay.

IMC Network