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DESCRIPTION:National Day of Solidarity to Save the Arctic Refuge & Indigenous Way of 
 Life\n\nOn social media on Wednesday, Jan. 6th\n\nWebsite: 
 https://www.defendthesacredalaska.org/arctic-refuge\n\nThis action is in 
 solidarity with Alaska's Indigenous peoples. Defend the Sacred Alaska calls 
 on our allies to take action to stop corporate fossil fuel extraction in 
 the US and Canada. We will hold this solidarity action when the lease sale 
 is announced (12/7/2020) and when the lease sale is held (1/6/21).\n \nAn 
 Arctic Refuge National Day of Solidarity will be held 1/6/21 in solidarity 
 with the Gwich’in and Iñupiat peoples against Arctic Refuge oil 
 exploration and extraction.  \n\nVirtual Call to Action Video Option:\n\n1. 
 Use your phone to record yourself on video.\n\n3. Hold the camera 
 vertically.\n\n4. Tell us your name, your tribal affiliation and/or the 
 Indigenous territories you are on.\n\n5. Tell us your reason for opposing 
 lease sales on the Coastal Plain of the Arctic Refuge.\n\n6. Post your 
 video to social media use the hashtag #protectthearctic or share with us 
 directly!\n\nPic Option: Do the same with a pic on social media of you 
 holding a sign demanding that the fossil fuel industry STAYS OUT! of the 
 Arctic Refuge\n\nSCRIPT for video or for post under picture: \n\n"Hi, my 
 name is ____________ I am on the land of (Name of Tribe Here; or Your Own 
 Tribe)  and I oppose lease sales in the Arctic Refuge because . . . . 
 "\n\nDon't forget the 
 hashtag(s)!\n\n#ProtectTheArctic\n#DefendTheBirthingGrounds\n#InupiatGwichinSolidarity\n#StandWithTheGwichin\n____________________________________________________________\n\nABOUT: 
 Defend the Sacred Alaska\n\nDefend the Sacred Alaska is an Alaskan movement 
 to boldly uplift our sacred connection to each other, the earth, and all 
 living beings. \n\nThe Trump Administration has used the COVID-19 Pandemic 
 to forgo the EPA regulations and continue an aggressive attack to open up 
 sacred lands throughout Alaska for a multitude of development projects that 
 would have far reaching impacts on our environment and Indigneous way of 
 life.  We are seeing this beyond the refuge: in the Tongass National Forest 
 in Tlingit and Haida lands, in the Inupiaq communities facing further oil 
 project advancement, Pebble Mine in Bristol Tribal communities, Yukon Flats 
 oil exploration projects in Gwich’in and Koyukon villages in the 
 Interior, and other sacred lands (aka public lands) being attacked under 
 pandemic while EPA restrictions and laws have been relaxed and in some 
 cases dismissed. \n\nEvery aspect of Indigenous life is interwoven with 
 connection to the land through food, culture, and spirituality. Stripping 
 the land of protections from fossil fuel extraction, specifically the 
 Sacred Place Where Life Begins, the government is sending a clear message 
 that they do not care about the fundamental rights of Indigenous Peoples. 
 As their actions are directly threatening the rights of mother earth and 
 the rights of Indigenous Peoples.\n\nIndigenous Peoples of the Arctic, the 
 Gwich’in and Inupiaq, have stewarded  their lands and the sacred place 
 where life begins since time immemorial. They have and will continue to 
 lead the efforts in defending the sacred in past, present, and 
 future.\n____________________________________________________________\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2021/01/04/18839191.php
SUMMARY:Arctic is Not For Sale! Day of Solidarity to Protect Arctic Refuge & Indigenous Cultures
LOCATION:Virtual action on social media
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2021/01/04/18839191.php
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