Dakota Access Pipeline Protest in San Francisco Boosts Movement Forward Pt. I

If Standing Rock Sioux Tribe prevails in federal court in September, construction will halt across a major oil pipeline’s path. The Army Corps of Engineers may also be required to conduct an environmental impact assessment for the entire pipeline, as they should have already done.

This court battle is one of protesters’ best hopes for halting the pipeline construction start date. Demonstrators made a whole lot of noise yesterday in DC and also in San Francisco in solidarity to make sure their message was heard.

The protesting encampment in North Dakota at the site of the construction has swollen to thousands. In San Francisco 400 filled the plaza with Native songs, flags, and signs in front of the Federal Building. Amongst organizations standing in solidarity in SF were Indian People Organizing for Change and the Chinese Progressive Association (co-organizing groups) and the International Coalition for Human Rights in the Philippines.