Wasté Win Young 'Take Courage, Keep Going for our Takojas'

Wašté Win Young, shown above in 'End of the Line: The Women of Standing Rock,' and director Shannon Kring were present at The University of the South in Sewanee, Tennessee, for the screening on November 1. Photo courtesy Shannon Kring.

Coming home from a screening of 'End of the Line: The Women of Standing Rock,' Waste Win Young heard that the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals had ruled against the water protectors critically injured by violent law enforcement at Backwater Bridge at Standing Rock. Although the court ruled in favor of law enforcement, Waste says it is important to realize the source of real power and keep going for future generations.

By Wasté Win Young

Lakota, Standing Rock

Censored News

November 2023

The showing of the documentary “End of the Line” in Sewanee, Tennessee was probably the most emotional response I’ve witnessed and felt. A lot of people came up to me afterward and they were visibly crying. One young woman couldn’t talk and I hugged her for a long time. She said that she and her mom had gone camping in North Dakota and drank water from the Missouri River.

Shutting Down the Death Machines -- The New York Times and Weapons Makers

Blockading and Shutting Down The New York Times and Weapons Makers

Over 100 journalists occupied the lobby of the New York Times building, calling out New York Times for complicity in genocide. Deadline News reports that the group was led by a group of media workers called Writers Bloc. Once inside, members of the group read the names of thousands of Palestinians killed in Gaza since the war began. They dropped versions of “The New York War Crimes,” a mock newspaper. The pamphlet accused the media of “complicity in laundering genocide" on Thursday evening.