Standing Rock Water Protectors Lead Parade in Brussels -- 'Donald Trump has got to go!'

Rachel Heaton, Waste Win Young, Rafael Gonzalez and Nataani Means lead Anti-Trump Parade at NATO.

Rachel Heaton, Muckleshoot water protector, leads parade today in Brussels, Belgium

Standing Rock Water Protectors Lead 'Trump Not Welcome Here' Parade at NATO in Brussels, Belgium Today,

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Today in Brussels, as Water Protectors from Standing Rock camps arrived, they led the parade of 12,000 people marching against U.S. President Donald Trump.

Trump is preparing to meet with world leaders at NATO in Brussels.

Nataani Means, Dineh/Lakota from Chinle on Navajo Nation, on stage in Brussels today before 12,000 people.

Water Protector Tufawon Rafael Gonzalez, Dakota from Minneapolis, said today in Brussels, "Performed at the Anti Trump rally in Brussels, Belgium. We stood up against him and his bigotry. The organizers invited us to lead the march." 

Below: Rachel Heaton, Muckleshoot, and Waste Win Young, Dakota/Lakota from Standing Rock, call out "Mni Wiconi! Water is Life!" Rachel tells the crowd that they do not support Trump who is dismantling environmental protections and attacking sacred lands on Turtle Island. Trump is invested in these pipelines, Rachel tells the crowd. Urging divestment, she says, "These banks do not care about clean water." Rachel urges solidarity and involvement.

"This movement is connected to your struggle, it is connected to all struggles."

"We don't want Trump!"

Waste Win Young of Standing Rock, a descendant of Sitting Bull, calls out for the crowd to stand with them. "Mni Wiconi! Water is Life!"

"What happens to me, happens to you!"

"We do not want Trump!"

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Standing Rock Water Protectors just arrived in Brussels and are marching against the Trump regime.
"Heh, heh, ho, ho, Donald Trump has got to go!"

Photos by water protectors Waste Win Young, Dakota/Lakota from Standing Rock, and Rachel Heaton, Muckleshoot water protector from Washington State.

Standing Rock Water Protectors Leave Paris for Brussels

Standing Rock Water Protectors Rafael Gonzales, friend, Rachel Heaton, Waste Win Young and Nataaniii Means.

Standing Rock Water Protectors led Paris for Brussels to join the 'Trump Not Welcome' Protest at NATO. Speaking out for Indigenous rights, divestment in pipelines, while performing in concerts and holding press conferences, the team is on an 11 city tour of Europe.

Rachel Heaton, Muckleshoot, shutting down bank funding pipelines in Paris.

The Paris Crew

Water protectors Rafael Gonzales, friend, Waste Win Young and Rachel Heaton.

Battling the Pipeline Snake in Paris

by Nataanii Means, Dineh/Lakota from Chinle, Navajo Nation

PARIS -- Nataanii Means, Dineh/Lakota, and Rachel Heaton, Muckleshoot, spoke to the shareholders of Société General, BNP, and Nataxis banks in Paris.

Nataanii Means said, “Rachel and I were the only ones allowed in with our translators. We were met with derogatory yelling, boo's, and confrontation. When we stated that these banks and their investments into overseas pipelines directly affect my people and community, people began to make so much noise meant to muffle our voices while we were speaking. We were treated with unbelievable disrespect.”

“This is what my cousin Wasté Win Young said: "This is what we are up against here. Similarly, it is what those who want to protect unči maka are up against world wide. It's not all fun and games. There are no cameras allowed in those meetings otherwise we would put blastation to the nation up. It is legit getting "gobdah'd"--putting our experiences out there and getting fed to the sharks. Must be thick skinned and ready to duel. Naye FR though. There are genuine people who listen that have the power to change things and those are the ones we need to get to, those are the targets--in a good way they said. Never been so happy to leave Pairee.”

Nataanii said, “I saw first hand the evil. This is a huge fight. We have to go from all angles. I never felt rage like that before. They had security at my side at all times too. Even followed me to the bathroom. I am not the threat here. Your investments are!”

Thank you to Rachel Heaton, Nataaanii Means, Waste Win Young, Rafaeal Gonzales, Paris supporters , water protectors, and photographers for sharing with Censored News.

Update: Water Protectors led parade of 12,000 in Brussels today, calling out: "Trump has got to go!" in Brussels:

http://bsnorrell.blogspot.com/2017/05/standing-rock-water-protectors-lead.html

Protest 'Trump Not Welcome'
https://standupwithstandingrock.noblogs.org/brunssels-may-24th-may-27th

Below -- Rachel Heaton, Muckleshoot, on news interview in Paris, 
with Standing Rock resistance images on air.

Tour expanded to 11 cities Through JuNe 20, 2017

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From May 20th till June 20th, some activists of the Standing Rock’s movement will come to Europe for a solidarity tour called “Stand Up With Standing Rock”. 

Confidential Informants -- MuckRock exposes photo at Standing Rock

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In the latest article by MuckRock --  exposing the use of confidential informants by the FBI to manufacture crimes -- this photo is included from Standing Rock. MuckRock says it was taken by a confidential informant.
This comes after MuckRock filed freedom of information requests with police and other agencies who were part of the militarized police force at Standing Rock attacking unarmed water protectors.
The latest MuckRock FOIAs are probing the military records of Morton County Sheriff Kyle Kirchmeier.
MuckRock also exposed North Dakota Governor's request for chemical munitions launchers, riot squads and police with active shooter experience, to send to Standing Rock.
https://www.muckrock.com/news/archives/2017/jan/18/north-dakota-emac-request/

MuckRock on confidential informants:

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Owe Aku Water Protectors Fight Uranium Mining in Black Hills

Owe Aku Water Protectors Fight Uranium Mining in the Black Hills . Debra White Plume, Lakota, testifying at hearing Powertech Concedes 'Water Is Already Bad' BY NATALIE HAND SPECIAL TO LCT IN COLLABORATION WITH LAKOTA MEDIA PROJECT French translation by Christine Prat at: http://www.chrisp.lautre.net/wpblog/?p=4027 EDGEMONT --A series of public comment hearings hosted by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 8 ended with the final hearing on May 11th in Edgemont. Edgemont, located in the southern Black Hills, is no stranger to uranium mining. Uranium, used to fuel nuclear power plants, was found near Edgemont in 1952 before modern environmental regulations were enacted. Decades of open pit mining followed until the mid-1980s, when mines were abandoned because of declining uranium prices. Domestic wells near the abandoned mines already have been found to contain levels of radium- 226 that exceed safe drinking water standards, and one of those also has dangerous levels of uranium. Other findings of the preliminary assessment include radionuclides in surface water samples from Pass Creek, Beaver Creek and the Cheyenne River. 30 years later, a new company, Powertech, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Hong Kong based Azarga Uranium, seeks to revive uranium mining in the same region. Powertech has spent the last 11 years trying to get the Dewey Burdock Uranium Mine operation running and anticipates EPA approval in 2017, according to Mark Hollenbeck, Project Manager of the Dewey Burdock Uranium Mine for Powertech. Powertech plans to use 888.8 acre-foot of groundwater per year from the Madison aquifer to replace the groundwater removed from the Inyan Kara aquifers by uranium recovery operations and ground water restoration activities. However, mining opponents have been steadfast to stop the project in the drought-prone region, citing the dangers to the public health, land and water. Rallies have been staged in each location of the public hearings. Tonya Stands of Oglala, is the rally organizer and member of No Uranium in Treaty Territory. “We collaborated with the Black Hills Clean Water Alliance, Dakota Rural Action, Sisterhood to Protect Sacred Water and others to spread the word about the EPA hearings and educate people about water protection, through providing meals and prayer walks,” stated Stands. 11-year old Isaiah Cox of Hot Springs skipped his class field trip to Evan’s Plunge to attend the hearing. “I went to the hearing in Hot Springs and that got me interested. So, I came here today to voice my opinion. Farmers need water. Animals and plants need clean water. This mine will hurt our water,” stated Cox. Hollenbeck, along with a few local retired uranium miners, attended the hearing and set out to dispel the public’s fears. “We only add oxygen and carbon dioxide to extract the uranium. So, what we extract from the ground is all we put back into the ground. There is a misconception that this water is good. Its bad water to begin with. We can’t drink it today. It’s not going to be exactly the same, but will be as useful as it was,” noted Hollenbeck. Hollenbeck is also a certified organic grass-fed cattle rancher who runs his herd near the mine site and feels confident that his livestock is safe for human consumption. Judy Schumacher of Provo Township disagrees. “I grew up on a ranch near Buffalo SD. Our black cows would turn white and die from drinking from puddles where the uranium test drilling had been done back in the 1950’s-60’s. I am a cancer survivor and my daughter had cancer at age 22. You cannot clean up radiation in the water. I want to hear how Powertech is going to guarantee that this is safe,” stated Schumacher. Debra White Plume (Oglala Lakota) of Porcupine SD, addressed the EPA officials. “You’re not the first peace commission to come out here. One came 149 years ago and negotiated the 1868 Ft. Laramie Treaty and the 1851 Horse Creek Treaty with our ancestors. That treaty retained a land base and water rights for the Lakota, Cheyenne and Arapahoe nations. I don’t want you to allow Azarga to encroach on our ancestral territory. The U.N. Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People says that governments must have free, prior and informed consent of Native Peoples before they bring development in and we were not given that,” stated White Plume. White Plume is the lead plaintiff in the case to stop Cameco Corporation’s uranium mine expansion near Crawford NE. Radioactive waste leaked for 4 years before it was detected at that mine site, according to White Plume. EPA officials noted that it will take several weeks to review the written and public testimonials before they reach their determination on Powertech’s permits. Published first at Lakota Country Times. Republished at Censored News with permission. ==============================