Veterans groups and members of Congress, including Rep. Mike Thompson (D-CA), are demanding to know exactly what happened during the Pentagon’s series of secret chemical and biological weapons tests involving military personnel in the 1960s and 1970s.
A group of veterans is promising to return to Standing Rock after local law enforcement raided a newly created resistance camp and arrested 76 water protectors who continue to oppose the controversial Dakota Access Pipeline.
Cannonball, North Dakota (ANALYSIS) – Morton County Sheriff’s arrested 76 water protectors on Wednesday after the opponents of Energy Transfer Partners’ Dakota Access Pipeline crossed onto private property to create a new camp. The “Last Child Camp” was launched on the top of a hill and marked by seven tepees representing seven
Veterans Stand launched a fundraising drive on GoFundMe last week to support a network of protesters camped out near Cannon Ball, North Dakota. It seeks to raise $500,000 to buy supplies for campers, provide car rides for volunteers and create a rapid response ability. It has raised about $19,000 in two days.
A U.S. military veterans group announced new efforts to support the Standing Rock Native American tribe and protesters who oppose completion of the Dakota Access pipeline, just days after President Donald Trump took
Both the struggle against the Dakota Access pipeline and the Flint water crisis have been described as emblematic cases of environmental racism.
“I signed up to serve my country and my people.”
As tensions grow in North Dakota, with multiple eviction orders
U.S. Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard, who served two tours of duty in the Middle East, will be joining fellow veterans at Standing Rock.
Washington, D.C. – In a show of solidarity with the Standing Rock Sioux, U.S. Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard, a Hawaii Democrat who served two tours of duty in the Middle East, and who continues to serve as a Major in the Army National Guard, announced that she will be joining thousands of veterans coming from across the country to
Hundreds of veterans from around the country are preparing to support Standing Rock protestors between the 4th and 7th of December.
Tension between Standing Rock protestors and military personnel near Cannon Ball, North Dakota, has only escalated in recent months. Despite federal mandates to
