Minnesota

"Water protectors marched 256 miles from the headwaters of the Mississippi River to speak with this gentleman," an Indigenous organizer said of Gov. Tim Walz. "He has not come to listen to their voices and so we came here."

"We need everyone who can to come to the frontlines in support. We need those who can't come here in person to amplify this message through every available channel."

"The Hubbard County Sheriff has attempted to illegally construct a de facto open-air prison to trap Indigenous environmental protectors and allies on their own property."

"Polluted water, land, and rapid climate change are threats to us all, and Line 3 will cause unpredictable levels of damage if it becomes active."

"The world needs to pay attention to what's happening here in Minnesota right now."

The tar sands project "poses a significant threat to water, Indigenous treaty rights, and worsens the global climate crisis," the group wrote to Biden's Interior Secretary.

"Every day President Biden refuses to stop the Line 3 pipeline is a slap in the face to environmental justice communities and a renewed breaking of his promises on climate and Indigenous rights."

"We still have time to save our sacred waters and land—our life sources," said Indigenous organizer Dawn Goodwin.

"Line 3 is a climate bomb waiting to go off," said one organizer. "This whole project is madness."

"Every child deserves a quality education free of hunger," Sen. Bernie Sanders said. "A universal approach to school meals works."