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When Fannie rode into town on Tuesday to speak with the authorities in Cushing, they conveniently forgot to mention to her that she'd have to snake through neighborhood side roads to get to her designated "free speech zone," that a dozen police cars would be parked in some of the only available parking spots, and that she'd have to share her sliver of muddy knoll with paid activists supporting the pipeline. They even threatened her with arrest if she protested anywhere else. Regardless, she and others like her rallied to stand against the continuation of the status-quo.
A status-quo that threatens the very existence of life on our planet.
The moneyed interests at the pipeline crossroads of America may have felt like the victors that day, but when the environment is on the line, there are no winners or losers - only those left dealing with the mess: our children.
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When Fannie rode into town on Tuesday to speak with the authorities in Cushing, they conveniently forgot to mention to her that she'd have to snake through neighborhood side roads to get to her designated "free speech zone," that a dozen police cars would be parked in some of the only available parking spots, and that she'd have to share her sliver of muddy knoll with paid activists supporting the pipeline. They even threatened her with arrest if she protested anywhere else. Regardless, she and others like her rallied to stand against the continuation of the status-quo.
A status-quo that threatens the very existence of life on our planet.
The moneyed interests at the pipeline crossroads of America may have felt like the victors that day, but when the environment is on the line, there are no winners or losers - only those left dealing with the mess: our children.
When Fannie rode into town on Tuesday to speak with the authorities in Cushing, they conveniently forgot to mention to her that she'd have to snake through neighborhood side roads to get to her designated "free speech zone," that a dozen police cars would be parked in some of the only available parking spots, and that she'd have to share her sliver of muddy knoll with paid activists supporting the pipeline. They even threatened her with arrest if she protested anywhere else. Regardless, she and others like her rallied to stand against the continuation of the status-quo.
A status-quo that threatens the very existence of life on our planet.
The moneyed interests at the pipeline crossroads of America may have felt like the victors that day, but when the environment is on the line, there are no winners or losers - only those left dealing with the mess: our children.