Rage

Author's posts

What About Keystone South?

  • February 13, 2015

  • February 13, 2015

 Originally published by Tom Weis on Huffington Post You could feel it in the air during last April’s historic tipi encampment on the National Mall in Washington, DC, and the feeling is even stronger today: “We’ve got this. Keystone North is not going through.” We cannot let up until Keystone North is vanquished, but all …

Continue reading

Permanent link to this article: https://tarsandsblockade.org/what-about-kxlsouth/

Texas Blockader Sues Police over Brutalization Suffered During Peaceful Protest

  • January 9, 2015

  • January 9, 2015

On Septmeber 25, 2012 Benjamin and Shannon locked themselves to Keystone XL construction machinery outside Winnsboro, Texas and delayed pipeline construction for most of the day. Police began using aggressive pain compliance tactics when a senior TransCanada supervisor arrived and actively encouraged it. Torture tactics included sustained chokeholds, violent arm-twisting, pepper spray, and multiple uses …

Continue reading

Permanent link to this article: https://tarsandsblockade.org/suecops/

Blockadia on Trial: What the Jury Did Not Hear

  • November 13, 2014

  • November 13, 2014

Originally posted on Huffington Post Green On Earth Day, April 22, 2013, I disrupted construction of the Keystone XL Pipeline (KXL Pipeline) and was arrested and charged with several offenses in Atoka County, Oklahoma. 18 months later I finally had my day in court before a jury of my peers on October 23, 2014. Although …

Continue reading

Permanent link to this article: https://tarsandsblockade.org/jurytrial/