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Press Release:‘The Four Necessity Valve Turners’ Jury Trial Tuesday, July, 6, 2021
Press Contact: Diane Leutgeb Munson (507) 858-5933 Email: 4necessitymn@gmail.com On Tuesday, July 6, 2021, at the Itasca County...


Line 3 Resistance Update from Brenna
Happy New Year to all! It's been some months since we learned that the felony charges would be dropped for the Four Necessity Valve...


An Interview with the Valve Turners
Brenna Cussen-Anglada and Michele Naar-Obed offer this spiritual reflection on (and introduction to) the actions and motivations of the...


March: Climate Defense News Round Up!
Do you find yourself with more time to read these days? Here's a rundown of articles (mostly featured on our facebook page during the...


In Case You Missed It
Back in the fall, Geez Magazine featured a piece by Brenna Cussen Anglada on the Four Necessity Valve Turners in their Fall Climate...


Is there room for hope?
"There’s hope in the world when lots of people are working to protect our relationship with the earth and to try to live in right...


Update: Celebration & Court
Hi friends, it's been a little while. We are so grateful for your support and care over the last year. On February 4th, we were again...
Results of October 8th Pretrial Hearing
The Four Necessity Valve Turners, Brenna Cussen-Anglada, Michele Naar-Obed, Allyson Polman, and Daniel Yildirim, appeared at the Itasca...


Summer Update: Brenna
I spent the last week with 15 high school and 7 college students at the Loras College Peace Institute, learning together about the myriad...


Update: Contested Omnibus Hearing
On May 8th, the Four Necessity Valve Turners appeared in Itasca County Court in Grand Rapids, Minnesota, to give testimony to support...


Necessity Defense at Tomorrow's Hearing
Earlier this week we received word that the "contested omnibus hearing" scheduled for tomorrow, May 8th, at 2 pm, was scheduled as such...


Brenna Speaks on Viroqua Radio
Interested to hear more from the Valve Turners? You can tune into Viroqua, Wisconsin radio to hear the story of Brenna Cussen-Anglada,...


Proposed New Charge
Michelle, Brenna, Allyson, and Daniel each have one additional felony charge proposed to be added to their current misdemeanor and felony...


Omnibus Hearing Court Report
Today, the Four Necessity Valve Turners had their omnibus hearing in Grand Rapids. This was a very short appearance where Allyson,...


Dinner with the Four Necessity Valve Turners
Join a panel conversation with all Four Necessity Valve Turners (Michele Naar-Obed, Brenna Cussen-Anglada, Daniel Yildirim, and Allyson...


Valve Turners & Plowshares Activists in Des Moines
Are you in or around Des Moines, and curious to hear more about the Four Necessity Valve Turners and the tradition of non-violent civil...
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