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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...

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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...

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Coronavirus Climate Read: Braiding Sweetgrass

Last month, while urban farming and foraging for sour cherries, I listened to Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer. Not long after,...

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Stop Line 3 Webinar

While we continue to wait for the Four Necessity Valve Turner Trial, environmental protections continue to be removed and fossil fuel...

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Summer Solstice - the Fullness of Time

Today is the longest day of the year - the day when the most light falls on the earth. In agrarian societies, this day was a time to...

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to live and to love in a dying world

People are asking, more and more, if there are any updates about our trial date given the pandemic. To be honest, it is somewhere in the...

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Federal Judge Blocks DAPL

On the grounds that authorities issuing permits, including the Army Corps of Engineers, did not sufficiently take into account the...

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Activism in the Time of Coronavirus

On this day, it is a wonder to think that we are living through this time where people are choosing to put health over profit. Long the...

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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...

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Practicing a new paradigm: Hope

I want to talk to you about the hope in the world today. One topic flooded email, social media and conversation this past weekend,...

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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...

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Anthropocene

The Valve Turners have been inspired by many books on climate change. At a recent talk given by Elizabeth Kolbert on her book, The Sixth...

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Climate News Roundup

Have you noticed the excellent content on our facebook page, curated by Lydia of Emmaus House Catholic Worker in Chicago? Recent articles...

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Stop Line 3 - Direct Action & Court Findings

Yesterday activists took part in direct action to lock down equipment engaging in Line 3 construction. While Enbridge publicly stated...

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Victory for Necessity Defense!

The 2016 Valve Turners cases are largely wrapped up, but Ken Ward, a dedicated climate activist, is still appealing his case. The most...

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Four Necessity in Minneapolis, Part II

Are you or someone you know in Minneapolis next week? Following their court hearing in Grand Rapids one week from today, the Four...

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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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Notes from and for Friends

As one of the 4Necessity valve turners, I just wanted to let you, my friends, know that I was honored to be part of this group. We all...

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Friends & Likeminded Folks

Climate Disobedience Center Stop Line 3 Pipeline Maps Sierra Club MN350 Honor the Earth Friends of the Headwaters Natural Resource...

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