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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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Stop Line 3 Update

Today, Michele Naar Obed, Four Necessity Valve Turner, was arrested along with other Stop Line 3 Water Protectors. We are grateful for...

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Necessity: A Virtual Roundtable

Please sign up to watch the documentary "Necessity" and attend the online panel discussion on September 27, 7-8:15 pm CDT. Tickets are...

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Trial Update

Yesterday I posted some out-of-date information - my apologies! A recent pre-trial hearing led to these results, shared by Michele: "Dear...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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Climate Strike: the struggle continues

Friday was a global climate strike. Did you take action? There's still time, all this week and into the future. Many of us did, each...

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Summer Update: Michele

Since our last pretrial hearing at Itasca County Courthouse on May 8, 2019, I have been trying to settle in to the long wait for a...

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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...

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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...

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The Last Word

Our very own Michele Naar-Obed penned a recent piece for The Progressive. In it, she summarizes the action, the legal environment in...

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Proposed New Charge

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

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Valve Turner's View: Action taken 'in the face of extinction'

Michele Naar-Obed, one of the Four Necessity Valve Turners, recently wrote an Op Ed published in the Duluth News Tribune. The full text...

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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,...

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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...

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The Robin Podcast: Anger & Courage: Valve Turning with Michele Naar-Obed

“Hope has two beautiful daughters. Their names are Anger and Courage. Anger at the way things are, and Courage to see that they do not...

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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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