Hello friends!
The second hearing for the Four Necessity Valve Turners is set for 1:00 pm on Tuesday,
February 19, at the Itasca County Courthouse located on 123 Northeast 4 th Street in Grand
Rapids, Minnesota. On Monday, February 4 th , the four Catholic Workers – informed by their
faith, their work with the marginalized, and their lives as farmers – took necessary, non-violent
action to address the climate crisis by entering an Enbridge pipeline site near Blackberry, MN
and calling on the company to shut down the flow of tar sands oil through pipelines 3 and 4,
which the company did. The four, who cite the imminent and irreversible damage being done to
the climate, are scheduled to appear before Judge Wahwassuck to be formally read their
charges, which are currently a felony: “Aiding and Abetting Attempted Damage to Pipeline
Property,” and a misdemeanor, “Aiding and Abetting Criminal Damage to Property in the Fourth
Degree.”
A rally will be happening outside the courthouse at 12:30 pm before the hearing in support of the valve turners and to further the effort to educate others on the climate crisis. We hope to see you there!
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