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A few active groups to follow, join and support.

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Attached below is a non-exhaustive list of a few active groups to follow on social media, join in-person as requested, and also offer resource support.  These include migrant survival support and hospitality, disaster relief and community mutual aid, solidarity with Indigenous Peoples movements, and the various battles against extraction of fossil fuels and natural resources — including human resource extraction in the forms of  human trafficking, labor exploitation, and cultural theft.

Jimmy mentioned this list in his recent email to BXE family. You can read the email here, and chip in to support Jimmy’s ongoing work and the work of BXE here.

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West Texas:

Christmas in Tornillo: The Occupation (December 23-January ??, 2019)

“There is a concentration camp for children in the middle of the desert!! Currently 3000 children between the ages of 13 and 17 are being held behind barb wire and fencing in Tornillo, TX. The camp is expanding rapidly. We want to do something about this prison camp because what we saw shook us to our core. This fund is to help a team of 30 experienced St. Louis activists  occupy Tornillo between Dec. 23 and Jan. 1 in collaboration with local El Paso organizations including Detained Migrant Solidarity Committee and Cosecha. Our hope is that it will inspire others to do the same.”

This is a brown led coalition of resistance against the Tornillo prison camp and corrupt system that devastates our families on both sides of the border.”

FB: https://www.facebook.com/creativebrownresistance/

Donate: https://www.gofundme.com/christmas-in-tornillo-stl

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Alberta, Saskatchewan, Montana, South Dakota, Nebraska:

Keystone XL halted temporarily:

“On Friday, December 7, 2018, the Honorable Brian Morris, United States District Judge for the District of Montana in Great Falls, issued a Supplemental Ruling in favor of the lead Plaintiffs in the litigation to stop the Keystone XL (KXL) Pipeline–the Indigenous Environmental Network (IEN) and North Coast Rivers Alliance (NCRA), and other groups.  Judge Morris’s 16-page Supplemental Order denies TransCanada’s motion to relax the Court’s November 8 Judgment that overturned the Trump Administration’s approval of the KXL Pipeline and issued a permanent injunction against its construction. Judge Morris specifically rejected TransCanada’s request to engage in the following construction activities: (1) preparation of pipe storage and contractor yards, (2) transportation, receipt and off-loading of pipe at storage yards, (3) preparation of sites for worker camps, and (4) mowing and patrolling areas of the pipeline right-of-way to discourage migratory bird nesting. Judge Morris only allowed TransCanada to conduct limited cultural, biological, civil and other surveys that do not harm the environment, and to maintain security at existing TransCanada sites.”

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South Texas:

Somi Se’k Village Base Camp: “Under the leadership of the Esto’k Gna (Carrizo/Comecrudo Tribe of Texas), the Somi Se’k Village Base Camp’s mission is to populate and support a network of front Line Encampments (Wolf Pack) villages along the so called Mexican-American border. These villages will be active in providing aid to our asylum seeking relatives, protecting indigenous sacred sites, resisting construction of the #LNG (fracked gas) terminal, accompanying pipelines, and stopping the Border wall. We fight to stop the senseless endangerment of people, animals, and the environment.

FB: https://www.facebook.com/Somi-Sek-Village-Base-Camp-2452609318101453/

Feel free to contribute with confidence: https://paypal.me/CampsARising

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Louisiana:

Resistance to Energy Transfer Partners and the Bayou Bridge Pipeline (#NoBayouBridge #StopETP)

StopETP Coalition: http://StopETP.org

L’eau Est La View Camp:

FB: https://www.facebook.com/LeauEstLaVie/

WEB: http://NoBBP.org

Update from Dec 6: Judge Rules Energy Transfer Partners (ETP) has trespassed and constructed without permits, but allows them to seize private land using eminent domain.

And this recent piece regarding law enforcement serving and benefiting directly from corporate interests and the extractive industry. READ the report here: http://bit.ly/BayouBridgeMoonlighting

As we continue to resist ETP and the State, we need your support: http://GoFundMe.com/NoBBP

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West Virginia, Virginia, North Carolina:

Appalachians Against Pipelines, defense against the Mountain Valley Pipeline, the Atlantic Coast Pipeline and more:

FB: https://www.facebook.com/appalachiansagainstpipelines/

IG: @AppalachiansAgainstPipelines

Donate: http://bit.ly/supportmvpresistance

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Minnesota:

Ginew Collective Frontline Resistance Camp, “a grassroots, frontlines effort led by indigenous women to protect Anishinaabe territory from the destruction of Enbridge’s Line 3 tar sands project”

FB: https://www.facebook.com/ginewcollective/

IG: @Ginew__ (two underscores)

Donate: https://bit.ly/stoppipeline3

The cold has been creeping in, with temperatures reaching -6 and -19 with the wind. Help provide gear: https://amzn.to/2EacYqE

Anti-colonial Land Defense, “a collective of Indigenous/non-Indigenous Water Protectors/Land Defenders under the direction of both indigenous elders & indigenous youth cooperating together; we are centered around protecting & reclaiming ancestral homelands via mutual aid…”:

FB: https://www.facebook.com/AnticolonialLandDefense/

IG: @AntiColonialLandDefense

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Southern Oregon:

Stop Jordan Cove LNG and the Pacific Connector Pipeline

FB: https://www.facebook.com/noLNGexports/

IG: @NoLNGExports

WEB: http://StopJordanCove.info & http://NoLNGExports.org

More Info and to send a comment to Oregon Department of State Lands to Stop Jordan Cove LNG:

https://nolngexports.good.do/DSL/DSLComments/

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Communitized Decentralized Disaster Recovery (WI, TX, LA, FL, PR, etc):

Mutual Aid Disaster Relief (MADR), “Solidarity, Not Charity. Recent events have shown that the effects of climate change are not distant fears, but current realities. From historic flooding in Louisiana to Hurricanes Matthew, Harvey, Irma, and Maria we need each other more than we ever have before. Immediately after floods and other disasters, Mutual Aid Disaster Relief listens to affected community members and responds with supplies, work crews, and amplifying the grassroots community-led initiatives that blossom following disasters.”

FB: https://www.facebook.com/MutualAidDisasterRelief/

IG: @MutualAidDisasterRelief, @MADRLumberton, @MADR_tour

WEB: http://MutualAidDisasterRelief.org

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Arizona and Immigration Reform:

No More Deaths/No Más Muertes, “The mission of No More Deaths is to end death and suffering in the Mexico–US borderlands through civil initiative: people of conscience working openly and in community to uphold fundamental human rights. Our work embraces the Faith-Based Principles for Immigration Reform and focuses on the following themes: • Direct aid that extends the right to provide humanitarian assistance • Witnessing and responding • Consciousness raising • Global movement building • Encouraging humane immigration policy.”

FB: https://www.facebook.com/nomoredeaths/

IG: @NoMoreDeaths_NoMasMuertes

WEB: http://nomoredeaths.org

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Labor and the Border:

Movimiento Cosecha, “Cosecha is a nonviolent movement fighting for permanent protection, dignity, and respect for the 11 million undocumented immigrants in the United States. Our name, “harvest” in Spanish, honors the long tradition of farmworker organizing and the present-day pain of the thousands of undocumented workers whose labor continues to feed the country. Committed to winning real victories for our community, Cosecha believes in using non-cooperation to leverage the power of immigrant labor and consumption and force a meaningful shift in public opinion.”

This organizing body is active nationally and also specifically organizing in San Diego supporting refugees and migrants:

FB: https://www.facebook.com/movimientocosecha/

IG: @Cosecha_Harvest

WEB: http://LaHuelga.com

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People’s Media:

Hecate Society, “an art and media collective that was birthed out of necessity by a group of QTPOC* and accomplices.”

FB: https://www.facebook.com/hecatesociety/

IG: @HecateSociety

WEB: http://HecateSociety.org

Recent article, “Divided People: connecting Black Mesa with the Central American Refugee Exodus”: http://bit.ly/DividedPeople

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The BXE Frontline Community Support Fund

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We are excited to announce the launch of our Frontline Community Support Fund – through which we’re able to make small grants (up to $1,000) that support frontline community action to stop fossil fuel infrastructure. Because of the nature of our fund, it may be best to ask for specific items or equipment that you’ll need for an action rather than cash.

Click here to fill out an application for your group today.

OR click here to for a detailed application guide.

In general, we hope to fund actions that strengthen you or your group’s engagement with the entities you are opposing. The BXE Frontline Fund is primarily focused on fighting against fossil fuel infrastructure, environmental racism, and the social impacts of the energy industry such as man camps.

That means we’re more likely to support a rally, protest, civil disobedience, non-violent direct action, or training for an action. We’re less likely to fund a conference, a legal review, or general operating expenses like staff and rent. We do not reject any application out of hand – tell us what you need and how we can help.

Initial applications are screened for relevance by our staff person (Shane). The application then passes to a council of Frontline Advisors  — we’re honored to have Cherri Foytlin, Donna Chavis, and Michael Bagdes Canning as our current FLCF Advisors. Their choice and advice are passed along to the BXE General Meeting, which discusses the application and tries to come up with any further questions. We welcome applicants to attend the beginning portion of the General Meeting to talk more about their plans. The BXE General Meeting – which is open to all – to make sure we honor our commitment to horizontal leadership and the motto “To leave no one behind, we must all lead.”

The coordination and final call on how to fund a project is made by the BXE Fundraising and Budget Committee.

For more details on how to apply, and tips on what to expect, download the 1-page support guide above, or just click on the application to get started. We look forward to working with you!

Help Us Take BXE To The Next Level In 2015

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BXE action at FERC, Nov. 2014

BXE Friends,

It is truly amazing what Beyond Extreme Energy has been able to accomplish in just five months with your generous support and help. We are building upon a movement that has been developing for years.

Here is what Cheryl LaFleur, Chairwoman of FERC, said publicly on January 27th at the National Press Club: “Increased demand for natural gas-fired plants will lead to new pipelines, . . .And I believe meeting the goals of the (EPA) Clean Power Plan will also lead to construction of a lot of new natural gas generation.” She added that implementing these polices could become more difficult due to the increasingly hostile views environmental activists have taken toward hydraulic fracturing and pipeline projects in recent years.

“These groups are active in every FERC docket… as well as in my email inbox seven days a week, in my Twitter feed, at our open meetings demanding to be heard, and literally at our door closing down First Street so FERC won’t be able to work. We’ve got a situation here.”

In other words, she knows who we are, and she knows we are a problem for FERC and industry.

At last, by going to FERC’s open meetings and to their front door, BXE has gotten FERC’s attention. And we have plans to keep doing so. In late spring, from May 21-29, with your help, we will be organizing nonviolent actions at FERC with many hundreds of people taking part.

We hope that you will want to join with us in this action and reach out to bring others with you. But we need more than that.

BXE has initiated a $10,000 pledge campaign. We are asking those who can to pledge $500, $1,000 or whatever you can, more or less, toward a goal of $10,000. We’re not asking for the money until we reach that goal. Once we reach it, and the money comes in, we will be able to hire young people to visit campuses starting in early March to strengthen student participation in the late spring actions, as well as move the overall organizing for those actions forward.

As of this writing, a little over $3,300 has been pledged. We also have other substantial money committed, further along, from one of our member organizations which worked with us in the fall.

BXE is a very frugal organization. It literally runs on the volunteer energy and commitment of dozens of individuals and many groups, with no paid staff up until now. Our major action last November, “closing down First Street so FERC won’t be able to work,” was pulled off very successfully for less than $16,000 in total.

We figure we’ll need close to three times that to organize this spring action, because our plan is to triple, or more, the number of people taking part in it.

That is why this $10,000 pledge campaign is so important. It will fund our work this spring in the build-up to those actions, especially the campus organizing, and it will generate energy to keep the organizing and fundraising momentum going.

So how about it? FERC is central to the fossil fuel industry’s plans to expand the natural gas empires in the US and to other countries. BXE, on the other hand, has the experience and has developed the organization to challenge FERC. We are uniquely situated to challenge, slow and maybe even halt the extremely dangerous policies and practices of the gas industry and FERC right now.

Isn’t what Beyond Extreme Energy has brought to the movement against fracking and the climate justice movement worth your financial support? What if it didn’t exist and wasn’t active? Without question, this movement would be missing a very important component.

BXE is a loose, flexible, resilient and adapting organization, with our hearts and minds focused not only on FERC but also on gritty and difficult community-based struggles like the ones going on in Cove Point, Seneca Lake, the Pennsylvania fracking fields and elsewhere. Because of these strengths, BXE is bringing grassroots energy into the conversations going on at the highest levels in Washington, D.C.

We look forward to your responses. Please let Ted know at ted@chesapeakeclimate.org what you are willing and able to pledge.

Many thanks,

Steve Norris
Ted Glick

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