Large Turnout for Dakota Pipeline Protest (tags)
At the time of this writing there was no official estimate, but turnout appeared to be in the hundreds. The only mainstream media said to be present was Channel 11, which interviewed Gloria Arellanes, et al live. ….... Multiple speakers advised people to take money out of banks invested in the Dakota Access Pipeline. Jay Ponti identified HSBC, Wells Fargo, Chase, Bank of America, and Citi Bank as such investors. Besides closing accounts, he suggested reporting it on social media. #BankExit. Actress-activist Susan Sarandon, one of the delegates to go into the building, reiterated this and cited the role of boycotts in affecting South Africa.
KUCI Subversity show on D2K Protests (tags)
Realaudio file available of interview with civil rights attorney Carol Sobel on police overreaction after Rage Against the Machine concert Monday night (August 14, 2000); highlights from Mumia March on Sunday (August 13, 2000) including talks by Mumia's son; his lawyer Leonard Weinglass, and an interview with Weinglass.