Thanks for the updates, Salvatore. Ellie elliestock@aol.com Dear friends: Here’s how you can choose to act out your care for this brutal support by the state of ND. See below. Thx. Salvatore Caruso Begin forwarded message: From: Kritee <kriteek@gmail.com> Subject: [Eco-Dharma] Re: Support this deep practice in the face of legalized violence Date: November 21, 2016 at 1:20:34 PM MST To: eco-dharma-sangha <eco-dharma-sangha@googlegroups.com> I wanted to add one more older but powerful video (Video from Nov 1st) and this crucial link on whom to contact to protest against the atrocities that happened last night. http://www.yesmagazine.org/people-power/dial-a-cop-20161031 How to Contact the People Sending Militarized Police to Standing Rock Have a question about the militarization of policing near Dakota Access pipeline construction? Here’s who to call, starting with Morton County Sheriff Kyle Kirchmeier. Emily Fuller posted Oct 31, 2016 There have been a lot of questions surrounding the influx of military style troops and equipment to the Standing Rock Sioux tribal area in North Dakota. In August, North Dakota Gov. Jack Dalrymple declared a state of emergency in response to the growing Dakota Access pipeline protests, and Morton County Sheriff Kyle Kirchmeier has invoked the Emergency Management Assistance Compact, calling on police resources from six surrounding states. On Thursday, police executed a particularly violent sweep of a camp. On Thursday, police executed a particularly violent sweep of a camp that left structures destroyed, more than 140 people arrested, cars impounded and others burning on the side of the road. The highly militarized response—armored vehicles and heavy weaponry—was recorded by many people caught in the assault. Across the nation, there have been solidarity actions to protest the police response. When word spread that police were allegedly using Facebook to monitor those gathered at Standing Rock, a campaign was launched Sunday encouraging Facebook users worldwide to “check-in” at Standing Rock and share that status publicly. The campaign seeks to confuse police by flooding social media with check-ins from all across the globe. According to CNN today, hundreds of thousands of people have already done it; although the Morton County Sheriff's Department has denied using Facebook to monitor the camp. The questions many are asking range from why a private pipeline company warrants a seven-state security force paid for by taxpayers, to why President Obama has not stepped in. Here is a list of officials from the involved states, plus the county and city police confirmed by news reports, to have sent troops and equipment to North Dakota. Questions can be directed to these people. (This list was last updated on Nov. 21, 2016). North Dakota Gov. Jack Dalrymple 600 East Boulevard Avenue Bismarck, ND 58505-0100 Phone: 701-328-2200 Email: http://www.governor.nd.gov/contact-us https://www.facebook.com/NDGovDalrymple https://twitter.com/NDGovDalrymple Morton County Sheriff Kyle Kirchmeier 205 1st Ave NW Mandan, ND 58554 Phone: 701-667-3330 Email: kyle.kirchmeier@mortonnd.org https://www.facebook.com/MortonCountySD/ Morton County Commissioners Chairman Cody Schulz Email: cody_schulz@hotmail.com Phone: 701-391-9698 https://www.facebook.com/CodySchulzForMortonCountyCommission North Dakota Congressional Delegation: Sen. John Hoeven Bismarck Office U.S. Federal Building 220 East Rosser Ave. Room 312 Bismarck, ND 58501 Phone: 701-250-4618 Washington, D.C. Office 338 Russell Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510 Phone: 202-224-2551 https://www.facebook.com/HoevenForSenate https://twitter.com/SenJohnHoeven Sen. Heidi Heitkamp Bismarck Office 228 Federal Building 220 East Rosser Avenue Bismarck, ND 58501 Phone: 701-258-4648 Washington Office SH-110 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510 Phone: 202-224-2043 https://www.facebook.com/SenatorHeidiHeitkamp https://twitter.com/SenatorHeitkamp Rep. Kevin Cramer Bismarck Office 220 East Rosser Avenue 328 Federal Building Bismarck, ND 58501 Phone: 701-224-0355 Washington, D.C. Office 1032 Longworth House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 Phone: 202-225-2611 https://www.facebook.com/CongressmanKevinCramer https://twitter.com/RepKevinCramer Law enforcement agencies sending troops and support to Morton County: Cass County Sheriff Paul D. Laney Cass County Courthouse 211 9th Street South Fargo, ND 58103 Phone: 701-297-6000 Email: https://www.casscountynd.gov/Pages/EmailUs.aspx?Department=sheriff https://www.facebook.com/CassCountySO North Dakota Highway Patrol Superintendent: Col. Michael Gerhart Headquarters Office 600 E Blvd Ave, Dept 504 Bismarck, ND 58505 Phone: 701-328-2455 Email: ndhpinfo@nd.gov Bismarck Office 601 Channel Drive Bismarck, ND 58501-7757 Phone: 701-328-5590 Minnesota: (After October 31, Minnesota’s contingent of deputies —29 from Hennepin County, six from Anoka County and five from Washington County—left North Dakota, having fulfilled their terms of the Emergency Management Assistance Compact.) Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton 116 Veterans Service Building 20 W 12th Street St. Paul, MN 55155 Phone: 651-201-3400 https://www.facebook.com/GovMarkDayton https://twitter.com/GovMarkDayton Hennepin County Sheriff Richard W. Stanek 350 South 5th Street Room 6 Minneapolis, MN 55415 Phone: 612-348-3744 Email: sheriff@hennepin.us Minneapolis Mayor Betsy Hodges City Hall 350 S 5th Street Room 331 Minneapolis, MN 55415 Phone: 612-673-2100 Email: http://www.ci.minneapolis.mn.us/mayor/contact/index.htm https://twitter.com/MayorHodges Anoka County Sheriff James Stuart 13301 Hanson Blvd NW Andover, MN 55304 Phone: 763-323-5000 Email: sheriff@co.anoka.mn.us Anoka Mayor Phil Rice 2015 First Ave Anoka MN 55303 Phone: 612-702-8442 Email: philrice@ci.anoka.mn.us Washington County Sheriff William M. Hutton 15015 62nd St. N. Stillwater, MN 55082 Phone: 651-439-9381 Email: sheriff@co.washington.mn.us Wisconsin: Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker 115 East State Capitol Madison, WI 53702 Phone: 608-266-1212 https://twitter.com/GovWalker https://www.facebook.com/governorscottwalker Marathon County Sheriff Scott Parks Marathon County Courthouse 500 Forest St. Wausau WI 54403-5554 Phone: 715-261-1200 Email: sheriff@co.marathon.wi.us Indiana: Gov. Mike Pence 200 W. Washington St. Rm. 206 Indianapolis, IN 46204 Phone: 317-232-4567 https://www.facebook.com/GovernorMikePence/ Lake County Sheriff John Buncich 2293 N. Main Street Crown Point, IN 46307-1854 Phone: 219-755-3333 Munster Indiana Chief of Police Stephen Scheckel 1001 Ridge Rd Munster, IN 46321 https://twitter.com/munsterpolicein https://www.facebook.com/Munster-Police-Department-623099214436141 Schererville Indiana Police Chief David A. Dowling 25 E Joliet St. Schererville, IN 46375 Phone: 219-322-5000 https://twitter.com/scherervillepd Griffith Indiana Police Chief Greg Mance 115 N Broad St. Griffith, IN 46319 Phone: 219-924-7503 https://www.facebook.com/Griffith-Indiana-Police-Department-526691684035932 Hammond Indiana Police Chief John D. Doughty 509 Douglas St. Hammond, IN Phone: 219-853-6544 https://www.facebook.com/hammondpd Michigan City Police Chief Mark Swistek 1201 E. Michigan Blvd. Michigan City, IN 46360 Phone: 219-874-3221 Ext. 305 Email: mswistek@emichigancity.com https://www.facebook.com/MCPD46360 Indiana Department of Homeland Security Executive Director: David Kane 317-232-6139 dkane@dhs.in.gov District 1 Coordinator: Angie Cloutier 317-519-6761 acloutier@dhs.in.gov La Porte County Sheriff John T. Boyd 809 State Street Suite 202A La Porte, IN 46350 Phone: 219-326-7700 Ext. 2406 https://www.facebook.com/LaPorteCountySheriffsOffice Jasper County Sheriff Terry J. Wisner 2171 North McKinley Avenue P.O. Box 296 Rensselaer, Indiana 47978 Phone: 219-866-7344 https://www.facebook.com/IndianaJCSO Newton County Sheriff Thomas Van Vleet 304 E Seymour St Kentland, IN 47951 Phone: 219-474-3331 https://www.facebook.com/Newton-County-Sheriffs-Office-590519011044153/ South Dakota: South Dakota Gov. Dennis Daugaard 500 E Capitol Ave Pierre, SD 57501 Phone: 605-773-3212 https://twitter.com/SDGovDaugaard South Dakota Highway Patrol Superintendent Col. Craig Price 118 West Capitol Avenue Pierre, SD 57501 Phone: 605-773-3105 https://www.facebook.com/SDHighwayPatrol/ https://twitter.com/SDHighwayPatrol Wyoming: Gov. Matt Mead Idelman Mansion 2323 Carey Ave. Cheyenne, WY 82002-0010 Phone: 307-777-7434 https://www.facebook.com/governormattmead https://twitter.com/GovMattMead Laramie County Sheriff Danny L. Glick 1910 Pioneer Avenue, Cheyenne, WY 82001 Phone: 307-633-4700 Email: dglick@laramiecounty.com Wyoming Highway Patrol 5300 Bishop Blvd Cheyenne, WY 82009 Phone: (307) 777-4301 Wyoming Highway Patrol Administrator Col. Kebin Haller Phone: 307-777-4301 http://k2radio.com/six-wyoming-highway-patrol-troopers-helping-authorities-d... Nebraska: Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts P.O. Box 94848 Lincoln, NE 68509-4848 Phone: 402-471-2244 https://twitter.com/GovRicketts https://www.facebook.com/GovernorPeteRicketts Nebraska Emergency Management Agency 2433 N.W. 24th Street Lincoln, NE 68524-1801 Phone: 402-471-7421 Nebraska Emergency Management Agency Operations Section Manager Earl Imler Phone: 402-471-7181 Email: earl.imler@nebraska.gov Ohio: Gov. John Kasich Riffe Center, 30th Floor 77 South High Street Columbus, OH 43215-6117 Phone: 614-466-3555 https://www.facebook.com/JohnKasich https://twitter.com/JohnKasich Ohio State Highway Patrol Superintendent Col. Paul A. Pride Columbus Metro Post Columbus, Ohio 43209 Phone: 614-466-2660 Columbus District Headquarters 2855 West Dublin-Granville Road Columbus, OH 43235 Phone: 614-799-9241 Email: wwwohp@dps.ohio.gov Ohio State Highway Patrol Spokesperson Lt. Robert Sellers Phone: 614-752-2792 https://twitter.com/OSHP https://www.facebook.com/OhioStateHighwayPatrol Federal level decisionmakers: President Barack Obama 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. NW Washington, D.C. 20500 Phone: 202-456-1111 Email: president@whitehouse.gov U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Commanding General: Lt. Gen Todd T. Semonite 441 G Street NW Washington, DC 20314-1000 Phone: 202-761-0011 https://www.facebook.com/USACEHQ/ Jo-Ellen Darcy, Assistant Secretary of Army (Civil Works) 108 Army Pentagon Washington, DC 20310 joellen.darcy@us.army.mil (703) 697-8986 Attorney General Loretta Lynch United States Department of Justice 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20530 Tracy.Toulou2@usdoj.gov U.S. Department of the Interior Secretary Sally Jewell 1849 C Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20240 Phone:202-208-3100 Email: https://www.doi.gov/feedback https://www.facebook.com/USInterior Emergency Management Assistance Compact Program Director Angela Copple PO Box 11910 Lexington, Kentucky 40578-1910 Phone: 859-244-8217 Email: acopple@csg.org North Dakota Department of Emergency Services P.O. Box 5511 Bismarck, North Dakota 58506-5511 Phone: 701-328-8100 www.nd.gov/des On Mon, Nov 21, 2016 at 12:59 PM, Kritee <kriteek@gmail.com> wrote: Dear all, I hope that all of us have taken the time to watch videos coming out of Standing rock last night. Over 400 Water protectors who were stuck - partly be design - on a bridge and could not move were attacked by police for over 6 hours last night - with freezing water cannons, tear gas, rubber bullets, concussion grenades that injured over 160 people and sent at least one elder into cardiac arrest. County Sheriff spread the false news that water protectors started fires when there is video proof of how fire got started and how Native people were putting out the fires started by Police. Things to do: See this very short TYT video to get a sense of what happened. LINK Spread the word that Water protectors didn't start the fires. See one of the much longer videos from Kevin Gilbertt (see at 1 hour 11 min to see projectile fired into water protectors from police and national Guard. It catches ground on fire and while the water cannon is being used to soak peaceful water protectors another group of water protectors stamp out the fire to prevent it spreading. This shows the story of water cannons to put out fires to be untrue.) Sign this Petition in support of prosecuting County Sheriff: https://actionsprout.io/674D32/initial Visualize this as a deepest form of practice: For me, this is one of the deepest form of practice where one stands up for what is based on not othering anyone but acting out of connection with all being and all elements that make our precious life possible. Where one doesn't shy away from what is right in order to have a false sense of temporary security. Where we honor our deepest convictions by acting on them. Where we maintain non-violence in the face of legalized violence. Take my bows, water protectors! My feeling is that more of us need to be ready to either engage in this form of practice or at the least support this kind of practice which goes beyond just bearing witness to past trauma. Follow the news and share it...Example: from Democracy now: Standing Rock: 100+ Injured After Police Attack with Water Cannons, Rubber Bullets & Mace In North Dakota, more than 100 Native Americans and allies fighting the $3.8 billion Dakota Access pipeline have been injured by police, who attacked them with rubber bullets, tear gas, mace canisters and water cannons in freezing temperatures Sunday night. The attack was on a bridge near the main Oceti Sakowin resistance camp. It began after the water protectors attempted to clear access to the public bridge, which has been blocked by authorities using military equipment chained to concrete barriers. Medics on scene say multiple people were shot by rubber bullets. Leland Brenholt: "My name is Leland Brenholt. I’m a medic here at Oceti Sakowin. And we have seen at least four gunshot wounds, three of them I know of to the face and head. Rubber bullets. Right now we’re trying to keep people warm. We’re trying to get them decontaminated, and treating all kinds of different wounds. People have been hit with canisters in the chest or the leg and that sort of thing." Water protectors say the police also fired rubber bullets at journalists, shot down drones being used to document the attack and fired flares which ignited grass fires. Legal observers with the National Lawyers Guild said multiple people temporarily lost consciousness after being shot. Witnesses say one elder also went into cardiac arrest and was revived on scene by medics. Both the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe sent medical first responders. This is Angela Bibens, a lawyer with the Red Owl Legal Collective, speaking in a telephone interview recorded by Dallas Goldtooth Sunday. Angela Bibens: "Right now we’ve seen people who have been maced. They deployed 20 mace canisters in a small area in less than five minutes, to the point where people have lost bowel function. At least one seizure has been witnessed at the front lines by our legal observation team. There have been people vomiting from the exposure to the mace. The water cannon has been mixed with the mace, and so even our legal observers have been exposed and are trying to deal with that while they’re doing up their notes. And canisters were shot at the medic area at the front line. There is at least one woman who has a broken kneecap. At least one elder went into cardiac arrest and was revived through CPR at the front line by medics." Bows, Kritee -- Kritee, Ph.D. Senior Scientist, Environmental Defense Fund Zen Teacher (Sensei) Boundless in Motion Email kritee@boundlessinmotion.org Twitter @KriteeKanko -- Kritee, Ph.D. Senior Scientist, Environmental Defense Fund Zen Teacher (Sensei) Boundless in Motion Email kritee@boundlessinmotion.org Twitter @KriteeKanko -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Eco-Dharma-Sangha" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to Eco-Dharma-Sangha+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to Eco-Dharma-Sangha@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/Eco-Dharma-Sangha. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. _______________________________________________ Dialogue mailing list Dialogue@lists.wedgeblade.net http://lists.wedgeblade.net/listinfo.cgi/dialogue-wedgeblade.net