On August 25th, Midwest youth are traveling to Washington, D.C. to demand Secretary Kerry stop the illegal Alberta Clipper scandal.
As many of you know, John Kerry’s State Department worked out a backroom deal with the pipeline company, Enbridge, that has allowed the Alberta Clipper tar sands pipeline expansion to proceed in without any federal environmental review and on September 10th the Alberta Clipper case will reach federal court.
Midwestern youth are standing up. Over the last 2 years we’ve collected petitions, visited senators’ offices, and made thousands of calls to the President. This past June we helped bring over 5,000 people to Minnesota for the largest march against tar sands our region has ever seen. We’ve mobilized and engaged within the process – and it’s not working.
That’s why we are calling on young people & allies across the Midwest to join us for an action in Washington DC to stop Enbridge’s tar sands scandal. Sign up to join us on August 25th!
Secretary Kerry cannot continue to allow Enbridge to sneak tar sands through our backyard, so we are coming to his front door in Washington D.C. to make sure he knows where we stand. This is a call to escalate, and some of us will be risking arrest. We encourage anyone to participate in our call for civil disobedience or to join our generation’s call to action.
This is our home and we understand what’s at stake. We are youth, students, and recent graduates organizing young people across the Midwest to expose Enbridge’s illegal scandal and stop the threat of tar sands. As young people in the region this marks the beginning of a new chapter dedicated to taking on the fossil fuel industry and standing up for a just and stable future for all. We are calling on our generation to join us in escalating the region’s fight to halt tar sands expansion and stop the Alberta Clipper.
There will be buses leaving full of youth and allies from different cities across the midwest. As of this post, busses are leaving from: Minneapolis, Madison, Chicago, Kalamazoo, Lansing, Detroit, Ann Arbor, River Falls. Email us to inquire about a bus in your area. Don’t forget to get your ticket today to join us in Washington DC on August 25th!
