Stop Line 3 UpdateToday, Michele Naar Obed, Four Necessity Valve Turner, was arrested along with other Stop Line 3 Water Protectors. We are grateful for he...
Line 3 Resistance Update from BrennaHappy New Year to all! It's been some months since we learned that the felony charges would be dropped for the Four Necessity Valve Turne...
Necessity: A Virtual RoundtablePlease sign up to watch the documentary "Necessity" and attend the online panel discussion on September 27, 7-8:15 pm CDT. Tickets are $1...
Trial UpdateYesterday I posted some out-of-date information - my apologies! A recent pre-trial hearing led to these results, shared by Michele: "Dear...
A Cool Day in AugustHere in Chicago, we occasionally get a cool day out of the blue. When I first moved here, I thought of it as natural air-conditioning, an...
An Interview with the Valve TurnersBrenna Cussen-Anglada and Michele Naar-Obed offer this spiritual reflection on (and introduction to) the actions and motivations of the V...
Trial Deferred Until AugustToday we were to be together in Grand Rapids. We spent significant time in February planning everything we would do today - from the venu...
Keep the Oil in the Soil - Wall Street joins the climate strikeThe news these past weeks has been that oil prices are negative as demand worldwide plummets from humans everywhere staying at home and c...
Environmental Protection RollbacksWhile we are at home, things are happening out in the world. Some of the most hopeful are the reduction of pollution and return of wildli...
Practicing ProtestIt occurs to me that many of you who read this blog have taken part in protests. Perhaps that's why the story and updates of the Four Nec...
to live and to love in a dying worldPeople are asking, more and more, if there are any updates about our trial date given the pandemic. To be honest, it is somewhere in the ...
USDA Zone Changes - 1990 to TodayAll of the Four Necessity Valve Turners, and most of the support team, tend a garden or a farm in one way or another. Whether you live in...
Activism in the Time of CoronavirusOn this day, it is a wonder to think that we are living through this time where people are choosing to put health over profit. Long the m...
March: Climate Defense News Round Up!Do you find yourself with more time to read these days? Here's a rundown of articles (mostly featured on our facebook page during the las...
An Early SpringAs untrusting as I am of March weather, in my part of the Midwest we are seeing what looks like May weather. I'm scratching my head a lit...
In Case You Missed ItBack in the fall, Geez Magazine featured a piece by Brenna Cussen Anglada on the Four Necessity Valve Turners in their Fall Climate Justi...
Is there room for hope?"There’s hope in the world when lots of people are working to protect our relationship with the earth and to try to live in right relatio...
Update: Celebration & CourtHi friends, it's been a little while. We are so grateful for your support and care over the last year. On February 4th, we were again tog...
Results of October 8th Pretrial HearingThe Four Necessity Valve Turners, Brenna Cussen-Anglada, Michele Naar-Obed, Allyson Polman, and Daniel Yildirim, appeared at the Itasca C...
Climate Strike: the struggle continuesFriday was a global climate strike. Did you take action? There's still time, all this week and into the future. Many of us did, each acco...