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Stop Line 3 Update

Today, Michele Naar Obed, Four Necessity Valve Turner, was arrested along with other Stop Line 3 Water Protectors. We are grateful for...

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Necessity: A Virtual Roundtable

Please sign up to watch the documentary "Necessity" and attend the online panel discussion on September 27, 7-8:15 pm CDT. Tickets are...

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Trial Update

Yesterday I posted some out-of-date information - my apologies! A recent pre-trial hearing led to these results, shared by Michele: "Dear...

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A Cool Day in August

Here 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,...

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An Interview with the Valve Turners

Brenna Cussen-Anglada and Michele Naar-Obed offer this spiritual reflection on (and introduction to) the actions and motivations of the...

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Stop Line 3 Webinar

While we continue to wait for the Four Necessity Valve Turner Trial, environmental protections continue to be removed and fossil fuel...

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Trial Deferred Until August

Today we were to be together in Grand Rapids. We spent significant time in February planning everything we would do today - from the...

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Environmental Protection Rollbacks

While we are at home, things are happening out in the world. Some of the most hopeful are the reduction of pollution and return of...

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Federal Judge Blocks DAPL

On the grounds that authorities issuing permits, including the Army Corps of Engineers, did not sufficiently take into account the...

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Activism in the Time of Coronavirus

On 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...

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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...

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An Early Spring

As 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...

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In Case You Missed It

Back in the fall, Geez Magazine featured a piece by Brenna Cussen Anglada on the Four Necessity Valve Turners in their Fall Climate...

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Climate News Roundup

Have you noticed the excellent content on our facebook page, curated by Lydia of Emmaus House Catholic Worker in Chicago? Recent articles...

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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...

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Update: Celebration & Court

Hi 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...

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Climate Strike: the struggle continues

Friday 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...

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Stop Line 3 - Direct Action & Court Findings

Yesterday activists took part in direct action to lock down equipment engaging in Line 3 construction. While Enbridge publicly stated...

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Bartimaeus Cooperative Ministries features Allyson!

Allyson Polman, one of the Four Necessity Valve Turners, recently had the opportunity to visit California and speak several times. One of...

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Brenna Speaks on Viroqua Radio

Interested to hear more from the Valve Turners? You can tune into Viroqua, Wisconsin radio to hear the story of Brenna Cussen-Anglada,...

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