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...
Summer Update: BrennaI spent the last week with 15 high school and 7 college students at the Loras College Peace Institute, learning together about the myriad...
Summer Update: AllysonIn Wisconsin, I am in the full swing of summer on a farm. Things that I find myself doing include washing clothes by hand, taking care of...
Summer Update: DanielMy life on the farm has been active and gratifying these summer months, as we install a permanent fencing paddock network for our...
Update: Contested Omnibus HearingOn May 8th, the Four Necessity Valve Turners appeared in Itasca County Court in Grand Rapids, Minnesota, to give testimony to support...
Necessity Defense at Tomorrow's HearingEarlier this week we received word that the "contested omnibus hearing" scheduled for tomorrow, May 8th, at 2 pm, was scheduled as such...
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...
Proposed New ChargeMichelle, Brenna, Allyson, and Daniel each have one additional felony charge proposed to be added to their current misdemeanor and felony...
Permaculture and ActivismLast week Allyson, Daniel, and Diane talked to an audience in Minneapolis about how permaculture principles rooted their activism as Four...
Valve Turner's View: Action taken 'in the face of extinction'Michele Naar-Obed, one of the Four Necessity Valve Turners, recently wrote an Op Ed published in the Duluth News Tribune. The full text...
Omnibus Hearing Court ReportToday, the Four Necessity Valve Turners had their omnibus hearing in Grand Rapids. This was a very short appearance where Allyson,...
Four Necessity in Minneapolis, Part IIAre you or someone you know in Minneapolis next week? Following their court hearing in Grand Rapids one week from today, the Four...
Donation & Fundraising UpdateLet's begin this post with a big "THANK YOU" to everyone who has given money to support the Four Necessity Valve Turners to date. We've...
Four Necessity in Minneapolis, Part ITwo weeks from today, on Wednesday, March 27th, the Four Necessity Valve Turners will be speaking at the First Universalist Church (3400...
Dinner with the Four Necessity Valve TurnersJoin a panel conversation with all Four Necessity Valve Turners (Michele Naar-Obed, Brenna Cussen-Anglada, Daniel Yildirim, and Allyson...
Valve Turners & Plowshares Activists in Des MoinesAre you in or around Des Moines, and curious to hear more about the Four Necessity Valve Turners and the tradition of non-violent civil...
March 29th: A Discussion with Four NecessityA Discussion with the Four Necessity Valve Turners: Permaculture, Direct Action, and the Catholic Worker Movement Join us for an evening...
The Risks of Profiting from Climate ChangeBy Daniel Yildirim On February 23, the Duluth Tribune published this "Reader's View" by Debjyoti Dwivedy, under the title, "Halting Line...
The Robin Podcast: Anger & Courage: Valve Turning with Michele Naar-Obed “Hope has two beautiful daughters. Their names are Anger and Courage. Anger at the way things are, and Courage to see that they do not...
Climate Minute Podcast (Part 2!) With Daniel YildirimPart two of The Climate Minute podcast covers a lot of territory: What does it take to take decisive action for climate change? How do...