DIY DEI: Land Colonization & Pipelines

Join Hoofer Ambassadors & the UW-Madison BIPOC Coalition on Zoom to talk about land colonization & pipelines!

This will be the third installment of Hoofer Ambassadors' DIY DEI Nights, where we focus on one DEI-related topic, learn about it, and discuss! On Wednesday, March 10th at 6 pm we will talk about the relationship between land colonization, pipelines, and the climate crisis. No background knowledge is required!

We recommend you watch, read, or listen to at least one of the following prior to our meeting, but it is not required.

1. Why Indigenous Resistance is More Important than Ever (article)

2. Lessons from the Front Lines of Anti-Colonial Pipeline Resistance (article)

3. Eriel Tchekwie Deranger on Solidarity with Unist’Ot’En (107) (For the Wild Podcast)

4. Tara Houska and Ruth Breech on Divesting from Toxic Capitalism (133) (For the Wild Podcast)

5. Nick Estes’ Our History is the Future (book we recommend if you have further interest in this topic!)

Keystone XL Pipeline:

1. Introductory Video (National Geographic) - What is the Keystone XL Pipeline?

2. The Journal. Podcast: Why Biden Killed the Keystone XL Pipeline

Line 3 Pipeline:

1. stopline3.org - This website has a lot of resources and information about Line 3, and an introductory video!

2. Line3 Film! - Website provides an associated study guide

3. For the Wild Podcast: Winona LaDuke on the Prophesied Green Path (57) (discussion on Line 3 starts about 20 minutes in, but the whole thing is worth the listen!)

Dakota Access Pipeline:

1. TIME (article and video)

2. Stuff They Don't Want You To Know Podcast: What’s Happening at the Dakota Access Pipeline (Nov. 11, 2016)

3. Illinois Indigenous and environmental groups call Biden administration to shut down Dakota Access Pipeline expansion (article, Mar. 2, 2021)

This event is open to everyone - you do not need to be a Hoofer member to participate, so feel free to virtually bring friends!

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