Tag: Standing Rock

Case dismissed against Amy Goodman

Case dismissed against Amy Goodman

Goodman said: “It is a great honor to be here today. The judge’s decision to reject the State’s Attorney Ladd Erickson’s attempt to prosecute a journalist—in this case, me—is a great vindication of the First Amendment.” And she added: “[W]e encourage all of the media to come here. We certainly will continue to cover this struggle.”

Amy Goodman Is Facing Jail Time for Reporting on the Dakota Access Pipeline. That Should Scare Us All.

Update: Case dismissed! On Monday, October 17, District Judge John Grinsteiner rejected the “riot” charge that had been leveled against Amy Goodman for her coverage of a September 3 Dakota Access Pipeline protest. Standing before the Morton County courthouse, surrounded by supporters, Goodman said: “It is a great honor to be here today.

Stand up for Standing Rock

Stand up for Standing Rock

This is one of the tracks that led me to seek out the music of Turtle Island.

Standing Rock paintings

Standing Rock paintings

Painter’s exhibit pays tribute to Standing Rock protests

In November 2016, the Anishinaabe artist Jim Denomie was following the news closely. Thousands of indigenous and environmental activists had gathered in North Dakota to protest the construction of the Dakota Access pipeline. “I have a history of painting about history,” he said recently. “And I saw this as history in the making.”