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Agenda

10:15-11am: Reportback from Standing Rock - Report Back on Standing Rock, Situation on the Ground, and Brief History of Dakota Access Pipeline and Indigenous Resistance to it w. local indigenous activists recently back from Standing Rock Hartman Deetz, Camille Seaman, and Richie Beltran
10:45-12pm: How to Work Alongside Indigenous Communities with Humility and Respect - MUST READ
12:15-2:00pm: Direct Action and Civil Disobedience
2:15pm-3:15pm: Medical Supporters Training and Group Health - w. MASH Clinic, Timber, and Amani William
3:15-4:30pm: Tech and Communications Security - w. Lisha Sterling (Geeks Without Bounds) remote from Standing Rock, Mark Burdett & Bill Budington (EFF), Jen Helsby (Freedom of the Press Foundation), Daniel Arauz & Jenny Ryan (Sudo Room / Peoples Open Network)
4:30pm: Legal and Know Your Rights - w. John Viola and Gabriela Lopez

Notes and Handouts

Prepare to be 100% self-sufficient in temperatures as low as -20°F and winds up to 70mph.
If you’re driving, go through South Dakota
If you fly into Bismarck, you will be rerouted onto Highway 6 rather than staying on 1806/24
Do a drive/walk through the camps to figure out what community fits you best
Be aware that Sacred Stone has many rules to be observed
Sacred Stone is for prayer
Rose Bud or Oceti will be host to much larger energy
Head up to legal tent and fill out the forms: these will help tremendously if you get arrested
Head up to media tent if you plan on having ANY recording devices on you, so you can get a pass to do so—be mindful of how you may be differently perceived within camp by water warriors and by police forces on the front lines
Bring tobacco for offerings!!