First Nation – Farmer Climate Unity March

90 miles. 8 days. On foot.

We did it last year and we're doing it again.

Video from last year's Climate Justice Unity March.  Watch the full 15-minute film  by Ralph King of Hawkeye Productions.

WHAT?

Landowners who had their property taken by force for the Dakota Access Pipeline have joined with the Iowa Sierra Club in a lawsuit against the Iowa Utilities Board (IUB). They allege that the IUB illegally allowed Energy Transfer Partners (ETP) to use eminent domain to build the Dakota Access Pipeline. Their case is strong and has potentially historic significance.

To raise awareness of the importance of this lawsuit and to elevate the perspective of Native communities, Bold Iowa and Indigenous Iowa are organizing an eight-day, 90-mile march. Marchers will set out from the IUB office in Des Moines on September 1st. They’ll track the pipeline route through Story, Boone and Webster counties and arrive in Fort Dodge on September 8th for an action at the conclusion of the march.

YOUR DONATION WILL SUPPORT...

The creation of a short, snappy video by natnif explaining the lawsuit and promoting the march. The video will provide stories from farmers whose land has been damaged by the pipeline. It will be shown during Bold Iowa's "Stop Eminent Domain Abuse Roadshow" and spread far and wide on social media.

Additional donations beyond the cost of film production will go towards scholarships to support marchers in need of financial assistance.

WHY ARE WE ASKING FOR $1,500?

Last year our peaceful marchers were attacked in a disturbing propaganda video funded by Energy Transfer Partners, the company that built the Dakota Access Pipeline. The video was shared on Facebook by several hundred people and created hostility towards the marchers. We cannot afford to let this happen again.

Our video seeks to bring Indigenous people and farmers of Iowa together by telling the truth. Much of the money raised will go towards funding the hundreds of hours spent filming and editing, so we can continue doing this work full time. A few hundred dollars will go towards promoting the video on social media to reach as many people as possible. Help support a grassroots movement. Every dollar counts.