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    Yes, this is good news.<br>
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    It looks as though IVAW is doing their own gathering at Standing
    Rock - maybe independently of the groups described in this
    article.   I received this yesterday:<br>
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                    style="font-size: small;">Dear Stuart,</span></p>
                <p style="line-height: 1.5; padding: 0px; border: 0px;
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                    style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
                    font-size: small;">As I type this, I am riding in a
                    truck loaded with heaters, a large military tent,
                    and food headed to the main camp at Standing Rock. I
                    am joining more than a dozen fellow members out
                    there (with more on the way) who will take part in
                    the week of action as we help winterize the camp,
                    support our allies with Grassroots Global Justice
                    Alliance, and bring our collective skills sets from
                    the military to support the indigenous-led
                    resistance. </span></p>
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                  vertical-align: baseline; margin: 0px 0px 1.5em;"><span
                    style="font-size: small;"><font face="Helvetica,
                      Arial, sans-serif">Last week, we told you about
                      the action six of our members took in NYC to kick
                      off </font></span><span style="font-family:
                    Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: small;">our
                    efforts in solidarity with the water protectors at
                    Standing Rock. </span><span style="font-family:
                    Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: small;">We
                    walked into the Army Corps of Engineers (ACE) office
                    and delivered a letter to Regional Deputy Director
                    Larry Mazola, calling on the ACE to stand down and
                    for an end to the Dakota Access Pipeline. As we
                    talked to the ACE representative, we were surprised
                    to hear him make it clear, on camera, that the
                    resistance is winning:</span></p>
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                    style="font-size: small;"><font face="Helvetica,
                      Arial, sans-serif">“You've made yourself heard.
                      The Corps of Engineers is re-looking at this. So
                      just by your stand, we're going to go back and
                      take a look and make sure we're doing the right
                      things. And that is directly a result of what you
                      guys are all doing.”</font><font face="Helvetica,
                      Arial, sans-serif"><br>
                    </font></span></p>
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                  vertical-align: baseline; margin: 0px 0px 1.5em;"><span
                    style="font-size: small;"><font face="Helvetica,
                      Arial, sans-serif">We knew that the U.S. military
                      and ACE have a long history of undermining
                      Indigenous sovereignty and outright robbing Native
                      peoples of their land, and that this was a moment
                      when we could show that veterans were not going to
                      stand by idly and have it happen again. </font></span><span
                    style="font-size: small;"><font face="Helvetica,
                      Arial, sans-serif">As NYC IVAW member Nicole
                      Goodwin told <a
href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=xDnPiAeGOWqMd3iZcL0i4aFrNWNTOy%2Fo">Gothamist</a>:
                    </font></span></p>
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                    style="font-size: small;"><font face="Helvetica,
                      Arial, sans-serif">“It is especially important for
                      veterans and service members to stand with
                      Standing Rock because we have the responsibility
                      to rectify the US military's history of
                      occupation. We went to the Army Corps today to
                      tell them to deny permits for DAPL, to tell them
                      that we are watching their moves, and that the
                      core values of this country are in danger unless
                      they act."</font></span></p>
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                    style="font-size: small;"><font face="Helvetica,
                      Arial, sans-serif">Last night members of our
                      Colorado chapter who are at Standing Rock went to
                      the the Morton County Commission in Bismarck to
                      represent our anger at the dangerous violence
                      leveled at the water protectors on Sunday night,
                      including water cannons and tear gas in freezing
                      temperatures. After the commission meeting, IVAW
                      Board Member and Unitarian Minister Shawna Foster
                      asked the commission members to pray for water
                      protector Sofia Wilansky who was grievously
                      injured. We told them it was high past time for
                      the resignation of Sheriff Kirchmeier who is
                      leading a militarized police force against
                      peaceful protectors. </font></span></p>
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                      Arial, sans-serif">Despite the media blackout and
                      the state violence and surveillance wielded
                      against water protectors, this fight is reaching a
                      critical mass. We hope that as you spend time this
                      holiday weekend that you also do what you can to
                      take action in support of this critical work,
                      whether that is to donate to the main camp <a
href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=Dv3tiQrTa2lCJWrvzXoaeqFrNWNTOy%2Fo">Oceti
                        Sakowin</a> or to dial up the pressure on the
                      local Sheriff Department. If you've got a moment,
                      contact the Morton County Sheriff Kyle Kirchmeier
                      and let him know that water protectors have the
                      right to participate in peaceful protest without
                      being met by a militarized police force more
                      interested in protecting corporate interests than
                      the people of North Dakota:</font><font
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                      Kyle Kirchmeier</font></span></p>
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                      Arial, sans-serif">Thanks for your support in
                      these tough moments and for standing on the right
                      side of a critical fight. Your action will make a
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                      <br>
                      Matt Howard <br>
                      Co-Director <br>
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            <p style="box-sizing: border-box;" class="">Over <a
                moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.facebook.com_events_1136540643060285_&d=DQMGaQ&c=8hUWFZcy2Z-Za5rBPlktOQ&r=_iuwmBDMEAIAz6k1h--JVoji6x5mlDiImSbbdIp2zWg&m=K54x7sNt-vJ1JOnw4PJ3yexzyJFqoO7OWySMlhDXf_E&s=ohcAguIkCpYN7Khxw-tf1BQEWTDgwxEyk-2ElWBMKPw&e="
                style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(51, 102, 153);
                text-decoration: none;" class="">1,000 U.S. military
                veterans</a> are planning to "deploy" to join the
              Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and peacefully support the water
              protectors' fight against the controversial <a
                moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.commondreams.org_tag_dakota-2Daccess-2Dpipeline&d=DQMGaQ&c=8hUWFZcy2Z-Za5rBPlktOQ&r=_iuwmBDMEAIAz6k1h--JVoji6x5mlDiImSbbdIp2zWg&m=K54x7sNt-vJ1JOnw4PJ3yexzyJFqoO7OWySMlhDXf_E&s=bGDRc6_D82T0cTvqUAgoa2qxoNcGaHrfrggdYvqOj7k&e="
                style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(51, 102, 153);
                text-decoration: none;" class="">Dakota Access Pipeline</a> near
              Cannon Ball, North Dakota.</p>
            <p style="box-sizing: border-box;" class=""><span
                style="box-sizing: border-box;" class=""><span
                  class="pullquote" style="box-sizing: border-box;
                  color: rgb(17, 17, 17); float: right; font-size: 18px;
                  font-weight: bold; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom:
                  0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 20px;
                  padding-left: 20px; text-align: right; width:
                  250.515625px;">"If we're going to be heroes, if we're
                  really going to be those veterans that this country
                  praises, well, then we need to do the things that we
                  actually said we're going to do when we took the oath
                  to defend the Constitution from enemies foreign and
                  domestic."<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" class="">
                  —Michael Wood Jr., <br style="box-sizing: border-box;"
                    class="">
                  Veterans Stand for Standing Rock</span></span>"We are
              calling for our fellow veterans to assemble as a peaceful,
              unarmed militia at the Standing Rock Indian Reservation on
              Dec 4-7 and defend the water protectors from <a
                moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.commondreams.org_news_2016_11_21_police-2Dblast-2Dnodapl-2Dactivists-2Dwater-2Dcannons-2Dsub-2Dfreezing-2Dtemps&d=DQMGaQ&c=8hUWFZcy2Z-Za5rBPlktOQ&r=_iuwmBDMEAIAz6k1h--JVoji6x5mlDiImSbbdIp2zWg&m=K54x7sNt-vJ1JOnw4PJ3yexzyJFqoO7OWySMlhDXf_E&s=_CvqokhFEK2Eh__Ny0b_U_ayYenoqZqqS9p36_Gutz8&e="
                style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(51, 102, 153);
                text-decoration: none;" class="">assault</a> and <a
                moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.commondreams.org_news_2016_11_22_call-2Ddoj-2Dobservers-2Dnorth-2Ddakota-2Ddapl-2Dactivists-2Dface-2Dsevere-2Dinjuries-2Darrests&d=DQMGaQ&c=8hUWFZcy2Z-Za5rBPlktOQ&r=_iuwmBDMEAIAz6k1h--JVoji6x5mlDiImSbbdIp2zWg&m=K54x7sNt-vJ1JOnw4PJ3yexzyJFqoO7OWySMlhDXf_E&s=jWveqBkVGih-PJZUb4NhqEkH8A2m7tC2bg8rwYojAJs&e="
                style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(51, 102, 153);
                text-decoration: none;" class="">intimidation</a> at the
              hands of the militarized police force and DAPL security,"
              the organizers wrote on the group's <a
                moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.gofundme.com_veterans-2Dfor-2Dstanding-2Drock-2Dnodapl-3Frcid-3D1573e2264b8b495ca3abe66969a0e324&d=DQMGaQ&c=8hUWFZcy2Z-Za5rBPlktOQ&r=_iuwmBDMEAIAz6k1h--JVoji6x5mlDiImSbbdIp2zWg&m=K54x7sNt-vJ1JOnw4PJ3yexzyJFqoO7OWySMlhDXf_E&s=jKEXkYE5h2kDenCz-cqgeJaHzIgtLpnef4dnDUehKVk&e="
                style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(51, 102, 153);
                text-decoration: none;" class="">GoFundMe page</a>.</p>
            <p style="box-sizing: border-box;" class="">"<span
                class="_4n-j fsl" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Come
                to Standing Rock Indian Reservation and hold the line
                with Wes Clark Jr., Michael Wood Jr., [Hawaii Democratic
                Rep.] Tulsi Gabbard, and hundreds of other veterans in
                support of the Sioux nation against the DAPL pipeline,"
                reads the description of the action on <a
                  moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.facebook.com_events_1136540643060285_-3Factive-5Ftab-3Dabout&d=DQMGaQ&c=8hUWFZcy2Z-Za5rBPlktOQ&r=_iuwmBDMEAIAz6k1h--JVoji6x5mlDiImSbbdIp2zWg&m=K54x7sNt-vJ1JOnw4PJ3yexzyJFqoO7OWySMlhDXf_E&s=mbSpBApjS-XrHtYAa_Y_4-4yAogIeIqWaHzgJT2hJ2o&e="
                  style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(51, 102,
                  153); text-decoration: none;" class="">Facebook</a>.</span></p>
            <p style="box-sizing: border-box;" class="">The event,
              Veterans Stand for Standing Rock, was put together by
              "veterans of the United States Armed Forces, including the
              U.S. Army, United States Marine Corps, U.S. Navy, U.S. Air
              Force, and U.S. Coast Guard," according to the group's
              fundraiser.</p>
            <p style="box-sizing: border-box;" class="">The call to
              action has already garnered nearly $200,000 in donations,
              which will to go toward funding veterans' travel to North
              Dakota and legal fees they are likely to incur.</p>
            <p style="box-sizing: border-box;" class=""><span
                class="_4n-j fsl" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Clark
                Jr. and Wood Jr., the two primary organizers of the
                campaign, </span><span class="_4n-j fsl"
                style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span class="_4n-j fsl"
                  style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span
                    class="text_exposed_show" style="box-sizing:
                    border-box;">spoke to their passion for the water
                    protectors' cause and their commitment to
                    nonviolence </span></span>when they were <a
                  moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__taskandpurpose.com_where-2Devil-2Dresides-2Dveterans-2Ddeploy-2Dto-2Dstanding-2Drock-2Dto-2Dengage-2Dthe-2Denemy-2Dthe-2Dus-2Dgovernment_&d=DQMGaQ&c=8hUWFZcy2Z-Za5rBPlktOQ&r=_iuwmBDMEAIAz6k1h--JVoji6x5mlDiImSbbdIp2zWg&m=K54x7sNt-vJ1JOnw4PJ3yexzyJFqoO7OWySMlhDXf_E&s=I3F9Rxu_xn5FTmai3dTGn0y1kxyu6F9YlekZDhh3vk8&e="
                  style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(51, 102,
                  153); text-decoration: none;" class="">profiled</a> earlier
                this week in the veterans' publication <em
                  style="box-sizing: border-box;" class="">Task &
                  Purpose</em>:</span></p>
            <blockquote style="box-sizing: border-box;" class="">
              <p style="box-sizing: border-box;" class=""><span
                  style="box-sizing: border-box;" class="">"This country
                  is repressing our people," Wood Jr. says. "If we’re
                  going to be heroes, if we're really going to be those
                  veterans that this country praises, well, then we need
                  to do the things that we actually said we're going to
                  do when we took the oath to defend the Constitution
                  from enemies foreign and domestic."</span></p>
              <p style="box-sizing: border-box;" class="">[...] "<span
                  style="box-sizing: border-box;" class="">We're not
                  going out there to get in a fight with anyone," Clark
                  Jr. says. "They can feel free to beat us up, but we're
                  100% nonviolence."</span></p>
            </blockquote>
            <p style="box-sizing: border-box;" class=""><span
                style="box-sizing: border-box;" class="">"According to
                an <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__en.wikipedia.org_wiki_Operations-5Forder&d=DQMGaQ&c=8hUWFZcy2Z-Za5rBPlktOQ&r=_iuwmBDMEAIAz6k1h--JVoji6x5mlDiImSbbdIp2zWg&m=K54x7sNt-vJ1JOnw4PJ3yexzyJFqoO7OWySMlhDXf_E&s=6sIjb7k4vRQvcpRYiQ4m3uIMeNxhKzeQw1pKIxROLKU&e="
                  style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(51, 102,
                  153); text-decoration: none;" class="">'operations
                  order' </a>for the planned engagement, posted to
                social media in mid-November, 'First Americans have
                served in the United States Military, defending the soil
                of our homelands, at a greater percentage than any other
                group of Americans. There is no other people more
                deserving of veteran support,'" <em style="box-sizing:
                  border-box;" class="">Task & Purpose </em>writes.</span></p>
            <p style="box-sizing: border-box;" class=""><span
                style="box-sizing: border-box;" class="">Indeed, Wood
                Jr. posted full the operations order on Twitter:<br
                  style="box-sizing: border-box;" class="">
              </span></p>
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            <p style="box-sizing: border-box;" class=""><span
                class="_4n-j fsl" style="box-sizing: border-box;">The
                veterans are prepared for <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.commondreams.org_news_2016_11_23_people-2Dare-2Dgoing-2Ddie-2Dfather-2Dwounded-2Ddapl-2Dactivist-2Dsophia-2Dwilansky-2Dspeaks-2Dout&d=DQMGaQ&c=8hUWFZcy2Z-Za5rBPlktOQ&r=_iuwmBDMEAIAz6k1h--JVoji6x5mlDiImSbbdIp2zWg&m=K54x7sNt-vJ1JOnw4PJ3yexzyJFqoO7OWySMlhDXf_E&s=9dR-2saTDHyTSU6lpi-kKYesyYfX6ToRBKqPiIrJ_cE&e="
                  style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(51, 102,
                  153); text-decoration: none;" class="">the police
                  violence</a> that they may encounter: "Bring [b]ody
                armor, gas masks, earplugs, AND shooting mufflers (we
                may be facing a sound cannon) but no drugs, alcohol, or
                weapons," the organizers told the volunteers.<br
                  style="box-sizing: border-box;" class="">
              </span></p>
            <p style="box-sizing: border-box;" class=""><span
                class="_4n-j fsl" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><em
                  style="box-sizing: border-box;" class="">Task &
                  Purpose </em>delved into all the details of the
                veterans' plan, which is intended both to bolster the
                peaceful water protectors' fight as well as to draw
                media attention to the ongoing protest:</span></p>
            <blockquote style="box-sizing: border-box;" class="">
              <p style="box-sizing: border-box;" class=""><span
                  style="box-sizing: border-box;" class="">On Dec. 4,
                  Clark Jr. and Wood Jr., along with a group of veterans
                  and other folks in the "bravery business," as Wood Jr.
                  puts it [...] will muster at Standing Rock. The
                  following morning they will join members of the
                  Standing Rock Sioux tribe, including Young, for a
                  traditional healing ceremony. With an eye toward the
                  media, old military uniforms will be donned so that if
                  the veterans are brutalized by the police, they are
                  brutalized not as ordinary citizens, but as people who
                  once served the government they are protesting
                  against. Then body armor, ear plugs, and gas masks
                  will be issued to those who didn’t bring their own.
                  Bagpipes will play, and traditional Sioux war songs
                  will be sung. The music will continue as everyone
                  marches together to the banks of the Missouri, on the
                  other side of which a line of guards in riot gear will
                  be standing ready with rifles, mace, batons, and dogs.
                  Then, the veterans and their allies—or at least the
                  ones who are brave enough—will lock arms and cross the
                  river in a "massive line" for their "first encounter"
                  with the "opposing forces." The goal is to make it to
                  the drilling pad and surround it, arm in arm. That
                  will require making it through the line of guards, who
                  have repelled other such attempts with a level of
                  physical force Sioux tribal members and protesters
                  have described as "excessive"—claims that recently
                  prompted </span><a moz-do-not-send="true"
                  class="external"
href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.theguardian.com_us-2Dnews_2016_oct_31_dakota-2Daccess-2Dpipeline-2Dprotest-2Dinvestigation-2Dhuman-2Drights-2Dabuses&d=DQMGaQ&c=8hUWFZcy2Z-Za5rBPlktOQ&r=_iuwmBDMEAIAz6k1h--JVoji6x5mlDiImSbbdIp2zWg&m=K54x7sNt-vJ1JOnw4PJ3yexzyJFqoO7OWySMlhDXf_E&s=kSXoShKtYCdFfIdcbRp1WcMpxQP7bXsA2VHuk_fmwYg&e="
                  style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(51, 102,
                  153); text-decoration: none;">a United Nations
                  investigation.</a><span style="box-sizing:
                  border-box;" class=""> Of course, that's what the body
                  armor and gas masks are for.    </span></p>
            </blockquote>
            <p style="box-sizing: border-box;" class=""><span
                style="box-sizing: border-box;" class="">"We'll have
                those people who will recognize that they're not willing
                to take a bullet, and those who recognize that they
                are," Wood Jr. told <em style="box-sizing: border-box;"
                  class="">Task & Purpose. </em>"It's okay if some
                of them step back, but Wes and I have no intention of
                doing so."</span></p>
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