Monthly Archives: August 2011

News Release: Tribes File Human Rights Complaint on San Francisco Peaks Desecration

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August 27, 2011

Dated: Wednesday, August 24, 2011 The Havasupai Tribe, Klee Benally, an activist Dineh (Navajo) youth, and the International Indian Treaty Council, filed an Urgent Action / Early Warning Complaint with the United Nations (UN) CERD Committee, on the desecration of Sacred San Francisco Peaks, Arizona. The complaint, filed late Wednesday, August 17, 2011, focuses...
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NEWS RELEASE: Hopi Tribe Initiates Litigation against the City of Flagstaff to Enjoin the Illegal Contract for the Sale of Reclaimed Wastewater to the Snowbowl

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August 24, 2011

KYKOTSMOVI, Ariz. – On Friday, August 19, 2011, the Hopi Tribe filed a lawsuit against the City of Flagstaff in Arizona Superior Court in Coconino County challenging the City’s decision in September 2010 not to amend or cancel the contract for the sale of reclaimed wastewater to the Arizona Snowbowl ski resort (“Snowbowl”) for...
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Silent Vigil August 23 – 4PM – City Hall

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August 17, 2011
Silent Vigil August 23 – 4PM – City Hall

From Truesnow.org: Silent Vigil August 23 – 4PM – City Hall Water is Life, Don’t sell ours to Snowbowl! Wear tape or a cloth or something covering your mouth to show how the council has forced silence on this issue! On Tuesday August 23 we will hold Silent Vigil in front of City Hall...
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Direct Action to Protect Holy Peaks Continues

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August 14, 2011
Direct Action to Protect Holy Peaks Continues

By Klee Benally – www.IndigenousAction.org On Saturday, August 13th 2011, after a prayerful gathering on the Holy San Francisco Peaks, my friends Mary Sojourner, Rudy Preston and I were arrested by “law-enforcement” agents for standing against desecration and eco-cide caused by Arizona Snowbowl ski area. Since June 16th, 26 arrests have been made during...
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Blockade Halts Ski Resort Destruction & Desecration of Holy Mountain – Video & Pics

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August 10, 2011
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: protectpeaks@gmail.com www.truesnow.org Blockade Halts Ski Resort Destruction & Desecration of Holy Mountain Flagstaff, AZ — August 8th, 2011. Nine people took direct action at 5:00 AM on Monday morning, blockading the ongoing destruction and desecration of the Holy San Francisco Peaks.  Nine individuals directly confronted the ecocidal actions of Arizona...
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Flagstaff Police Aggressively Disrupt Protect the Peaks March – VIDEO & PICS

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August 10, 2011
Flagstaff Police Aggressively Disrupt Protect the Peaks March – VIDEO & PICS

          CONTACT: protectpeaks@gmail.com www.truesnow.org Flagstaff Police Aggressively Disrupt Protect the Peaks March Six Arrested at Peaceful Protest Flagstaff, AZ – August 7th, 2011. More than one hundred people, including families with children and elders, marched through downtown Flagstaff on Sunday in protest of the destruction and desecration of the San...
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Protect the Peaks! Week of Action Update 1

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August 6, 2011
Protect the Peaks! Week of Action Update 1

50 Take Streets of Flagstaff, Police Abduct One   On Friday, August 5th, more than 50 people marched through the streets of downtown Flagstaff to raise awareness of Arizona Snowbowl’s eco-cide and desecration of the Holy San Francisco Peaks. The march was part of a week of action to bring community members together to...
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