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One of the smaller examples of life that our responsibility as caretakers of the earth to protect and love.
“Limpets”
Lax U’u’la – 2016
By Wulfgang Zapf
Photographic prints available in the store! http://voicesbook.storenvy.com/collections/1422062-photography/products/18306503-limpets-lax-uula-2016

Shot on 35mm B&W Film with no digital editing. Original photograph by Wülfgang Zapf.

50% of all sales goes directly to Land Defenders featured in the Voices Project.

Photo of a cluster of Limpets holding tight to a rock exposed at low tide in Tsimshian waters near Lax U’u’la. (at Lelu Island)

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Solidarity With Two Spirit Warrior Society

Solidarity With Two Spirit Warrior Society

At Standing Rock and across the expansive, multi-state, length of the Dakota Access Pipeline, Water Protectors are risking everything to lay down their medicine, send up their prayers and place their bodies in the way of the Black Snake.  This struggle continues, the Black Snake has not yet been defeated.

Among these Water Protectors are our 2Spirit comrades who have been throwing down since the beginning, who commit to continue the fight on the ground to protect, land, water, air and all the creatures of our Mother Earth.

Recently two very close friends of ours, St’at’imc and Anishinape Water Protectors, have reached out for support and much needed resources.

These 2 Water Protectors have been central to the establishment of a 2Spirit Warrior Society throwing down in the struggle against DAPL.  It was established so that 2Spirit Water Protectors who are not Pacifists nor their apologists, can be true to themselves among people with shared experiences while coordinating for themselves and in collaboration with other camps involved at Standing Rock.  Unsurprisingly the 2Spirit crew does not receive a lot of visibility, which as we know is not always safe and desirable, and thus a lot of the resources do not make it to them.

In response to this call from our loved ones we have committed to coordinate support from afar and so have reached out further to our Queer and 2Spirit network of Land Defender friends in so-called Vancouver, Oakland California, NY, Seattle and Great Falls MA to create a small core of coordinators across turtle island in solidarity.

Our friends have communicated that they need a 4×4 truck with a trailer.  This will help them move materials, get their crew to actions and get their crew to their court dates.

They have also asked for a Yurt so that they have adequate shelter to hold it down.

We are currently coordinating with friends to source, purchase and deliver these needed items.  What we need from you is the funds to make all this possible.

If you have any questions please direct them to: twospirit2016@gmail.com

finally an update! <3

Hello Lovelies,

As autumn settles in deep and we approach the darkest day and longest night of the year we’re happy to have found time to share with you all. 

Amidst the cold the fires of resistance are burning bright and fucking hot all over Turtle Island.

We continue to feed those fires.

About two weeks ago deer beyon traveled south and east to bring supporters to Standing Rock.  Beyon has joined water protectors and is throwing down and supporting the fight for water, land and life in solidarity with the Sioux Nation. After, she is on her way to their other home in so called Massachusetts to work on the illustrations for the book.

Here on Lekwungen Territory, Wulfie, has been fighting the eventual demoviction from their home, and is joining with a growing movement in the city against displacement connecting processes of ongoing colonialism, homelessness and gentrification.  Work continues here to support front lines through raising funds, care work and solidarity actions.

If you are not able to make it to Standing Rock yourself and are wondering how you can support Indigenous Land Defenders here’s an update on what some of our friends, the incredible Women and Two-Spirit Land Defenders we are working with on the Voices Project, are up to.

Queen Sacheen and her partner Crow have been holding it down with the Red Warrior Camp for well over a month now… going on two!  If you are able to send this Grandma, Medicine Maker, Media Ninja and Front Line Warrior a little love this December it would be hugely appreciated.  Best gift idea we can think of 🙂 

You can sign up to support Sacheen with a monthly donation here!

Our deer love Goot-Ges is gathering resources for spring time land defense while continuing her work protecting the Oceans from Fracked Gas export, raising babies and finishing a book.

You can support her work by purchasing any photography print or purchasing any art by Goot-Ges from our storenvy.

We’ll update y’all on more ways to support Indigenous Resistance and the Protection of Land and Waters in the coming days.  And encourage your fams and friends to give big because warriors on the front lines are throwing down for all of us and our future generations!

Lots of love darlings.

Wulfie and beyon.

xoxo

This is the incredible print, Dandelion, by
beyon wren moor that we are giving away as a back patch free with any
purchase from our online store.  The $$ from all sales goes directly to
supporting the Voices project or directly to Indigenous Women and
Two-Spirit Land Defenders.  Offer ends December 5th <3

Check out our store here: www.voicesbook.storenvy.com

https://www.voicesfrontlines.com/this-is-the-incredible-print-dandelion-by-beyon/

thescurfofworse:

ndndoll:

400 DAPL protesters ‘trapped on bridge’ as police fire tear gas, water cannon (VIDEO)

Officers have deployed water cannon on the protesters in below-freezing temperatures, and are using LRAD sound devices. Earlier, there were reports of rubber bullets fired. Vehicles which appear to be armored humvees have arrived at the scene…

fuck

this

shit

Whose side are you on now, whose side are you on.

https://www.voicesfrontlines.com/thescurfofworse-ndndoll-400-dapl-protesters/