PRESS ADVISORY: Thursday, April 30, 2015
Contact: Dallas Goldtooth, Indigenous Environmental Network Organizer: (507)412-7609
Sabrina King, Dakota Rural Action Organizer: (605)939-0527
RALLY TO BE HELD IN SIOUX FALLS ASKING PRESIDENT OBAMA TO REJECT KEYSTONE XL PIPELINE
Sioux Falls, SD – A rally will be held in downtown Sioux Falls, South Dakota, at 3:30pm Friday May 1st, in advance of President Obama’s visit to the state one week later.
The rally is intended to send a message to the President from Indigenous communities and non-native South Dakotans asking him to reject the Presidential Permit for the Keystone XL pipeline.
Formal press release with location will be sent Friday morning.
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The Indigenous Environmental Network is an international environmental justice non-profit that works with tribal grassroots organizations to build the capacity of Indigenous communities. www.ienearth.org
Dakota Rural Action is a grassroots family agriculture and conservation group that organizes South Dakotans to protect our family farmers and ranchers, natural resources, and unique way of life. www.dakotarural.org