Peaceful Uprising

If you're in SLC, come to First Unitarian on Sunday, August 18, for this engaging and informative event in support of Victor!

From First Unitarian:

RSVP is not required, but it will help us know how many chairs to set up! RSVP HERE: https://forms.gle/uPxpEMRh6VFcreit7
If you aren't able to join, please consider a donation in solidarity with Victor. Donate by mail via a check made out and sent to: Peaceful Uprising, PO Box 521011, Salt Lake City, UT 84152-1011.
Donate online via PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/US/fundraiser/charity/1337707 OR
VENMO: https://account.venmo.com/u/peacefuluprising

Thanks so much, and hope to see you there!

Help Victor get to court! Victor and the other co-defendants were given very little time to make preparations to travel to Atlanta for this appearance.

In the spirit of Solidarity, help Victor get to court! Victor is being forced to appear in-person at a last-minute RICO hearing in Atlanta on May 7th. He needs funds for vehicle repair, travel, accommodations and court clothes. Please donate & share!!
Let's all support him so that he can continue fighting for his freedom and can reach ATL without any setbacks.

Venmo: (click on"Charities" tab when searching)

Paypal: [email protected]

Checks to:
Peaceful Uprising
P.O. Box 521011, Salt Lake City, UT 84152



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Venmo: Uprising;
Paypal: [email protected];
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From now through April 29, we'll be accepting donations for our supply drive to Black Mesa! While shearing sheep at different home sites, we'll drop off boxes of supplies. Please send us or Thistle & Burr a direct message for the drop-off location.

We'll accept donations of fresh produce on April 28-29. We can accept shelf-stable goods at any time through April 29.
Thank you so much for any support you can offer! This is a very remote, high-desert community where residents are mainly elders and getting around isn't always easy, so it will be much appreciated.

Mama Julz is a true climate justice warrior, and now she is working to bring a long-term dream to fruition: the creation of a detox and healing center that will provide a safe space for recovery with culturally appropriate treatment for those suffering from addiction. This center will be for Indigenous people living on Pine Ridge in so-called South Dakota who are suffering from addiction. She aims to create a straw bale house, yurt platforms, and gardens; a crew of skilled builders will be convening to carry out the work. Please contribute to this incredibly important effort!

https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-build-infrastructure-for-mamas-detox-center?attribution_id=sl:d2bcc703-3df3-415a-b8df-017301c2ce09&utm_campaign=p_cp+fundraiser-sidebar&utm_medium=copy_link_all&utm_source=customer




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Help Build Infrastructure for MAMAs Detox Center, organized by Ericka Williams Rodriguez Mothers Against M**h Alliance has acquired two acres of land … Ericka Williams Rodriguez needs your support for Help Build Infrastructure for MAMAs Detox Center

In early May, a group of us from SLC will go to Black Mesa to help with sheep shearing, in the spirit of solidarity with elders who have defended the land from coal mining for many decades. We aim to bring a load of supplies down as well, for Dine elders and families living in this remote high desert area. Please donate to help us bring things like food, shearing equipment, animal feed, and other necessities! We truly appreciate any support you can offer. If donating, please make a note saying it's for the Black Mesa trip. Thank you!

Amazing news: VICTOR IS FREE!!! 🥳🤩✨❤️💜🧡

So thrilled he is finally out, after eleven long months. We know that family, friends, and loved ones near and far are celebrating this incredible news!!

We'd like to share a beautiful poem by Victor with incredible art by Orion.



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"Two Songs," a poem by Victor Puertas

They chanted a song of lying, of stabbing, of hating, of treachery, of revealing, of accusing, of replacing him, removing him, of disposing of him, of betraying, of punishing, of using him, of misleading him, of scapegoating him, of burying him.

Then suddenly Coyote sang in answer a song of staying, resisting, of secrets kept, of self-respect, of battling against power, of loyalty, of softness, of strength like a tower and trust unbroken, of freedom, of changing and of shifting shape, broken traps, the cell opening, the chain that snaps, the heart that doesn’t lie and doesn’t bow.

Too old to die young now. Coyote lives forever.

– Diary of a Dog

Art by Orion

Dine Land and Water provides critical support for elders and families on Black Mesa/Big Mountain and surrounding areas. This work isn't easy, especially in late fall and winter, when the weather gets rough and so do the roads. Please contribute to these good folks if you can!

Winter supply runs for the Big Mountain elders., organized by mercury bitsuie Hello dear friends, relatives as well as allies far and near! We a… mercury bitsuie needs your support for Winter supply runs for the Big Mountain elders.

On Sunday, family and loved ones of Victor came together to celebrate his birthday and demand his release from ICE detention. We will not stop fighting for Victor til he's back in Utah, where he belongs!

Yesterday, Victor's friends, family, and loved ones gathered in Salt Lake City, Utah to celebrate his birthday and call for his release. Today is Victor's birthday, and while we are terribly sad that he has to spend it behind bars, we know that he knows we are with him all the way--as are all his friends and loved ones across the U.S. We are a strong community whose love is deep and enduring, and we won't stop fighting for Victor til he's back with us, where he belongs!

Reposted from Carl Moore--thank you for blessing this gathering. ❤️ And thank you to First Unitarian Church of Salt Lake City for offering your space for this event!

Please join us to Free Victor Now!

Please join us in SLC on November 12 to honor Victor's birthday and call for his release from ICE detention! Let's unite as a community to send love to him and celebrate the wonderful person he is.
https://www.facebook.com/events/239711442427801

If you're in Utah, join a local event to demand a ceasefire! Follow local groups like Palestinian Solidarity Association of Utah and PSL to learn about ways to support.

🇵🇸 Rally for a Free Palestine🇵🇸

🗓️ Save the Date: November 11
🕑 Time: 2 PM
📍 Location: Washington Square Park, Salt Lake City

🫱🏽‍🫲🏾 Proudly hosted by:
🌟 Palestinian Solidarity Association of Utah
🌟 Party for Socialism and Liberation

🔊 Raise your voice for ! We're coming together to demand:

✂️ Cut all U.S. aid to Israel – It's time to address the injustice and suffering caused by the ongoing military support.
✊🏽 End the siege on Gaza – To end the humanitarian crisis and ensure access to basic necessities.
🔐 Free all Palestinian political prisoners – Many are detained without charge, their freedom is our priority.
⛓️ Free Palestine – A call for the right to self-determination, justice, and equality.

🌎 The occupation of Palestine by Zionist Israel must end now. Let’s the show the Biden administration that the working, poor and oppressed people of the U.S. stand with Palestine. 🙌🏼



Join us on November 11 📣

Stand up for Victor, demanding that he be freed! He has done nothing wrong. He deserves to return to his loved ones in Utah and visit the mountains he misses so much. Keeping him in a cage is a great injustice that urgently needs to be remediated. Our hearts are with you, Victor!

Today, clergy members took a powerful stand to call for the release of Victor Puertas--a beloved member of our local community in Utah and many others. Victor's commitment to caring for others and the earth has brought support from far and wide to call for his release from ICE detention. Victor should be released IMMEDIATELY!

Clergy Demand Release of Indigenous Climate Activist Victor Puertas from ICE Detention - UNICORN RIOT Lumpkin, GA — On Thursday afternoon, clergymembers and supporters rallied outside Stewart Detention Center in Lumpkin, GA while faith leaders visited Victor Puertas. Puertas has been held on domestic terrorism charges since his arrest at the South River Music Festival on March 5. This event comes ...

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/mar/31/georgia-cop-city-activists-prosecutors

Georgia prosecutors accused of waging ‘judicial pogrom’ against ‘Cop City’ activists Protesters face domestic terrorism charges and have been denied bail as experts decry lack of evidence proffered by state

Please support the Dineh people of Black Mesa in their continued fight against forced relocation! They are calling for supporters to come out to the land or donate funds to purchase much-needed supplies.

It's now easier to send Peaceful Uprising a message.

Julz Rich is the powerhouse behind MAMA—the Mothers Against M**h Alliance, which is working to combat the m**h epidemic on Pine Ridge Reservation and get kids out of the hands of drug dealers. She’s the real deal—a grassroots organizer working to defend her community from human trafficking, drug addiction, and colonial resource extraction. And she gives everything she has to the struggle.

She’s also a mother and grandmother. Julz just had to spend more than two weeks in Rapid City with her daughter, who had an emergency cesarean section. Her twins were born a month early. They’re all finally able to go home, thankfully, but the family can use some financial support after this ordeal. If you can contribute anything, it will help with getting gas and oil in the car to get them home safely and to allow Julz to continue doing the crucial work she does in her community! 🙏

Jackson Patton should be released so he can return to his family immediately! Please email the judge and urge him to make the right decision.

Free Jackson Patton! Jackson Patton has been imprisoned for a full year without being convicted of any crime. Please demand that Judge Barlow release him NOW! Visit bit.ly/freeja...

We are selling some posters--aka, gorgeous works of collaborative art--that were graciously donated by the Beehive Collective! All proceeds will be given to Dine elders in the Four Corners region and a migrant family in SLC, to support their essential needs this holiday season. We're collaborating with Red de Solidaridad to raise funds for this migrant family, which will support needs like rent and food.

If you're in Salt Lake City, you can pick up your poster or we can hand-deliver it! Otherwise, shipping applies. See the event page for more details!

https://rb.gy/deawmu

Please support this Dine family in getting the advanced medical care that they need! They're dealing with health issues that were directly caused by Peabody's coal mining on their homeland, and now they need to get medical care in southern Arizona. Funds will help family members stay near their loved one while he's in the hospital.

Support a Navajo Coal Miner's family medical bills, organized by Zarra Teacola This is a fundraiser to support a land defender’s family who are en… Zarra Teacola needs your support for Support a Navajo Coal Miner's family medical bills

The Utah to Black Mesa Supply Drive has been extended until November 15! If you would still like to donate, there's time! We would also love any connects with local stores that would be willing to contribute. Please spread the word, and DM us for drop-off locations!

https://rb.gy/tyre3y

We are looking for a supply trailer to borrow for the Utah to Black Mesa Supply Drive! Please message us if you can help, and please share with anyone who might be able to lend us one!

https://rb.gy/x1entd

Please support this local supply drive!

We collecting these items for the fall & winter for familiez in our HOOD! You can drop off any of these Donationz at Casa De Ananda ! We love y'all y que Viva la Causa!!! Plz support , , they are also working to collect items for communities!!!
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Support the Utah to Black Mesa supply drive--taking donations from Oct. 1 to Nov. 1!
https://rb.gy/y3f0nq

At Black Mesa, the federal government considers many people trespassers on their ancestral homeland. Many of the resisters who have refused to relocate to make way for Peabody Coal’s mine are now elders, having fought this battle since the ‘70s. Now, the community of Black Mesa needs our support to weather both the pandemic and winter.

That’s why in both Salt Lake City and Logan, Utah, we’re collecting supplies that members of the community have requested.

At 8,000 feet, winter in this high desert landscape can be extremely cold and difficult. Travel can be hard and often out of the question. We aim to bring supplies down to the Black Mesa community before the cold weather hits, at the beginning of November.

Here is a list of requests. If you’re able to donate, you can either purchase the items and bring them to a drop-off site, or donate funds toward their purchase. We are also accepting firewood!
https://rb.gy/y3f0nq

Please direct-message us for a drop-off location in SALT LAKE CITY or LOGAN, Utah, or email [email protected]. Thank you so much!

From Decarcerate Utah:

We're very excited to announce the Salt Lake Community Bail Fund! With this fund, we hope to meet an immediate need in our community and help folks who can't afford their bail to get out of jail as soon as possible. Built on an abolitionist framework, we will also work to expose the injustices of pre-trial detention and end the cash bail system in Utah.

Please join us in supporting our community members! No one should be held in a cage because they are unable to pay.
Make a tax-deductible donation at slcbailfund.org/donate.

SLC Community Bail Fund We believe the cash bail system is cruel and unjust. Any time spent in jail can be detrimental to someone’s well-being—even more so in a pandemic.

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