The Civil Liberties Defense Center, on the behalf of the water protectors, has filed a class action suit seeking an emergency restraining order against the cops and mercenaries.

The request [asks for] an order prohibiting Defendant law enforcement agencies from using excessive force in responding to the pipeline protests and prayer ceremonies and asks specifically for a prohibition on the use of SIM, explosive grenades, chemical agents, and water cannons or hoses, as means of crowd dispersal. The civil rights complaint seeks justice against the constitutional violations perpetuated against the mostly Native American water protectors, including claims of retaliation and police brutality by law enforcement, as well suing the Morton County Sheriff Kyle Kirchmeier, and City of Mandan Chief of Police Jason Ziegler for maintaining policies, customs, and practices that led to grave violations of Plaintiffs’ rights secured by the U.S. Constitution. This Court must decide whether the poorly trained defendant law enforcement agencies used SIM, freezing water, chemical agents, and explosive grenades to harm the Water Protectors and chill or deter them from their lawful exercise of the rights to free speech, association, and religion in violation of the First Amendment.

If you do nothing else today, watch this 10-minute video from Kash Jackson, a veteran who is on a righteous rant. As he says, there's a lot of profanity in this video, but he's angry. He also is connecting all the right dots.

[video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xqa5kHUr8_A&feature=youtu.be]

**edited December 2, 2016, to correct the link to donate directly to the Standing Rock Sioux tribe and to update for the December days of action**
**updated December 3 with new links for Oceti Sakowin camp and donations**
**updated December 7 with Defund DAPL link and step-by-step instructions**

Since I seem to be blogging almost daily on the situation in North Dakota, I thought I'd create a one-stop essay with all the donation links, phone numbers of people to put pressure on, where to send supplies, etc. If you have other suggestions, please put them in the comments and I'll update. Please do what you can, and feel free to repost this anywhere.

In less than an hour, you can pray and stand with Standing Rock. Check the link to see if there's a community gathering near you.

In another depraved act of inhumanity, the militarized forces in North Dakota have deployed razor wire all around the base of Turtle Island, the scene of one of the water protesters' actions yesterday (November 24). Please remember that when the Sioux and other indigenous people speak of "sacred sites," they often mean places where their ancestors are buried. Here's a 4-minute video from the Young Turks showing the razor wire being installed today (November 25).

[video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7UavuUxOGM&feature=youtu.be]

Here is a press release from the Standing Rock Medic and Healer Council, issued November 21, which includes update on Sophia Wilansky's condition.

Hundreds of water protectors were injured at the Standing Rock encampments when law enforcement blasted them with water cannons in freezing temperatures Sunday evening. The attacks came as water protectors used a semi-truck to remove burnt military vehicles that police had chained to concrete barriers weeks ago, blocking traffic on Highway 1806. Water protectors’ efforts to clear the road and improve access to the camp for emergency services were met with tear gas, an LRAD (Long Range Acoustic Device), stinger grenades, rubber bullets, and indiscriminate use of a water cannon with an air temperature of 26 degrees Fahrenheit.