Horses, teepees arrive on Mall for Keystone protest
Horses, teepees arrive on Mall for Keystone protest
People walk among teepees set up on the National Mall in Washington. | AP Photo
Things kick off Tuesday morning with a short 24-horse ride from the Capitol. | AP Photo
By DARREN GOODE | 4/22/14 5:08 AM EDT
Horses, Daryl Hannah, sacred fires and Neil Young — these are some of the things you’re likely to see on the National Mall starting Tuesday as part of the latest protest against the Keystone XL pipeline.
The “Reject and Protect” protest is a weeklong event hosted by the Cowboy and Indian Alliance, a group of ranchers, farmers and leaders of seven Native American tribes. Protesters said activists also plan to project anti-pipeline messages onto the Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday night, hold an interfaith ceremony outside the Georgetown home of Secretary of State John Kerry and stage an unspecified “bold and creative” bit of civil disobedience.
They’re estimating that as many as 5,000 activists will take part in a march past the Capitol on Saturday. The rest of the week is expected to be more intimate.
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Wish I was there this weekend. I support this unanimously...
#VOTE2014
on vacation. This is planning for the lowest possible impact on either government or media. I just don't understand why common sense doesn't dictate that they do this when Congress is in session. 
