Dakota Access pipeline protesters march behind Rose Parade
Dakota Access pipeline protesters march behind Rose Parade
Stephanie K. Baer
Los Angeles Daily News
Several hundred people protesting the Dakota Access oil pipeline trailed the Rose Parade Monday morning with a human-powered float and 150-foot-long black pipeline to raise awareness about water protection issues.
Local water activists, Native American tribes and veterans pushed the float adorned with a “Water is Sacred” teepee and carried the plastic black pipeline as they marched down Colorado Boulevard chanting “Water is life” and “We are water protectors,” among other things.
The protest was organized by the Bernie Sanders Brigade, which marched in support of the then-presidential candidate at last year’s parade.
“It was important to take over the end of the Rose Parade to unify people to get the message out and most importantly to get people to defund the (pipeline),” said Lydia Ponce, a representative from the American Indian Movement of Southern California.
Pics and video can be seen on the
Bernie Sanders Brigade Facebook page.
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