Indigenous women of Standing Rock issue heartbreaking plea for help ahead of evacuation

With just over a day to go before the evacuation deadline arrives at North Dakota’s Oceti Sakowin camp, protesters at the Standing Rock Indian Reservation have issued a plea: Come help — now.

In a viral video shared by journalist Shaun King on Monday, a group of indigenous women remind viewers that demonstrations against the Dakota Access pipeline are about much more than a single issue.

They’re about clean water, police brutality, treaty rights and the rights of future generations. Read more (2/21/17 8:00 AM)

the white feminist movement is shrouded in white women aiming to better their lives for themselves

that is why there’s a difference between feminism and white feminism

because although white feminists believe you cannot talk about race when you’re talking about feminism

actual feminists know

that discussions of racism, classism, and sexism are all connected