#protectoakflat

#protectoakflat ‘On the Backs of How Many?’ .. . . . #collageart #vintagestyle #retroaesthetic #collageoftheday #theaestheticpostman #dreamingincollages #collage_creatives #collageforselfdiscovery #affinityphoto #affinity #photoshop #photmanipulation #graphicdesign #contemporarysurrealism #collageoftheday #cutandpaste #collagecollective #abstractart #phxartist #saveoakflat #trippypainting #moodysvnday #digitalartwork https://www.instagram.com/p/CQ2CPochlOg/?utm_medium=tumblr

RISE begins jan 27

Protect Mother Earth From #ProtectOakFlat to #ProtectMaunaKea to #SaveNNNP & all the mountains here in the Philippines and across the globe Stop Deforestation Protect the Trees End Violence Against Indigenous Peoples Land Back Food Sovereignty Liberation These are only some of the calls needed to be heeded. We must work not just to connect and root in mother earth, but to solemnly protect, respect, and give back to her for so graciously sustaining us. We must protect her for the generations ahead, planting trees for those we may never meet, to enjoy the shade. We protect our bodies and our families, as we protect our earth. Plant medicine and protecting mother earth are part of a warrior practice. ⚔️🌿 . . . #ProtectOurMother #WarriorWisdom #PlantMedicine #SurvivalArts #StayReady (at Survival Arts Academy) https://www.instagram.com/p/CKMlJjUgwBK/?igshid=owqowsmb40k2

The tender hummingbird resting in its nest at Oak Flat, inside the gentle protection of a large Acorn Tree, or Emory Oak I believe. Sometimes I’m not sure how to speak about the care for lands that my ancestors did not tend and did not have a connection to. But I do know that I made a pact long ago to the spirit behind all things- whatever you want to call it- that I would do what is called to me to advocate for that spirit however it manifests itself or embodied itself in the land. And I’m not perfect of course, I’ve had plenty of missed opportunities or places to work on how to do this. This Hummingbird and many other beings live at Oak Flat, sacred Apache holy grounds that are currently threatened by a South African mining company (Resolution Copper) who wants to put one of the largest copper mines in the country right at this special site. An under the table land deal on the back of an military bill a few years ago gave this once protected land (and rightfully belonging to the Apache people who weren’t even allowed to go there again until the last few decades) to the mining company. The Apache Stronghold has been fighting this land deal in courts and in prayer through yearly marches from the San Carlos Apache Reservation to Oak Flat. This year I was finally able to go after initially hearing about it from my first @wide_open_studios trip with @artistsareintents a few years ago. I had intense dreams at this place when I camped there before and after the March and have been affected by this place and the Hummingbirds, the Manzanita, the large Acorn trees, the roaring creeks that came alive in the rains. I am still holding on to the protection of this place in my heart and the protection of all places, that somehow the madness of our resource extraction will stop. #protectoakflat #saveoakflat #apachestronghold (at Oak Flat Campground) https://www.instagram.com/p/B9saZ-GBZAx/?igshid=4t28jbrw0z4f

PROTECT OAK FLAT ⚔️⚔️⚔️ . . 📷: @delosphoto #ProtectOakFlat #SaveOakFlat #ProtectTheSacred #WaterisLife #StillHere #ApacheStronghold #DefendtheSacred #standwithStandingRock #StandingRock #Solidarity #Indigenous #Survival #Resilience #Strength #OakFlat #Tongva #LA #LosAngeles #California #MexikaNewYear #Photography #indigena #photooftheday #mniwiconi #decolonize #perspective #SurvivalArts (at Plaza de la Raza) https://www.instagram.com/p/BvbCf8fBkjL/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=9rydvj4j5drq

#freeredfawn #protectoakflat #losangeles #thankstaking

As far as I'm concerned, Donald Trump isn't my president until January 20th. There's still major work to do on this pipeline, for the waters and for the people. I refuse to let last night determine the next two and half months of my life. Don't let them distract you from the tasks at hand. Protect the sacred. #NoDAPL #ProtectOakFlat #ProtectMaunaKea (at Standing Rock, ND)

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