Earlier this month we were able to purchase a community member a trailer home, and are now trying to fundraise money to connect this trailer to the electric grid. You can direct money to $ZitkatosTinCan on CA or @zitkato on ven, or bandsofturtleisland@gmail.com on Paypal. We got a ton going on already this year, and I think we more then proven our ability to do great things with your support, so please support this endeavor to provide basic amenities most people enjoy. The reason we do not have access to this electricity easy or cheaply is due to the design of the Indian Reorganization Act and Allotment Acts (Dawes Acts), and New Deal public works projects like Pick-Sloan Plan which though producing a lot of electricity does not service the reservations it helped undermine the traditional social organizing in river valleys that were flooded. A land grab not for profit, but for public land for public good, to quote the national parks program.
Beyond this goal which we have 45/1000 of we are seeking an additional $800 for either more wood or more nights in the hotel depending on time it takes to get repairs done. We are also trying to get a shipping container for 2500, we have 1121, that will be filled in Toronto by several organization (EcoJust Food Network, Beads Against Fascism, Fellow Travelers, etc) https://www.gofundme.com/f/deliver-wood-coats-supplies-to-pine-ridge?utm_campaign=unknown&utm_content=undefined&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=linktr.ee with a variety of aid to be distributed and then the container will be utilized to store building materials. It will also be used by the permaculture experts who will arrive in March, they will be staying in a Tipi and tents until we can build an A-Frame cabin so the container will also be their main storage. This will be shipped with the help of the org Direct Aid, who also ship more furniture and appliances then what we do in our container, only we dont get to keep their trucks but they handle the brokers and truckers which was a larger barrier to our goals.
There is a lot more going on this year so I recommend following our other social medias while I get better at updating here and participating in the communities. https://linktr.ee/chunkalutanetwork has all of our links, as well as a patreon and liberapay you can join to provide stipends for our organizers across the world (this isnt an exaggeration and we have member in Bulgaria, Germany, Japan, Australia and more!) Our goal is 2k/month this year we are already more than half way there and look how much we accomplished before getting that first 1k. I know there are software engineers and such on here with a lot of money that they probably give to podcasts, well we have a podcast and we do so much more than the average Joe. Help us show a better way, be a part of something amazing
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