***** D Wilson Update: 3 in jail. 2 on hunger strike. + mass action soon.

We've been incredibly busy here at Tar Sands Blockade, and are taking this chance to send y’all an update.

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We've been incredibly busy here at Tar Sands Blockade and are taking this chance to send y’all an update. Here is a recap of all the excitement from the last week.    OUR THREE FRIENDS ARE IN JAIL ON A $65,000 BAIL EACH    First, three of our brave friends are currently in jail for barricading themselves inside a mile-long section of the KXL pipeline on Monday. Despite only being charged with misdemeanors, Glen, Matt, and Isabel’s bail has been set at an outrageous $65,000 each. Our lawyers are actively fighting this bail amount and in the meantime we are working to raise the funds to get them out.    Demonstrate your support with a generous donation to their legal fund today.   In case you missed it you can also check out all the photos and video from the action here.   Glen, Matt, and Isabel greatly appreciate your donations and have also requested letters until we raise enough bail money. Jail is oppressive, dehumanizing and boring and your messages of love and support will help lift their spirits. Send your letters to this address:   Inmate's Full Name (1 per letter: Isabel Brooks, Matt Almonte, or Glen Collins) C/O Smith County Jail 206 E. Elm Tyler, Texas 75701   *Note: Letters cannot exceed 12'' by 15''. Return address with full name is required. Be mindful that the authorities will likely read your letter. Please be careful not to divulge personal information about our friends that they might not want the police to know. As a general rule: if in doubt, leave it out.    BOB AND DIANE ARE IN THE 7TH DAY OF THEIR HUNGER STRIKE   Second, Diane and Bob's hunger strike against Houston's Valero Refinery is in its seventh day! Last Thursday Diane Wilson and Bob Lindsey locked their necks to tanker trucks attempting to enter the Valero refinery in the Manchester neighborhood in Houston. Valero is one of the largest investors and Keystone XL and has been polluting this 90% Latino community for 60 years, making this a textbook case of environmental racism that must be stopped.    Diane and Bob are refusing to eat until Valero divests from KXL and tar sands and pays to relocate Manchester residents who are being poisoned by its toxic pollution.    Be inspired by all the photos from Bob and Diane’s action at Valero.   Also, you can watch this video of Bob and Manchester residents reacting to the startling pollution in the neighborhood.    MASS ACTION AND TRAINING CAMP - JANUARY 3-8TH!   Third, we have a big training camp and Mass Action coming up, January 3-8th! The big event will be on January 7th so don’t miss out. It'll be fantastic. We have empowering roles for everyone who wishes to participate. We’ll keep you posted on more details soon.    RSVP and book your travel today for the Mass Action Camp, January 3-8th!   REQUEST: WE NEED A CAR   Fourth, we need more vehicles! To continue our actions we require a large amount of logistical capacity to transport people and equipment. If you've got a car, truck, bus or van to donate, loan or sell at low-cost, reply to this email. We are a really grassroots group so it would be a huge help for the campaign and we'll be eternally grateful.   I hope you’re still reading this long email and are as excited as we are about all the recent actions!    We can’t begin to thank you enough for all your support.   Onward,   Ramsey Sprague Tar Sands Blockade Media Team   PS. Didn’t get a chance to help support Glen, Matt, and Isabel with bail? Well, just in case, here’s that link again: http://bit.ly/TSBAid