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| Jessica Reznicek and Ruby Montoya |
Meet the two Catholic Worker activists who secretly sabotaged the Dakota Access Pipeline. In late July, 2017, they came forward publicly about their actions.
Excerpt from Amy Goodman's interview:
AMY GOODMAN: So, the investigation into the damage to the pipeline has been ongoing. But, apparently, the authorities did not have leads into who committed these acts of sabotage. So, Jessica, why did you decide, you and Ruby decide, to come forward on Monday?
JESSICA REZNICEK: Well, I guess one of the main reasons is Ruby and I felt very disheartened by the fact that oil is now flowing through the pipeline. Obviously, we cannot pierce through empty valves anymore. They are not empty. We halted construction up and down the line for several weeks, turning into months. And we’re now at the phase where we have to deal with the reality that this pipeline—that we failed, as resistance here in Iowa goes. And now oil is flowing through it, and there’s really nothing more to do now than come forward and let the public know that—and continue this public discourse about what that means, where we’re heading, and the consequences of it.
Click here to read the complete interview / see the Democracy Now video about Jessica Reznicek and Ruby Montoya, who were inspired by the Plowshares movement to use nonviolent direct action in an attempt to stop construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline in Iowa.
