River’s Calling, A blog by our own Third Actor, Deborah Kushner
Excerpt: “In the long history of MVP resistance, elders have populated numerous blockades, occupying tree sits, attaching to drills, and blocking roads and work sites in creative and colorful ways. Some have received misdemeanor charges, some have been sued in civil court for the cost of their extraction, and some are included in the wide net of current SLAPP suits in both Virginia and West Virginia. One elder, Jerome, was recently released after serving a 2-month jail sentence in West Virginia. Elders aren’t immune from injury or prosecution, but lend a different gravitas to what resistance looks like, and attract media coverage because of their presence. With no likely future employment applications to fill out, and typically less-full calendars than younger people busy with jobs and families, elders are critical to resistance movements.”