Flood the Courts for Upcoming Water Protector Trials
Fire Light & BadAssGrandma Pre-Trials on Zoom
April 19, 2023 at 3 pm Central
Hearing Date: Wednesday April 19th, 2023 at 3pm Central
Zoom Room: 161 234 6074
Passcode: 165547
Join & support Fire Light defendants in their final hearing prior to jury trial May 8-12th! The prosecution and defense will be ironing out specifics for the trial week – the more supporters in the zoom room the better! BadAssGrandma will also have her pre-trial hearing on the same date and same Zoom link, so be sure to stay for her hearing as well!
Jury trial for the Fire Light Treaty Case is currently scheduled for May 8th through 12th in Clearwater County. Defendants and Fire Light supporters have created this website – keep on the lookout for more information coming soon on ways to support these defendants.
Taysha Martineau Trial in Carlton County
April 21, 2023
Where: Carlton County District Court, Courtroom 302
301 Walnut Avenue, Carlton MN 55718
When: 8:30 AM Central
Taysha Martineau is a two spirit Indigenous activist whose arrest – on their own reservation in ribbon skirt and braids while performing a prayer ceremony – directly violated their treaty rights. On April 21st at 8:30am Central, Taysha will face a bench trial* in Carlton County. Space at Migizi is also available for those looking to attend court.
Flood the Courts for a Jury Trial in Pennington County
Wednesday April 26th · 9 AM Central
Where: Pennington County District Court
141 Main Avenue South
Thief River Falls MN 56701
When: 9:00 AM Central
Support a Water Protector as they face a jury trial in Pennington County on April 26th at 9am. Let’s flood the courts as the defendant fights gross misdemeanor charges related to fighting the Line 3 pipeline.
Support Water Protectors at Trial in Aitkin County
Pretrial: Thursday April 27th · 9 AM Central
Trials: Monday May 1 · 8:30 AM Central
Support multiple Stop Line 3 defendants as they face jury trials in Aitkin County on May 1st. Water protectors with charges in Aitkin County have been stuck in court processes – many for over two years. Let’s show them our support!
Pretrials, April 27th:
It seems like the pretrials may be held hybrid as of now, we will confirm in a future FTC email. If zoom is available, we believe it will be held here:
1. https://zoomgov.com/j/1610988647 (Meeting ID 161 098 8647)
2. If asked, enter the Meeting Passcode: 595564
3. Update your name by clicking on your profile picture (name ideas: Supporter, Defendant Supporter, Court Observer, Observer, Water is Life, Water Protector, etc.)
Jury Trials, May 1st:
Where: Aitkin County Court, Room 242A
209 Second Street, NW, Aitkin MN 56431
When: 8:30 AM Central
*Please note that we believe the county has set an unreasonable amount of Water Protectors on the schedule, and suspect there may be continuances or changes to the schedule for the trial dates. We will send updates as needed in upcoming emails.
