Author Archives: Ed Fallon

Emma Schmit

June 29, 2018 by Ed Fallon
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Donate to Emma here. Why I’m marching: I’m marching because our future depends on us winning the fight against climate chaos. If not now, when! About me: I’ve got few talents but sure know how to run my mouth. I use this skill to speak up against injustice, to give a voice to individuals with developmental disabilities I’ve worked with over the past six years, and to whine about pretty much everything. I’m mother to 4-year-old Lillian Grace. We both love a good protest and will never Continue reading →

Trisha Etringer

June 28, 2018 by Ed Fallon
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Donate to Trisha here. Why I’m marching: I march for Indigenous rights, landowner rights, and clean water for my children. They and other children deserve clean water and a healthy way of living. About me: I’m a member of the Hochunk Nation of Nebraska. I live in Cedar Falls and am majoring in psychology and minoring in mental health at UNI. My experience at Standing Rock was eye opening. My time there woke me up to the importance of fighting to protect Mother Earth. I had never Continue reading →

Donnielle Wanatee

June 28, 2018 by Ed Fallon
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Donate to Donnielle here. Why I’m marching: I’m marching because Iowa can do better than it has. We need to unify all the people in our state. The most important area of common ground on is our water. When Iowans want to do something important, we can come together, like we did to allow gays and lesbians to marry. We were one of the first states to do that. We could be one of the first states to shut down a pipeline that never should Continue reading →

Shelley Buffalo

June 28, 2018 by Ed Fallon
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Donate to Shelley here. Why I’m marching: About me: Follow me on the March: Days Marching: September 1-8 Goal ($20 per day): $160 Amount donated: $135 Carol Kochheiser – $40 Mark Edwards – $50 Susan Franzen – $20 Mary Bennett – $25

Lyssa Wade

June 28, 2018 by Ed Fallon
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Donate to Lyssa here. Why I’m marching: I’m providing the food for this march because conscious cuisine is central to moving beyond the climate crisis and getting people to question what’s in their food and where it comes from. About me: I run a food bus/truck called “Veggie Thumper.” I raise consciousness through food awareness by providing access to high-quality vegan and vegetarian cuisine. I’m an avid gardener and love to hula-hoop in the backyard in the middle of the night. Follow me on the March: Facebook Veggie Continue reading →

David Houston

June 28, 2018 by Ed Fallon
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Donate to David here. Why I’m marching: I’ve never done a march. I’m usually talking and in meetings. But this march seems like a good way to get connected. The pipeline company acted like bullies. Letting them use eminent domain is contrary to what I think it should be used for. About me: I grew up in Des Moines and was gone for 15 years. I returned to see that the very same empty lots and boarded up homes that I grew up with were still in Continue reading →

Fintan Mason

June 28, 2018 by Ed Fallon
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Donate to Fintan here. Why I’m marching: During my time at Grinnell College in Iowa I began to understand the importance of preserving our environment. In 2016, I took a trip to Standing Rock with other Grinnell students and learned a lot from the people there about our responsibility of protecting our water and land. That’s why I created the video about the march, and that’s why I march. About me: I’m a filmmaker and graphic designer from Brooklyn, New York. I want to make the world Continue reading →

Fossil-fuel transport unsafe, whether by pipe or rail

June 23, 2018 by Ed Fallon
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Saturday, June 23, 2018 — 1:00 p.m. CDT Contact: Christine Nobiss at (319) 331-8034 or [email protected] Contact: Ed Fallon at (515) 238-6404 or [email protected] Indigenous Iowa and Bold Iowa issue joint statement on oil spill Two organizations deride fossil-fuel transport as unsafe — whether by pipe or rail Leaders of Bold Iowa and Indigenous Iowa today expressed deep concern for the families, communities, land and water impacted by yesterday’s oil spill in Lyon County, Iowa. At the same time, the organizations’ leaders Continue reading →

Save the date to march with us

June 6, 2018 by Ed Fallon
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Dear Friends, Often when there’s a crisis, people respond by traveling great distances on foot. Marches often transform the participants, and have changed my life, too. (Stay tuned for the upcoming release of my first book, Marcher, Walker, Pilgrim.) Most important, marches change history. Consider: The Women’s Suffrage March Gandhi’s Salt March The 1965 March for Voting Rights The 1986 Great Peace March, which mobilized support for a nuclear test ban and citizen diplomacy between Americans and Russians From September 1 – 8, fifty people Continue reading →

Stop Eminent Domain Abuse Roadshow

April 12, 2018 by Ed Fallon
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(Ed Fallon’s Weekly Blog) Every time someone says to me, “Too bad we weren’t able to stop the Dakota Access Pipeline,” I say, “Not so fast!” This week, federal judge James Boasberg ruled that the Army Corps of Engineers’ authorization of the pipeline near the Standing Rock Sioux reservation “did not adequately consider the impacts of an oil spill on fishing rights, hunting rights, or environmental justice.” (Check out the story here.) This is significant. The federal court is expected to rule soon whether oil will continue to Continue reading →