(Part 1 can be found here)
We’re staying with Murphy’s parents in Iowa…
“Your Dad’s going to wallmart, anything you need?”
“No…well actually, some dust masks, in case they drop tear gas on us…yeah, just those little paper ones…thanks!”
It’s all a little surreal. We’re expecting to be at Standing Rock tomorrow, and it’s hard to know how to feel at this point. To a large extent, I’m expecting to be camping in the cold and praying with an amazing community of wonderful people. That all sounds great! But what about this other stuff…
We keep hearing the stories from folks on the front lines…a young person shot in the back with rubber bullets who starts coughing up blood…people sprayed with fire extinguishers…and on the up side a rumor that some cops have turned in their badges over how they have been asked to treat peaceful prayerful protesters. Continue reading