Vic Mensa Protests at Standing Rock

Recently, Vic Mensa went to the Standing Rock Reservation to join with protestors against the construction of the North Dakota Access Pipeline. In a series of videos and posts, Mensa gives some background about the situation, expresses his solidarity with the movement, and describes some of the violence against #NoDAPL protestors. In one of the videos, he says that he will return to the Reservation on December 4, and encourages fans to join him. Watch the videos, and see his posts, below.

Sacred Bones Records has also joined in the #NoDAPL protest. Yesterday, the label announced that its entire Bandcamp catalog will be available as “pay-what-you-want” until December 4, and all proceeds will benefit the Standing Rock protestors. The label’s catalog includes music from Jenny Hval, Zola Jesus, Marching Church, Lust for Youth, John Carpenter, the Men, and many more.

Earlier this month, Neil Young performed at Standing Rock on his 71st birthday. He later penned a powerful statement about the protestors, Donald Trump, and more.

Vic Mensa and Sacred Bones are among the many artists and labels who are donating to charity and participating in activism. See more examples of artists giving back here.

https://t.co/Tc0GwsbWBF #NoDAPL pic.twitter.com/u90JA4kJ7X

— Sacred Bones Records (@SacredBones) November 29, 2016

I’ve been at #StandingRock for the last 3 days, and the experience has been amazing. If you’re not in tune with what’s going on here, Standing Rock is an Indian reservation where a major oil company is trying to drill a pipeline underneath the river that supplies drinking water for millions of people on and off of the reservation. Drilling that oil pipeline could contaminate the livelihood of so many people, primarily indigenous people of this land that have been systematically destroyed since Europeans arrived in America. Thousands of people have come from all over the world to Standing Rock to stop that pipeline from being drilled and protect the water.

A photo posted by Vic Mensa (@vicmensa) on Nov 28, 2016 at 1:48pm PST

if you believe in the inalienable rights of people; the right to clean drinking water, the right to food & shelter and the right to freedom then you have to support standing rock. Get on a plane, drive, take a bus do whatever you have to do. December 5th the Army Corps has set an ultimatum for the people camped at standing rock, saying that they will forcibly remove the water protectors. When one of our freedom is on the line all of our freedom is on the line. Fight for freedom.

A photo posted by Vic Mensa (@vicmensa) on Nov 28, 2016 at 2:28pm PST

You can also donate money for food & supplies for standing rock at Standingrock.org to help the people out here protecting human rights in the blistering cold. This is all of our battle.

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