by Max Wilbert | Mar 24, 2021 | Resistance Updates
A few weeks ago, I met with a native family from the Fort McDermitt Paiute-Shoshone tribe. They were standing with me outside a public meeting in Orovada, Nevada, protesting a proposed open-pit lithium mine which Lithium Americas Corporation (and its local subsidiary,...
by Protect Thacker Pass | Mar 22, 2021 | Press Releases
For Immediate Release, March 22, 2021 Contact Max Wilbert and Nicola Rodriguez via our Contact Form Vancouver activists occupy Lithium Americas head office today Vancouver, BC — Activists will be occupying the front steps of Lithium Americas’ head office at 900 West...
by Will Falk | Mar 21, 2021 | Resistance Updates
It’s been awhile since we provided a video update from the Protect Thacker Pass camp. Spring is arriving at Thacker Pass with new energy. Local Fort McDermitt Paiute and Shoshone tribal members are mobilizing to resist Lithium Americas proposed open pit mine....
by Protect Thacker Pass | Mar 21, 2021 | Art
Before getting involved with environmental activism, I barely gave Nevada much of a thought. I visited only once, reluctantly, to go to Las Vegas on a trip with a friend, on the condition that we spend at least some of our time exploring outside the city. In the end,...
by Will Falk | Mar 21, 2021 | Resistance Updates
On Friday, March 19, members of the Fort McDermitt Paiute Shoshone tribe and other indigenous folks finished a 273 mile prayer walk at Thacker Pass. The prayer walk concluded with ceremony and prayers for Thacker Pass and all exploited lands around the world. Many...
by Max Wilbert | Mar 19, 2021 | Resistance Updates
Opposition to the greenwashed Lithium Americas / Lithium Nevada open-pit mine project is growing stronger with each passing day. Protests have taken place on the Fort McDermitt reservation, at the Lithium Nevada office in Winnemucca, and at the Bureau of Land...
by Protect Thacker Pass | Mar 18, 2021 | Art
The Sagebrush Sea, by Siri N. The sagebrush sea supports an abundance of life, up to 350 species in an area like Thacker Pass. One of these is the Pronghorn Antelope who is indigenous to western North America, and eats sagebrush, as well as grasses and wildflowers....
by Max Wilbert | Mar 17, 2021 | Interview
Max Wilbert from Protect Thacker Pass joins Matt Dundas on the Matt Dundas Comedy Podcast to discuss why we need to stop mining in beautiful places, scale back our capitalist ambitions and live in peace with the earth, forever. Nothing big. Thacker Smacker...
by Protect Thacker Pass | Mar 16, 2021 | Art, Resistance Updates
Run/Walk for Sacred Land is happening this week – thank you so much to the native people running and walking to defend water, land, and life. Wonderful art by Travis London, Deep Green...
by Protect Thacker Pass | Mar 16, 2021 | Reflection, Resistance Updates
In this episode, Max gives a brief update on the Protect Thacker Pass action, and Elisabeth Robson interviews Jamie Kneen, Communications & Outreach Coordinator for Mining Watch Canada, an organization that works to protect the public and the environment from...
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