"When we make a stand and that you reshape our stuff, that you sign our petitions and all of that work and all of you that are at home that couldn’t be here, sincerely, we thank you for standing with us in our efforts and our fight towards justice. " #MarchTowardJustice
"We don’t want our people to be killed no more. We want our young people to have opportunities. We want the best days of our people to be in front of us and not behind us and that’s what we're fighting for." #MarchTowardJustice#RapidCityVsRacism
"The hope was to have some reconciliation. To move forward, to do less militarized type of law enforcement intervention and have a better understanding. And [@RapidCityPD] said they wanted to understand our community and our culture. They walked out." #MarchTowardJustice
"This is about prayer, it’s about coming together and I think, for Indigenous people, they understand how good it feels to be here, how good the sage and the sweetgrass smells, and how good it feels to have your people empowered and happy." #MarchTowardJustice
"I'm hoping that they learn that we are humans and that the police need to be held accountable for [what]they do. That if our children are walking around with a hoodie and an Indian pride hat, that doesn’t give them a death sentence and a right to shoot them." #MarchTowardJustice
“The March today is a step on our path towards peace and justice. We will continue to unite diverse communities, working together to keep our relatives and community members safe from violence. - Robby Burroughs, Managing Director of @NDNActionNetndncollective.org/ndn-action…
This 4th of July, it's high time we recognize that the US exists on stolen Indigenous land and commit to returning it. Learn more and take action now: benjerrys.co/46vrYu3
We work FOR THE PEOPLE, we want to FREE THE PEOPLE, today we will FEED THE PEOPLE. Relatives, join us for our family-friendly #MarchTowardJustice ceremony at 4pm (MT) followed by a cookout at Roosevelt Park at 630pm (MT).
Toksa! See you there! #FTP
The "March Towards Justice" planned for July 4 in downtown Rapid City will be peaceful, organizers said at a Monday press conference on the Pennington County Courthouse steps. rapidcityjournal.com/news/lo…
Mary Haan, Ally/Advocate states, “Allyship means standing up and stepping forward when called upon and speaking for what is true and just facing whatever may come alongside communities that are oppressed and attacked.”
Anissa Martin, Local Organizer states, “SROs based on their job description are supposed to foster a safe community, but we're here to tell you that that's not happening. There have been many cases in which SROs have been violent and inflicting more harm than good.”