Appalachians Against Pipelines protesting!

By Tommy Lopez, WSLS, Raleigh, WV, October 23, 2018

BECKLEY, WV (WSLS) – Six people are facing charges after a protest at a Mountain Valley Pipeline equipment yard. The group is named Appalachians Against Pipelines.

Organizers say more than a dozen people blocked trucks from entering and leaving the sit-in in Beckley, West Virginia.

The site stores and stages hundreds of sections of the pipe. They say one person locked their body to a truck carrying a section of the pipe.

The group held banners reading, “MVP is Hell,” “Water is Life,” “We Won’t Back Down,” and “No Pipelines, No Compromise.”

The protestors who were arrested are charged with trespassing and obstructing.

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Dozens from Appalachians Against Pipelines protest Mountain Valley Pipeline in Raleigh County, WV

From an Article by David Horak, WEST Virginia News Service, October 22, 2018

BRADLEY, WV (WVNS) – Protestors gathered in Raleigh County on Monday, Oct. 22, 2018 to share their message against the Mountain Valley Pipeline. The group from Appalachians Against Pipelines included dozens of people. They gathered outside the pipe yard in Bradley off of Route 19 at around 11:45 a.m.

Raleigh County Sheriff’s Deputies made several arrests in connection with the protest. Deputies said they are being charged with obstruction and trespassing.

Dozens of vocal and vigilant protesters, who are members of the Appalachian Against Pipelines group, appeared at the Mountain Valley Pipeline’s Bradley pipe yard late Monday morning.

A protester, who goes by the name ‘Lauren,’ said she believes any project like the MVP is unsafe for workers, neighboring communities, and the environment.

“This project is threatening our families, our loved ones, our water, our histories,” one protester said. “When we stand in defense of our land, our communities, we’re also standing in defense of all people’s lands and communities everywhere. Because this threat will come to your door sooner than later.”

Multiple arrests were made by Raleigh County Sheriff’s deputies, who said they are not taking sides, only keeping the peace among the protesters and those they were picketing.

“When we look at this pipeline as a project, it doesn’t just have to do with this project,” ‘Lauren’ said. “It has to do with not valuing the safety and the well-being of our people, over corporate profits, over corporate interests.”

According to the magistrate, Ethan Wilton of Kentucky was arrested and arraigned on charges of trespassing, obstructing an officer, and tampering with an auto. Lauren Malhotra was also arrested. She is charged with just trespassing and obstructing charges. Deputies say there are more arrests.

Appalachians Against Pipelines need bail ...