Protest at Frac Sand Conference 9/24, 25 in Minneapolis

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PROTEST THE FRAC SANDS CONFERENCE!
SEPTEMBER 13, 2013 BY HANKBOSCHEN LEAVE A COMMENT
This is a personal invitation! Please send this out to your friends. And join in as an individual.

PROTEST THE FRAC SANDS CONFERENCE!
On September 24 and 25 Minneapolis will be hosting the inaugural Frac Sands Conference. The conference, planned by London-based Industrial Minerals, provides delegates with an opportunity “To unearth business opportunities, learn from suppliers, movers, and consumers of frac sands and discover what is ahead for the industry at the heart of the boom” (http://www.metalbulletin.com/EventDetails/0/5896/Event.html?LS=IndMin)

Attendees include representatives from Halliburton, US Silica Company, Hi-Crush Partners, Preferred Sands, Canadian Silica Industries, Superior Silica Sands, Victory Silica and many more corporations, companies, and investors interested in massive profits from the frac sand mining industry. More information about the conference can be found here:

http://www.metalbulletin.com/EventDetails/0/5896/Event.html?LS=IndMin
People passionate about preserving the beauty and health of the Driftless Region must come together and show the industry that we oppose all frac sand mining in this delicate and necessary ecosystem, we reject the myth that fracking is a necessary bridge to the future of American energy, and we hold that these sacred bluffs can not be dug up and shipped elsewhere.

In response, activists in Minnesota have planned a rally and demonstration to take place at the first day of the conference:
When: September 24th 5pm-7pm

Where: Outside the conference at the Radisson Plaza Hotel in downtown Minneapolis. (we’ll meet on 7th St. Right in front of the hotel)

What: chanting, possibly a march, speeches from Donna Buckbee (Houston County Protectors) Bill Greendeer (Deer Clan member of the Ho-Chunk Nation) Julie Delacerre (Southwest WI Against Frac Sand Mines) and more!

We don’t want to create a space of hate toward conference attendees. Instead, we hope to begin to inspire a conversion of heart for our greed-based, fossil fuel-addicted society. We hope to create an atmosphere of nonviolence at the rally, but maintain our conviction that frac sand mining is wrong and uphold the seriousness of the industry’s devastating actions. Our message is direct and simple; we oppose ALL frac sand mining and believe there is no right way to do the wrong thing.

Thank you for your time, energy, and support! See you at the rally!

http://wisair.wordpress.com/2013/09/13/protest-the-frac-sands-conference/

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1. Big bucks frac sand conference in Minneapolis draws big league pro-industry astroturfers

http://www.bluestemprairie.com/bluestemprairie/2013/09/big-bucks-frac-sand-conference-in-minneapolis-draws-big-league-pro-industry-astroturfer.html

Frac sand activists will be holding an action late in the afternoon Tuesday at the Radisson Plaza Hotel Minneapolis to protest the inaugural frac sand conference hosted by British trade publication Industrial Minerals, "the only magazine focused purely on covering the global non-metallic industry."

The protest invite focuses on corporate interests like George Soros' beloved Halliburton and other such entities in the post "gold rush" frac sand era. But Bluestem was much more interested in the flacks leading two presentations Wednesday in Session VI: Regulation and reputation:

Hydraulic fracturing: Adjusting to regulatory demands and public pressure
• How is the regulatory and political environment influencing the industry and public opinion?
• Even if regulations are met, how can the public be brought onside?
• How to communicate and right message and generate grassroots support
John Davies, CEO, Davies Public Affairs

Reputation transformation: How to manage a misunderstood industry
• How can the industry reputation be better communicated?
• What to do about misinformation already in the public eye?
• How to ensure that regulators and the public have the correct information
Amy Malerba Hemingway, SVP and Group Head, Energy Sector, Edelman

Because of course the citizens of Southeast Minnesota are so dumb that they've got to be simply misinformed about what the impact of wrecking their landscape, endangering restored trout streams, storm spills, blasting bluffs, heavy traffic, particulates, and all the rest.

Who are John Davies and Amy Malerba Hemingway?

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2. Activists storm the Radisson cocktail party

50 plus activists showed up and were in the Radison Hotel and were able confront them at their cocktail part and let them know they are destroying our land, water, and air.

Hopefully someone will post pictures soon

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3. pictures from the protest

https://www.facebook.com/events/580226058701685/