43 Seattle residents occupied the BNSF corporate office

Today, 43 Seattle residents have occupied the BNSF corporate office to speak out against the company's continued involvement in fossil fuel extraction and transport, including its participation in transforming the Pacific Northwest into the Nation’s growing fossil fuel export depot. The group stands in solidarity with native tribes whose treaties have been violated by BNSF and all people who live and work within the blast zone surrounding their rails. So far, 0 arrests have been made...




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BREAKING: 30 Seattle residents occupy BNSF offices to speak out against the company’s continued involvement in fossil fuel extraction and transport.

The immediate demands of the group are:

That BNSF respect Native American treaty rights. No trains carrying Bakken oil should encroach upon the Reservation or its treaty grounds unless and until an explicit agreement has been made with the tribe.
All trains carrying Bakken crude must be staffed by a crew of at least two people.
Trains carrying Bakken crude must not pass by the Seattle stadiums when there are games in progress.

#NoneShallPass #COP21 #ClimateGames

Tweet 1:30 activists occupy BNSF office speaking against the company’s continued involvement in fossil fuel extraction and transport. #nooiltrains


Tweet 2: 30 activists occupy BNSF office protesting against oil trains and in solidarity with indigenous treaties and worker rights. #climategames