Hi John,
Right now, Anishinaabe women are holding down the frontlines to stop the Line 3 oil pipeline in so-called northern Minnesota. They’re facing off against the biggest pipeline company in North America, Enbridge Energy, as the company tries to rush a 760,000-barrel-a-day tar sands megaproject through the headwaters of the Mississippi River.
The fossil fuel industry is propped up by big banks—most notably, JPMorgan Chase. Since the Paris Climate Accord in 2016, Chase Bank has been the world’s largest financier of fossil fuels, including Line 3.
As young people, we have unique perspectives, ingenuity, and courage and when it comes to big banks, we have a unique power to hold them accountable. Bank executives know that many Americans stay with the first bank account they open. That’s why we have unique power to send a clear message to Chase Bank by pledging to never open an account with a bank that funds climate chaos and violated Indigenous rights.
Sign the Pledge to Not Bank with Chase
It’s time to break the financial cycle that has extracted wealth from Indigenous, Black, Brown and low-income communities for hundreds of years and funneled it into corporate pockets like Enbridge’s.
On March 31st, 18 major banks, including JPMorgan Chase, have a $2.2 billion loan to Enbridge that is due for renewal. Every day, water protectors are showing up to disrupt construction on the frontlines: despite the freezing Minnesota winter and escalating police tactics—over 100 people have been arrested for standing to #StopLine3.
Take action today by pledging not to bank with Chase, and instead open an account with a bank that prioritizes people over profit.
Akilah Sanders-Reed, Oil-Free Organizer at Power Shift Network
P.S. Got two more minutes? Tell President Biden to #StopLine3, and follow the Indigenous-led frontline resistance groups to stay up to date on other ways to support the fight: Giniw Collective, Camp Migizi, RISE Coalition, Red Lake Treaty Camp, and Stop Line 3.
