/* Written 12:47 PM Oct 27, 1994 by bmosca in igc:en.alerts */
/* ---------- "TORREZ MARTINEZ BLOCKADE ALERT" ---------- */
**************** BLOCKADE ALERT **********************
ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE AND TRIBAL SOVEREIGNTY AT RISK
************* URGENT ACTION NEEDED *******************
*************** OCTOBER 27, 1994 *********************
Today marks the 11th day of ongoing action at the Torres
Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indian reservation in Thermal, CA near
Palm Springs.
For the past eleven days tribal members assisted by a diverse
group of supporters have successfully blockaded an illegal sewage
sludge dump located on tribal lands. Since the blockade began on
Monday October 17th, no sludge trucks have entered the facility.
Although the dump has been declared illegal by both the tribal
and the federal governments, it continues to ignore tribal law
and a federal cease and desist order demanding that all
operations stop immediately.
The federal government admits that the site is illegal and is
dragging its feet in enforcing the law. The Department of
Interior assures the Cahuilla Nation that it has submitted a
request for injunctive relief to the Department of Justice, but
no order has been issued to date.
WHAT YOU CAN DO...
1) We ask that you call your Congressional Representative, your
Senators, the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the US EPA to demand
enforcement of tribal sovereignty on Indian land.
CALL Ronald Jaeger, Area Director, Bureau of Indian Affairs
(909)276.6624
AND Felecia Marcus, Regional Administrator, USEPA
(415)744.1004
2) A LARGE RALLY WILL BE HELD AT THE SITE OF THE CONTINUING
BLOCKADE ON SATURDAY OCTOBER 29th AT 4:00PM. The Torres Martinez
Desert Cahuilla invite you to come stand in solidarity with tribe
to support environmental justice and tribal sovereignty.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION Contact the Blockade:
Onsite cell phone: (415)699.3256
Messages: (619)399.5012
FAX: (619)399.5012