Friday - The Michael Slate Show: Valve Turners - Climate Activists Acquitted; Continuing Fall Fund Drive - Send "Blood in the Water" to Prisoners

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The Valve Turners Acquitted after Civil Disobedience Against the Climate Cataclysm We'll hear from Annette Klapstein, who together with Emily Johnston and others, closed valves on pipelines in Minnesota that carry tar sands oil into the US. A judge dismissed charges before their trial. On October 11, 2016, five climate activists, The Valve Turners, determined to act in the face of unfolding climate cataclysm, closed safety valves on the 5 pipelines carrying tar sands crude oil into the United States. This act of climate disobedience shut down 15% of US crude oil imports for nearly a day - the kind of actions they say are necessary to avoid complete cataclysm. The five valve-turners are standing by their actions, saying that they are not only necessary, but morally and legally justified to avoid the catastrophic harm caused to humanity by unprecedented climactic disruption. Before the charges were dismissed, they had planned to defend their actions as necessary to save future generations. Find out more at 350seattle.org KPFK Fall Fund Drive Continues Support KPFK and The Michael Slate Show and Keep the Show on the Air Last week we had great beginning for the Fall Fund Drive. Thanks to everyone who stepped forward to support the show. We are again offering Blood in the Water as a thank-you gift. If you haven't given, call 818-985-5735 during the show. Give, and encourage others to give. Share this on social media. Tell your friends. Blood in the Water is the first definitive history of the 1971 Attica Prison Uprising, the state's savage response, and the prisoners' decades-long struggle for justice. This book is in high demand among the 2.3 Million prisoners of America -- and the authorities in one state, Illinois, have responded by banning the book from prisons. We're giving you the chance to Break the Ban, to get this book into the hands of prisoners at a time when incarcerated people have just staged one of the largest prison strikes in US history. We are partnering with the Prisoners Revolutionary Literature Fund, who will facilitate getting the books to prisoners. On September 9, 1971, nearly 1,300 prisoners took over the Attica Prison in New York. Holding guards and civilian employees hostage, the prisoners negotiated for improved conditions. But on September 13, the state sent hundreds of heavily armed troopers and correction officers into the prison. They killed thirty-nine men - hostages as well as prisoners - and severely wounded more than a hundred. Blood in the Water breaks through 50 years of state cover-up -- the lies of brutal, murdering prisoners that have been used to justify greater and greater horrors. FOR A CONTRIBUTION OF $100 OR MORE, YOU CAN REQUEST A COPY OFBLOOD IN THE WATER, BY HEATHER ANN THOMPSON. FOR A CONTRIBUTION OF $150 OR MORE, YOU CAN REQUEST BLOOD IN THE WATER FOR YOURSELF -- AND ANOTHER COPY TO BE SENT TO A PRISONER.