Young Friends of the Earth Europe has joined more than 500+ civil society organisations from more than 50 countries in sending a joint open letter to the seventeen banks providing a US$2.5 billion project loan to Dakota Access LLC. This letter, endorsed by the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, demands that the banks involved immediately halt all further disbursements of the loan and require the project sponsor to stop construction work until all outstanding issues are resolved to the full satisfaction of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe. The letter and the full list of signatories can be found below.
Note: this post was originally posted on the BankTrack website available here.
Open Letter To:
Mr. Takashi Oyamada, CEO Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ,
Mr. Michael Corbat, CEO Citigroup,
Mr. Nobuhide Hayashi, CEO Muziho,
Mr. Bharat Masrani , CEO TD Bank,
Mr. Johannes-Jörg Riegler, CEO BayernLB,
Mr. Carlos Torres Vila, CEO BBVA,
Mr. Jean-Laurent Bonnafé, CEO BNP Paribas,
Mr. Philippe Brassac, CEO Crédit Agricole S.A.,
Mr. Rune Bjerke, CEO DnB Norway,
Mr. Jiang Jianqing, CEO ICBC,
Mr. Ralph Hamers, CEO ING,
Mr. Carlo Messina, CEO Intesa Sanpaolo,
Mr. Laurent Mignon, CEO Natixis,
Mr. Takeshi Kunibe, CEO SMBC,
Mr. Frédéric Oudéa, CEO Société Générale,
Mr. William H. Roger Jr., CEO SunTrust,
Mr. Timothy Sloan, CEO Wells Fargo,
Concerning: Halt your support to the Dakota Access Pipeline
November 30th 2016
Dear Sirs,
The undersigned organizations are writing to you to share our deep concern about your participation in a credit agreement led by Citibank with Dakota Access LLC and Energy Transfer Crude Oil Company LLC, to borrow up to $2.5 billion to construct the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) and the Energy Transfer Crude Oil Pipeline in the United States.
As you are aware, the proposed 1,172 mile-long DAPL is the subject of a huge international outcry, led by the Standing Rock Sioux tribe, but supported by the tribal governments of over 280 other tribes and allies from all over the world. This growing global resistance opposes DAPL because the pipeline trajectory is cutting through Native American sacred territories and unceded Treaty lands, and because it threatens air and water resources in the region and further downstream.
Since last April, an ever growing number of Native water protectors and their thousands of allies have converged peacefully at Standing Rock in the pipeline construction area to halt further construction of the project. In response to this strictly-peaceful, on-site resistance, police from multiple U.S. states and agencies, members of the U.S. National Guard, and armed private security forces working for project sponsors have used military equipment, tactics and weapons to intimidate, assault, arrest and otherwise commit grievous human rights violations against water protectors and their allies. Indiscriminate use of attack dogs, rubber bullets, concussion grenades, tazers and mace are reported, while journalists covering the assault have been arrested. The violence unleashed on the protesters by security forces has already left hundreds severely injured. Last week, protesters were attacked with water cannons used in sub-zero temperatures, leading to life threatening situations. One protester faces a possible amputation of her arm after being hit with a concussion grenade. Protesters that have been arrested have also been subjected to inhumane treatment that involved, among other things, being locked up naked, or cramped without food and warmth into dog kennels.
As the loan syndicate is led by four banks that are signatory to the Equator Principles, this project loan is subject to these Principles. Given that Indigenous rights commitments are presumed to be respected by the Principles, specifically the right of indigenous communities to withhold consent to projects affecting their ancestral lands (FPIC), it is for us inexplicable that the clear and long standing opposition to the project by the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, as well as widely documented gross violations of Native land titles, threats to water sources and the desecration of burial grounds have not been identified early on as reasons for participating banks to not provide funding for this project. Harm to Native areas has now already occurred when DAPL personnel deliberately desecrated documented burial grounds and other culturally important sites. Native American opponents to the project have emphasized throughout that the DAPL struggle is about larger Native liberation, self-determination and survival at the hands of colonial corporations and compliant government actors.
The undersigned organizations are closely watching how the banks providing financial support to the project are acting on the ever worsening situation on the ground, including your bank.Given your stated commitment to respect indigenous rights and the contrast with the harsh reality on the ground we demand that:
1.all further loan disbursements to the project are immediately put on hold;
2.banks involved in the loan demand from the project sponsor that all construction of the pipeline and all associated structures is put on hold until all outstanding issues are resolved to the full satisfaction of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe;
3.in case such a resolution of outstanding issues is not achieved with the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, your bank fully withdraws from the loan agreement;
4.a public statement is made by your bank on how you will act on the issues identified above.
We all stand with the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe in defending their ancestral lands from the impact of this project and are fully prepared to take further campaign steps in case we consider your response on this call unsatisfactory. Given the urgency of the matter we seek a response from you on this letter as soon as possible, but no later than December 5.
Sincerely,
BankTrack, Netherlands – Johan Frijns, Director
1Earth Institute INC, United States – Eva Willmann de Donlea, Executive Director & Co-Founder
350 Central Maine, United States – Richard Thomas, Co-leader
350 Colorado, United States – Micah Parkin, Executive Director
350 Louisiana, United States – Renate Heurich, Co-founder
350 Maine, United States – Sarah Lachance, Extreme Energy and Solutions Team Coordinator
350 San Antonio, United States – Kathy Glass, Representative
350.org, United Kingdom – Nicolò Wojewoda, Europe Team Leader
350.org Belgium, Belgium – An, Co-founder
350.org France, France – Clémence Dubois, Campaigner
350.org Japan, Japan – Shin Furuno, Japan Divestment Campaigner
350NJ.org, United States – Rosemary Carey, President
Acción por la Biodiversidad, Argentina – Carlos Vicente, Coordinador
Accountability Counsel, United States – Natalie Bridgeman Fields, Executive Director
Action Non-Violente COP21, France – Jon Palais, Équipe d’animation
ActionAid Netherlands, Netherlands – Ruud van den Hurk, Director
Advocacy Action Group St. Michael & All Angels Episcopal Church, United States – Peter Sergienko, Co-chair
Advocates for Springfield, NY, United States – Tara Sumner, Vice President
AFM Local 1000, United States – John O’Connor, Secretary Treasurer Emeritus
Agricultural Missions, Inc, United States – Mikhiela Sherrod, Executive Director
AKIN, Austria – Matthias Neitsch, Treasurer
Aktionsgruppe Indianer & Menschenrechte e.V., Germany – Monika Seiller, Chair person
Alaska Wilderness League, United States – Leah Donahey, Senior Campaign Director
Aldeah, France – Raquel Neyra, Member
Almáciga, Spain – Eva Sáinz, Coordinadora
Alofa Tuvalu, France – Gilliane Le Gallic, President
Alternatiba, France – Fanny Delahalle, Representant
Alternativa intercanvi pobles indígenes, Spain – Esther, Project Management
Amazon Watch, United States – Christian Poirier, Program Director
Amigos de la Tierra (FoE Spain), Spain – Hector de Prado, Head of climate and energy unit
Andy Gheorghiu Consulting, Germany – Andy Gheorghiu, Owner
Arctic Consult, Norway – Dmitry Berezhkov, Director
Asia Indigenous Peoples Pact, Thailand – Joan Carling, Secretary General
ASNAI, Germany – Grit Steenbergen, Member
Asociación de Cultura Popular Alborada, Spain – Ángel López, President
Asociación Perifèries del Món, Spain – Rafael Maurí Victoria, Presidente
ATTAC CADTM Maroc, Morocco – Omar Aziki, General Secretary
Attac France, France – Maxime Combes, Spokerperson
BALLE, United States – Sandy Wiggins, Chairman
Barn Owl Foundation, Hungary – Ákos Klein, Managing director
Bassetlaw against fracking, United Kingdom – David Larder, Chairman
Batani Indigenous Foundation, Russia – Pavel Sulyandziga, Chair of the Board
Bay Area Labor Committee for Peace & Justice, United States – Michael Eisenscher, Coordinator
BBVAren aurkako Plataforma /Plataforma contra el BBVA, Basque Country – Martin Mantxo, Coordinator
Bergen Save the Watershed Action Network, United States – Lori Charkey, Director
Beyond Extreme Energy, United States – Gabriel Shapiro, Organizer
Bi lebenswertes Korbach e.V., Germany – Andy Gheorghiu, Member of Board
BI Umweltschutz Lüchow-Dannenberg, Germany – Günter Hermeyer, Board Member
Biofuelwatch, United States – Rachel Smolker, Codirector
Birgit Breuer Huforthopädie, Germany – Birgit Breuer, CEO
Bisbee & Cochise People for Community and Environmental Rights, United States – Maggie Kohanek, Organizer
Bizi!, Basque Country – Jon Palais, Groupe international
Bold Alliance, United States – Jane Kleeb, President
Bold Iowa, United States – Ed Fallon, Director
Bold Louisiana, United States – Cherri Foytlin, Director
Bold Nebraska, United States – Amy Schaffer, Director
Bold Oklahoma, United States – Mekasi Camp, Director
Bootshaus Zeuthener See, Germany – Hartmut Zeeb, Owner
Boston Impact Initiative, United States – Deborah Frieze, Founding Partner
Both ENDS, Netherlands – Danielle Hirsch, Director
BP or not BP?, United Kingdom – Danny Chivers, Co-founder
Bread of Life Church, USA – Mike Little, Pastor
Brighton Action Against Fracking, United Kingdom – Atlanta Cook, Equal
Brighton Downlanders, United Kingdom – Charlie Flint, Secretary
Bruno Manser Fund, Switzerland – Johanna Michel, Campaigner
Buffalo Nickel, United States – Thomas Ryan RedCorn, CEO
BUND Berlin e.V, Germany – Matthias Krümmel, Consultant for climate protection policies
BUND Naturschutz in Bayern (Friends of the Earth Bavaria), Germany – Richard Mergner, Director, Policy
Bürgerinitiative gegen CO2-Endlager e,V., Germany – Karin Petersen, Vorstand
Business Alliance for Local Living Economies, United States – Jessica Daniel, Director of Fellowship
Cadena de Derechos Humanos Honduras, Germany – Daniela Dreissig, PR Coordinator
CADTM, International – Rémi, CADTM
Carson Connected, United States – Lori Noflin, Volunteer / Founder
Casabel, Belgium – Pauline Delgrange, Lawyer
CAUGE, Scotland – Janette McGowan, Member
C-CARE (Chenango Community Action for Renewable Energy), United States – Kenneth Fogarty, Chairperson
Center for Biological Diversity, United States – Valerie Love, Clean Energy Campaigner
Center for Economic Democracy, United States – Aaron Tanaka, Director
Center for Environment/Friends of the Earth BiH, Bosnia and Herzegovina – Igor Kalaba, Energy and Climate Change Program Coordinator
Center for International Environmental Law, United States – Carla Garcia Zendejas, Director, People, Land & Resources Program
Center for Justice, United States – Rick Eichstaedt, Executive Director
Center for support of indigenous peoples of the North, Russia – Rodion Sulyandziga, Director
Centro de Documentación en Derechos Humanos “Segundo Montes Mozo S.J.” (CSMM), Ecuador – Susana Peñafiel Acosta, Coordinadora General
CGT Saysep Palencia Spain, Spain – Javier Escudero, Coordinator
Chenango CDOGG (Chenango Delaware Otsego Gas Drilling Opposition Group), United States – Daniel Taylo, Member
Chichester Antifracking Forum, United Kingdom – John Houston, Owner admin
Chino Cienega Foundation, United States – Stephen Nichols, President
Citizen Action of New York, United States – Bob Cohen, Policy Director
Citizen United for Renewable Energy (CURE), United States – Georgina Shanley, Co-Founder
Class Action, United States – Anne Phillips, Executive Director
Clean Air Council, United States – William Fraser, Outreach coordinator
Clean Water Action, United States – Jennifer Peters, National Water Programs Director
Climate Justice Program, Sweden – Karl Andreasson, Co-Founder & Trainer
Climate Justice Project, United States – Julie Maldonado, Member
Climate Movement of Denmark, Denmark – Thomas Meinert Larsen, Spokesperson
ClimateMama, United States – Harriet Shugarman, Executive Director
CliMates, fossil-free.ch, Switzerland – Alexandra Gavilano, Founder, Project leader
Climaximo, Portugal – Sinan Eden, Member
Coalition Beauce -Etchemin, Canada – Claude C. Lachapelle, President
Coalition Marocaine pour la Justice Climatique, Morocco – Noura El Ouardi, Coordinator
CoFED (Cooperative Food Empowerment Directive), United States – Hnin Hnin, Co-Director
Collectif 07 Stop au gaz et Huile de Schiste, France – Christophe Tourre, Coordinator
Collectif 38 France STOP Hydrocarbures GHRM, France – bruno Morant, Référent
Collectif Causse Méjean – Gaz de Schiste NON!, France – Tardy, Member
Collectif relais d’informations et actions citoyennes, France – Bob Pilli, President
Collectif Roosevelt, France – Bruno Lamour, President
Columbus Community Bill of Rights, United States – Greg Pace, Co-founder
Comité Citoyens et Citoyennes pour la Protection de l’Environnement Maskoutain, Canada – Jacques Tétreault, Président
Comité citoyens sur les gaz de schiste Victoriaville, Canada – Alain Guillon, Président cordonateur régional du RVHQ
Comite de citoyens responsables de Becancour, Canada – Yves Mailhot, Member
Community Allies, United States – Ellen Shepard, CEO
Community Empowerment and Social Justice (CEmSoJ) Foundation, Nepal – Prabindra Shakya, Chairperson
Community Reinvest, United Kingdom – Joel Benjamin, Director
Community Sourced Capital, United States – Rachel Maxwell, CEO
Complete It Cuomo, United States – Christine Macpherson, Founder
Compressor Free Franklin, United States – Donald Hebbard, President / Founding Member
Concerned Burlington Neighbors, United States – Suzy WInkler, Co-founder
Concerned Citizens of Otego, United States – Dennis Higgins, Secretary
Concerned Citizens Ohio, United States – Gwen Fischer, Co-cordinator
Concerned Residents of Oxford, NY, United States – Trellan Smith, Co-founder
Congregation of Sisters of St. Agnes, United States – Sister Sally Ann Brickner, Coordinator of Justice, Peace and Integrity of Creation
Consultants for Sustainable Development, Hungary – Kinga Horváth, Co-chair
Corporate Europe Observatory, Belgium – Pascoe Sabido, Researcher and Campaigner
Croatan Institute, United States – Joshua Humphreys, President
Crude Accountability, United States – Kate Watters, Executive Director
CSIA-Nitassinan, France – Edith Patrouilleau, Co-founder and vice-president
Cultural Survival, United States – Suzanne Benally, Executive Director
Daily Kos, United States – Mara Schechter, Campaign Director
dangerous drums / dub interventions / KKDWberlin, Germany – Corin Arnold, Self employed initiator of all
Debt Resistance UK, United Kingdon – Ludovica Rogers, Co-ordination group member
Defund DAPL, Oceti Sakowin – Adam Elfers, Co-Founder
Dharma Action Network for Climate Engagement, United Kingdom – Amanda Root, Member
Disclosure Network New York, United States – Nick Curto, Director & Co-Founder
Divest Aachen, Germany – Gary Evans, Organizer
Divest Uni Kassel, Germany – Kerstin L, Member
DivestInvest Individual, United States – Vanessa Green, Director
DivestInvest Philanthropy, United States – Clara Vondrich, Director
Don’t Gas the Pinelands, United States – Dr Bob Allen, Co-Chair
Earth Action, United States – Mary Gutierrez, Executive Director
Earth Care, United States – Bianca Sopoci-Belknap, Executive Director
Earth First UK, United Kingdom – Sylvestre, Collective member
Earth Guardians, United States – Russell Mendell, Campaign Coordinator
Earth in Brackets, United States – Rachael Goldberg, Member
Earth Peoples, International – Rebecca Sommer, President
Ecologistas en Acción, Spain – Samuel Martín-Sosa, International Coordinator
EcoNexus, United Kingdom – Helena Paul, Co-Director
ECOTERRA Africa, Tanzania – Prof. J. Bauer, CEP & PDG
ECOTERRA e.V., Germany – Angelika Lotz, Spokesperson
ECOTERRA Intl., Germany – Dr. Hans-Juergen Duwe, Speaker
Ecumenical Office for Peace and Justice, Germany – ,
Eerlijke Bankwijzer, Netherlands – Peter Ras, Projectleader
EKBO Evangelische Kirche, Germany – Johanna Melchior, Pastor
Ekologistak Martxan, Basque Country – Martin Mantxo, Responsable de Internacional
Elmirans & Friends Against Fracking, United States – Doug Couchon, Co-founder
Embrey Family Foundation, United States – Lauren Embrey, CEO/President
End Ecocide on Earth, France – Valérie Cabanes, Spokeperson
Energy Democracy Project, United Kingdom – Sakina Sheikh, Campaigner
Entrepueblos/Entrepobles/Entrepobos/Herriarte, Catalonia – Àlex Guillamón, Coordinator
Environmental Commission of the Epsiscopal Diocese of Oregon, United States – Peter Sergienko, Convener
Environmental Institute of Munich, Germany – Christina Hacker, Member of the board of directors
Equal Exchange, United States – phyllis robinson, Education and Campaigns
Equivicentinos, Portugal – Nídia Barata, Manager
ETC Group, Mexico – Silvia Ribeiro, Latin America Director
Euromeeting – European Support Groups for Indigenous Peoples in North America, Switzerland – Helena Nyberg, Member
European Water Movement, Europe – Thierry Uso, Communication officer
Executive Coaching, United States – Karen Metzger, Principle
ExtrACTION Topical Group, SfAA, United States – Jeanne Simonelli, Convenor
EYDAP S.A., Greece – Ilias Gerolymatos, Advisor
Facing Finance e.V., Germany – Thomas Kuechenmeister, Managing Director
Fair Finance France, France – Alexandre Naulot, Coordinator
FairFin, Belgium – Frank Vanaerschot, Research coordinator
Fern, Belgium – Julia Christian, Forest Governance Campaigner
Films for the Earth, Switzerland – Kai Pulfer, CEO
Finance & Trade Watch, Austria – Thomas Wenidoppler, Director
First Nations Oweesta Corporation, United States – Chrystel Cornelius, Executive Director
FÍS NUA, Ireland – C. Williams, Spokesperson
Focus, Slovenia – Živa Kavka Gobbo, Chair
Focus on the Global South, Thailand – Shalmali Guttal, Executive Director
Food & Water Europe, Belgium – Frida Kieninger, Campaign Officer
Food & Water Watch, United States – Hugh MacMillan, Senior Researcher
FORCE: Upsetting Rape Culture, United States – Hannah Brancato, Co-Founder and Co-Director
Forest Peoples Programme, United Kingdom – Tom Griffiths, Responsible Finance Coordinator
Former California State Senate Candidate, United States – Jack Lindblad, Founder
Fossielvrij NL, Netherlands – Liset Meddens, National coordinator
Fossil Free Amsterdam, Netherlands – Sven Jense, Initiator
Fossil Free Augsburg, Germany – Christian Schön, Campaigner
Fossil Free Berlin, Germany – Meike Schützek, Volunteer
Fossil Free Erlangen, Germany – Christian Eichenmüller, Chairperson
Fossil Free Freiburg, Germany – Tamara Nausner, Member
Fossil Free Lund University, Sweden – Ruth Kruger, Member
Fossil Free München, Germany – Maiken Winter, Member
Fossil Free Münster, Germany – Leandra Praetzel, Member
Fossil Free Oldenburg, Germany – Anna Deckert, Member
Fossil Free SOAS, United Kingdom – Julia Christian, Campaigner
Fossil Free Strathclyde, United Kingdom – Mathieu Munsch, Campaign organiser
Fossil Free Stuttgart, Germany – Carolin Jaschek, PR
Fossil Free Uppsala, United Kingdom / Sweden – Guy Finkill, President
Fossil Fuel Divestment Student Network, United States – Greta Neubauer, Director
Fossil Free The Hague, Netherlands – Femke Sleegers, Campaiger/coordinator
Foundation Article 25, Poland – Aleksandra Antonowicz-Cyglicka, Chairperson
Frack Free Lancashire, United Kingdom – Ian Roberts, Member
Frack Free Mickle Trafford, United Kingdom – Stephen Allman, Part of the community group
Frack Free North East England, United Kingdom – Edith Carli, Support
Frack Free Storrington and West Chiltington, United Kingdom – Martin Dale, Admin
Frack Free Sussex, United Kingdom – Ellie Wyatt, Chairman
Frack Free Upton, United Kingdom – Joanne Sparke, Member
Frack Free Wales, Wales – Keith M Ross, Co-ordinator
Frack Free Worthing, United Kingdom – Steve Nethercott-Cable, Chairman
Frack Off London, United Kingdom – Lorraine Inglis, Campaigner
FrackFree Malpas, United Kingdom – Giles Tayler, Founder
Frackfreesomerset, United Kingdom – Andy Andrews, Volunteer
Framtiden i våre hender, Norway – Gustavo Parra de Andrade, Project manager
France Libertes – Fondation Danielle Mitterrrand, France – Marion Veber, Program leader
Franciscan Action Network, United States – Jason Miller, Director of Campaigns
Frente de Defensa de Cajamarca, Peru – Nicanor Alvarado, Member
Freshwater Accountability Project, United States – Lea Harper, Managing Director
Freshwaters Illustrated, United States – Jeremy Monroe, Director
Freunde der Naturvölker e.V. (German section of fPcN – friend of Peoples close to Nature), Germany – Bernd Wegener, Chairman
Friends of Peoples close to Nature (fPcN-interCultural), Switzerland – Friedericke Bienert, Speaker
Friends of the Earth Europe, Belgium – Colin Roche, Extractive Industries Campaigner
Friends of the Earth Germany, Germany – Prof. Dr. Hubert Weiger, President
Friends of the Earth International, Global – Dipti Bhatnagar, Climate Justice & Energy Program Coordinator
Friends of the Earth Japan, Japan – Hozue Hatae, Development Finance and Environment Team
Friends of the Earth NL / Milieudefensie, Netherlands – Evert Hassink, Sr. campaigner energy
Friends of the Earth Scotland, Scotland – Mary Church, Head of Campaigns
Friends of the Earth US, United States – Doug Norlen, Director, Economic Policy Program
Friends of the Landless – Finland, Finland – Taru Salmenkari, Board member
Friends of the Siberian Forests, Russia – Andrey Laletin, Chairman
Fund for Democratic Communities, United States – Marnie Thompson, Co-Managing Director
Fundación M´Biguá, Ciudanía y Justicia Ambiental, Argentina – Jorge Oscar Daneri, Abogado
Fundación para el desarrollo alternativo Jenzera, Colombia – Efraín Jaramillo, Director
Fundacja “Rozwój TAK – Odkrywki NIE”, Poland – Kuba Gogolewski, Deputy Director
Future instead of coal / Zukunft statt Kohle, Switzerland – Markus Keller, President
GABRIELA Washington, D.C., United States – Jo Quiambao, Secretary-General
GAIA – Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives, United States – Christie Keith, International Coordinator
GegenStroemung – CounterCurrent, Germany – Heike Drillisch, Board
GenderCC – Women for Climate Justice, Germany – Lisa Goeldner, Project Coordinator
Glasgow University Climate Action, Scotland – Isabella Nilsen, Co-ordinator
Global Climate Convergence, United States – Timeka Drew, Coordinator
Global Justice Now, United Kingdom – Kevin Smith, Press officer
Global Witness, United States – Zorka Milin, Senior Legal Advisor
GRAIN, International – LB, Researcher
Grassroots Global Justice Alliance, United States – Cindy Wiesner, National Coordinator
Greater Bristol Alliance, United Kingdom – Alison Allan, Chair
Green America, United States – Fran Teplitz, Executive Co-Director
Green Blob, United Kingdom – Stephen Jackson, Owner
Green Sanctuary Committee, CCNY, UU, United States – Gusti Bogok, Chair
GreenDependent Sustainable Solutions Association, Hungary – Edina Vadovics, President
GreenLatinos, United States – Mark Magana, President & CEO
Greenpeace France, France – Jean-François Julliard, Executive director
Greenpeace International, International (based in the Netherlands) – Daniel Mittler, Political Director
Greenpeace Netherlands, Netherlands – Joris Thijssen, Executive Director
Greenpeace USA, United States – Annie Leonard, Executive Director
Greensboro Mural Project, United States – Alyzza May, Organizer
GroenFront!, Netherlands – Karel Boom, Member
Grupo de Apoio aos Jovens Indigenas do MS, Brazil, Brazil – Maria de Lourdes Beldi de Alcantara, President
Guernsey County Citizens Support on Drilling Issues, United States – Greg Pace, Administrator / Founder
Healing Revolution, United States – Jeff Ethan Au Green, Chief Executive Organizer
Health, Scotland – Caroline McManus, Direct contact
Highlander Research and Education Center, United States – Susan Williams, Education team
Hip Hop Caucus, United States – Nakisa Glover, National Climate Justice Organizer
Historischer Westernverein Hameln und German Internet Radio Association, Germany – Uwe Klinge, Moderator und Reporter
HondurasDelegation, Germany – Daniela Dreissig, person responsible for press and lobby
HOPE (Heal Our Planet Earth), United States – Cathy Spofford, Facilitator
Human Rights 3000 / Menschenrechte 3000 e.V., Germany – Gudrun Wippel, Board Member
Human Rights-Racial Justice Center, United States – King Downing, Founder
Hungarian Climate Alliance, Hungary – Csaba Lajtmann, Executive
ICRA International, France – Hervé Valentin, Chargé de mission
Idle no more, Germany – Gabriele Weber, Member
Inclusive Development International, United States – David Pred, Managing Director
Incomindios, Switzerland – Lorenz Häberli, CEO
Indigenous Concerns Resource Center , Kenya – Ben Koissaba, Team Leader
Indigenous World Association, United States – Petuuche Gilbert, President
INOCHI / Safe Energy Project, United States – Claire Greensfelder, Director
Institut für Ökologie und Aktions-Ethnologie e.V. (INFOE), Germany – Johannes Rohr, Member of the board
Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy, United States – Ben Lilliston, Director of Climate Strategies
Institute for Policy Studies, Global Economy Project, United States – John Cavanagh, Director
Intal, Belgium – Korneel De Rynck, Volunteer
International Accountability Project, International – Ryan Schlief, Executive Director
International Foundation for Indigenous Development “BATANI”, Russia – Pavel Sulyandziga, Chair of the Board
International Indian Treaty Council, International – Andrea Carmen, Executive Director
International Rivers, United States – Monti Aguirre, Latin America Program Coordinator
International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs (IWGIA), Denmark – Kathrin Wessendorf, Climate Program Coordinator
Irreducible Productions, United States – Michael Gogins, Composer
Isle de Jean Charles, United States – Albert Naquin, Chief
IWGIA, Denmark – Alejandro Parellada, Programe coordinator
Kalikasan – People’s Network for the Environment, Philippines – Leon Dulce, Campaign Coordinator
Keep Billingshurst Frack Free, United Kingdom – Martin Dale, Admin
Keep Ireland Fracking Free, Ireland – Charlie, Spokesperson
Keep Kirdford and Wisborough Green, United Kingdom – Jill Sutcliffe, Chair
Kentucky Environmental Foundation, United States – Heather Warman, Executive Director
Khalif A. Williams Consulting, United States – Khalif Williams, Owner
Kleiner Fratz GmbH, Germany – Grit Nierich, Management
Közép-magyarországi Zöld Kör, Hungary – Klara Kis, Program officer
KyotoUSA, United States – Tom Kelly, Executive Director
LAQAF, Canada – Albert Geuzaine, President
Late Bloom Farm, United States – Kristin Pursell, Co-owner
Leave it in the Ground Initiative (LINGO), Germany – Kjell Kühne, Founder
Les Amis de la Terre France – FoE France, France – Lucie Pinson, Finance campaigner
LES People’s Federal Credit Union, United States – Linda Levy, CEO
Liberate Tate, United Kingdom – Kevin Smith, Member
Liberty Tree Foundation, United States – Ben Manski, President
Lifted Voices, United States – Kelly Hayes, Co-founder
Little Coloradro River Watershed Cha Association (LCRWCA), Navajo Nation – Kern Collymore, Senior Youth Coordinator
Livelihoods Knowledge Exchange Network, United States – Mary Hufford, Director, Arts and Humanities
Local 1000, United States – Tret Fure, President
Local Futures/ISEC, United States – Sean Keller, Outreach Coordinator
LPSG, germany – Christine Brelowski, Member
MANA, France – Mignotte, Founder
Mangrove Action Project, United States – Alfredo Quarto, Co-director
Markets For Change, Australia – Peg Putt, Chief Executive Officer
Markwells Wood Watch, United Kingdom – Emily Mott, Founder
Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns, United States – Chloe Schwabe, Faith Economy Ecology Program Director
Medact, United Kingdom – David McCoy, Director
Medicine Tribe Water Warriors, United States – Michelle Gottreich , Founder
MGE, United States – Albert Mitchell, Vice President Sales
MGPA, Australia – Robyn King, Member
Migrante Washington DC, United States – Jhong Dela Cruz, Chairperson
Milford Doers/Residents of Crumhorn, United States – Otto Butz , Founder
Milieudefensie – Friends of the Earth Netherlands, Netherlands – Freek Kallenberg, Campaigns manager
MiningWatch Canada, Canada – Catherine Coumans, Co-Manager
Molly P Hauck, Ph.D., LLC, United States – Molly P Hauck, Ph.D., Licensed Psychologist, President
Move Your Money UK, United Kingdom – Fionn Travers-Smith, Campaign Manager
Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (MOSOP), Nigeria – Legborsi Saro Pyagbara, President
Ms. Foundation for Women, United States – Teresa Younger, CEO and President
Musée de l’Homme, France – Duda Romain, PhD
Naropa University Sustainability Council, United States – Jeff Ethan Au Green, Member
National Association of Professional Environmentalists, Uganda – Frank Muramuzi, Executive Director
National Lawyers Guild, United States – Robin Martinez, Midwest Region Vice President
National Society of Conservationists – Friends of the Earth Hungary, Hungary – István Farkas, Executive president
National Toxics Network, Australia – Dr Mariann Lloyd-Smith, Senior Advisor
National Young Farmers Coalition: Catskills, United States – tianna kennedy, President
Native Oganizers Alliance, United States – Judith LeBlanc, Director
Natur og Ungdom (Young Friends of the Earth Norway), Norway – Ingrid Skjoldvær, Chair
NDPoint Strategies, United States – Nikki Daruwala, President
NEA, United States – Elizabeth Brown, Member
Nebenrolle Natur, Switzerland – Marius Lochbihler, Vice-President
New Economy Project, United States – Deyanira Del Rio, Co-Executive Director
New Energy Economy, United States – Mariel Nanasi, Executive Director
New Hampshire Pipeline Awareness Network, United States – David Moloney, Chairman
New Mexico Interfaith Power and Light, United States – Joan Brown, osf, Executive Director
New Mexico Story Power, United States – Maya Rommwatt, Editor
NINJAN.news, United States – Rebecca Em Campbell, Principal
No Canton Gas Pipeline, United States – Jennifer Wexler, Founding member
No Fracking in Balcombe Society, United Kingdom – Charles Metcalfe, Member
No Sharon Gas Pipeline, United States – Birgitta McAlevey, President
NOOSFERA, Tajikistan – Tatiana Novikova, Project coordinator
Northern New Mexico Climate Activists, United States – Nomi Green, Coordinator
Northwest Watershed Institute, United States – Peter Bahls, Executive Director
Norwegian Saami Association, Norway – Beaska Niillas, Chairman
Nostromo Research, United Kingdom – Roger Moody, Director
Notre affaire à tous, France – Marie Toussaint, President
NTFP Exchange Programme, Philippines – Femy Pinto, Asia Executive Director
OBRA (One Billion Rising Austria), Austria – Kazuko Kurosaki, Head of the association
Observatorio de Multinacionales en America Latina – Paz con Dignidad, Spain – Erika Gonzalez, Resercher
Occupy Democracy London, United Kingdom – George Barda, Member
ODG, Catalonia – Alfons Pérez, Member
Oil Change International, United States – Stephen Kretzmann, Executive Director
ONCA, United Kingdom – Laura Coleman, Director
Oregon Physicians for Social Responsibility, United States – Kelly Campbell, Executive Director
OTN-Hydroconsult, Netherlands – Teunis H. op ten Noort, Director
Our Revolution, United States – Shannon Jackson, Executive Director
OVEC (Ohio Valley Environmental Coalition), United States – Vivian Stockman, Vice Director
Pacific Environment, United States – Alex Levinson, Executive Director
Pakistan Fisherfolk Forum, Pakistan – Saeed Baloch, General Secretary
Partnership for Global Justice, United States – JoAnn Mark, Executive Director
Peacemakers of Schoharie County, United States – Wayne Stinson, Action Committee lead
Pennsylvania Interfaith Power & Light, United States – Rev. Douglas Hunt, Vice President
People & Planet, United Kingdom – Andrew Taylor, Co-Director, Campaigns & Communications
People of Albany United for Safe Energy – PAUSE, United States – Diana Wright, Facilitator
People, Not Pipelines, United States – Colleen McKinney, Co-founder
Perkumpulan Prakarsa, Indonesia – Victoria F, Research manager
Plane Stupid, United Kingdom – All of us, no roles / no positions
Plataforma Algarve Livre de Petróleo, Portugal – Rosa Guedes, Member
Plataforma Ciudadana Zaragoza sin Fractura, Spain – Juan Carlos Gracia, Member of the board
Plataforma Interamericana de Derechos Humanos, Democracia y Desarrollo (PIDHDD), Ecuador – Pablo A. de la Vega M., Coordinador Regional
Platform, United Kingdom – Mika Minio-Paluello, Campaigner
Plymouth Friends of Clean Water, United States – Peter Hudiburg, Founder
Power Shift Network, United States – Lydia Avila, Executive Director
PowerShift, Germany – Michael Reckordt, Member
Preservar Algarve, Portugal – Celine Jacinto Rodrigues, Coordinator
Pro REGENWALD, Germany – Hermann, Coordinator
Project21, Switzerland – Marie-Claire Graf, Executive board
Protect Orange County, United States – Pramilla Malick, Chair
Protect the Forest, Sweden, Sweden – Elin Götmark, Spokesperson
Protect the planet, Germany – Dorothea Sick-Thies , Founder
PUSH Sweden, Sweden – Ahmed Al-Qassam, President
Radical Independence Campaign East Kilbride, Scotland – Frances Sinclair, Campaign and event co-ordinator
RAFT, United States – Ann Law, Member
Rainforest Action Network, United States – Amanda Starbuck, Climate & Energy Program Director
Raus aus der Steinkohle, Germany – Michael, Head
Re:Common, Italy – Elena Gerebizza, Energy campaigner
Reclaim The Power, United Kingdom
Reflex Environmental Association, Hungary – Ferenc Horváth, Executive
Regroupement vigilance hydrocarbures Québec, Canada – Odette Sarrazin, Désinvestir
Renourish, United States – Eric Benson, Founder
RepaNet Austria, Austria – Matthias Neitsch, Managing Director
Réseau Action Climat France, France – Morgane Créach, Director
Residents Action on Fylde Fracking (RAFF), United Kingdom – Ian Roberts, Chairman
Resolution Meida Fund, United States – mark Lichty, Board member
Resource Generation, United States – Jessie Spector, Executive Director
Retenergie Coop, Italy – Daniela Patrucco, Vice-presidente
Rio Arriba Concerned Citizens, United States – William Clark, President
River Network, United States – Nicole Silk, President
River Source Inc., United States – Richard Schrader, Director
Robin Wood, Germany – Philip Bedall, Energy Campaigner
Rochester Defense Against Fracking, United States – Patricia Chana Lunior, Stop all Pipelines
Roxbury Arts Group, United States – David Capps, President, Board of Directors
RVHQ, Canada – Den Des, Coordonateur
Sacred Stone Camp, Oceti Sakowin – Oceti Sakowin, Supporter
Sacred Stone Camp UK Solidarity Network, United Kingdom – Suzanne Dhaliwal, Member of the collective
Salva la Selva, Spain – Klaus Schenk, Director
Samiparliament, sweden – Stefan Mikaelsson , Chairperson
SAPE, United States – Susan McDonnell, Co-founder
Save The Hills Alliance, Inc., United States – Cheryl Miller, President
SaveGreekWater, Greece – Maria Kanellopoulou, Coordinator
SCALE, Incorporated, United States – Anthony Flaccavento, President
Sekes For Public Athens Water Company, Greece – Petros Basteas, Member of Secretariat
sekes-eydap.gr, Greece – Mastorakis Manolis, Member of the Secretarial
ShareAction, United Kingdom – Catherine Howarth, Chief Executive
Sheffield People & Planet, United Kingdom – Chris Saltmarsh, Fossil Free Co-ordinator
Sierra Club, United States – Nicole Ghio, Senior Campaign Representative
Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia, United States – Nora M. Nash, Director Corporate Social Responsibility
Skydda Skogen – Protect the Forest, Sweden – Elsabritt Calamnius, Member of committee
Social Entrepreneurs for Sustainable Development Liberia, Liberia – Daniel Krakue, Director
Society for threatened peoples e.V., Germany – Tanja Lehmann, Activist
Society for Threatened Peoples Switzerland, Switzerland – Christoph Wiedmer, Co-Director
Society for Threatened Peoples/Germany, Germany – Yvonne Bangert, Indigenous Peoples Dpt.
SOS Liverpool Plains, Australia – Nicola Chirlian, Committee
SpeziaPolis, Italy – daniela patrucco, Owner
SpeziaViaDalCarbone, Italy – Daniela Patrucco, Speaker
Split This Rock, United States – Sarah Browning, Executive Director
Spokane Riverkeeper, United States – Jerry White Jr., Director
Stand for Mauna Kea, United States – Cha Smith, Member
Stichting Schaliegasvrij Nederland, Netherlands – Ko van Huissteden, Chair
Stop Ecocide, Netherlands – Katy Olivia van Tergouw, Directer
Stop NY Fracked Gas Pipeline, United States – Becky Meier, Co-Founder
Stop Petroleo Vila do Bispo, Portugal – Ana Carla Cabrita, Member
Stop the Algonquin Pipeline Expansion, United States – Suzannah Glidden, Co-founder
StopNED, United States – Cathy Kristofferson, Co-founder
Story of Stuff Project, United States – Michael O’Heaney, Executive Director
Sullivan Area Citizens for Responsible Energy Development. (SACRED), United States – Larysa Dyrszka MD, Co-founder
Sussex,Hampshire,Awareness,Fracking,Trust. (ed), United Kingdom – Stephen Jackson, Owner
Sustainable Economies Law Center, United States – Chris Tittle, Director of Organizational Resilience; President
Sustainable Endowments Institute, United States – Emily Flynn Pesquera, Associate Director
Sustainable Tompkins, United States – Gay Nicholson, PhD, President
SustainUS, United States – Ben Goloff, COP22 Delegate
Swiss Youth For Climate, Switzerland – Marie, Member
System Change, not Climate Change!, Austria – Magdalena Heuwieser, Activist
Taiga Research and Protection Agency, Russia – Alexander Arbachakov, Director
The Corner House, United Kingdom – Nicholas Hildyard, Co-Director
The Crane Hill Organic Farm, United States – Ellen.sokolow@gmaik.com, Farmer
The Democracy Collaborative, United States – John Duda, Director of Communications
The International Institute of Climate Action & Theory, United States – Dr. Richard Widick, Director
The Land Is Ours, United Kingdom – Tree, Collective member
The Palestine BDS National Committee (BNC), Palestine – Riya Hassan, Europe Organiser
The Woodland League, Ireland – Andrew St Ledger, PRO
Three Squares Inc., United States – Jaime Nack, President
Tightshift Laboring Cooperative, United States – Allison Basile, Member
Tokata-LPSG RheinMain e. V., Germany – Dr. Michael Koch, Director
Tolani Lake Enterprises Inc., United States – Bill Edwards, Executive Director
Towards Sustainability Association, Hungary – Ákos Éger, President
Toxics Action Center, United States – Claire Miller, Lead Community Organizer
Transition Express Campaign, United States – Priscilla Rich, Executive Director
Transnational Institute, Netherlands – Fiona Dove, Executive Director
UCSOND, Ghana – Wisdom Quaiku, Executive Director
UK Tar Sands Network, United Kingdom – Suzanne Dhaliwal, Coordinator
Ulu Foundation, United States – Stephanie Fried, Executive Director
United for Action, United States – Edith Kantrowitz, Board Member
Unternehmensberatung TEMP GbR., Germany – Rudolf W. Hege, President
Unterstützung nordamerikanischer Indianer, Germany – Claudia Ehlers, Member
Up To Us, United States – Ethan Au Green, Member
Uper Valley Affinity Group, United States – Frederick Wolfe, Member
Upper Mooki Landcare Inc, Australia – Nicola Chirlian, Chairman
Upper Valley Affinity Group, United States – Geoffrey Gardner, Communications Director
Urgenda, Netherlands – M. Minnesma, Director
Urgewald, Germany – Heffa Schuecking, Director
US Labor Against the War, United States – Reece Chenault, National Coordinator
Utah Moms for Clean Air, United States – Cherise Udell, Founder
VABÖ – Verband Abfallberatung Österreich, Austria – Matthias Neitsch, Managing Director
Vamos e.V. Münster, Germany – Stefanie Neumann, Campaigner
Védegylet Egyesület, Hungary – Györgyi Újszászi, Secretary general
Verein zur Unterstützung nordamerikanischer Indianer, Germany – Karl-Heinz Prestel, Member
Veterans for Peace – Santa Fe Chapter, United States – Kenneth E. Mayers, Chapter Secretary
Walkin´Sagres, Portugal – Ana Carla Cabrita, Owner/Nature Guide
Wall of Women Colorado, United States – Paddy McClelland, Manager
Water Protectors Legal Collective, United States – Bruce Ellison, Board Liason, Criminal Defense Coordinator
We Are Seneca Lake, United States – Peter Drobny, Liaison, Coordinating Council
WECAN (Women’s earth and climate action network), United States – osprey-orielle lake, Founder and ED
Welsh National Freedom News, United Kingdom – John Houston, Admin
WeMove.EU, Europe – Oliver Moldenhauer, Executive Director
Winter Oak Press, United Kingdom – Jon Harvey, Editorial co-ordinator
WissenLeben e.V., Germany – Dr. Maiken Winter, Director
Women Emancipation and Survival Foundation, Ghana – Winfried Donkor, Executive Director
Women’s Media Center, United States – Julie Burton, President
Working Circle Indians of North America (AKIN), Austria – Peter Schwarzbauer, Chairman
Worthing Climate Action Network, United Kingdom – Emma Cameron, Chair
Worthing Downlanders, United Kingdom – Steve Nethercott-Cable, Committee Member
XminY hét actiefonds, Netherlands – Doron Joles, Regional Coordinator
Xun Biosphere Project, United States – Jon Anderholm, Director
Young Friends of the Earth Europe, Europe – Zivile Mantrimaite, Coordinator
Zeeb Kommunikation, Germany – Hartmut Zeeb, CEO
Zelenite (The Greens), Bulgaria – Borislav Sandov, Campaign coordinator
Zwei Welten Fachverlag, Germany – Antje Small Legs, Owner
Возрождение Казаса и шорского народа, Russia – Владислав Таннагашев, Chairman
Фонд саамского наследия и развития, Russia – Andrei, Director
Please find the PDF version of the letter here.