Will Parrish

Will Parrish

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Indigenous Struggles

Living On Ohlone Land

  The feature I wrote for this week’s East Bay Express explores how indigenous people in California’s East Bay Area are working to reclaim land and protect sacred sites, with a focus on the Sogorea Te Land Trust and the

June 1, 2018 Indigenous Struggles, New Articles

Oil and Water — a 14-Part Series (First 11 Parts)

Since last May, I’ve contributed to a series for The Intercept utilizing leaked documents and public records to reveal a troubling fusion of private security, public law enforcement, and corporate money in the fight over the Dakota Access Pipeline and

March 3, 2018October 3, 2018 Big Oil, Climate change, DAPL, Indigenous Struggles, Political Repression, Water

The Federal Government is Trying to Imprison These Six Water Protectors

In February, a federal grand jury issued indictments of four Standing Rock water protectors on charges of Federal Civil Disorder and Use of Fire to Commit a Federal Crime. The federal investigators accused the four men—James White, Brennan Nastacio, Dion

May 19, 2017 Climate change, DAPL, Indigenous Struggles, Political Repression

“Post-Carbon Radio” Interview

The day after Baby Jesus Day, I appeared on “Post-Carbon Radio” on KMWR Radio in West Marin, along with a 21 year-old senior at Barnard College, a private women’s liberal arts college affiliated with Columbia University in New York City, who has helped lead

December 29, 2016 Big Oil, DAPL, Fracking, Hedge Funds, Indigenous Struggles, Radio & TV Appearances, Wells Fargo

North Bay and North Coast First Nations Stand with Standing Rock

Check out my new story in the North Bay Bohemian: On Sunday, Nov. 6, in Redwood Valley, one of two small Mendocino County towns where the Russian River’s headwaters spill from the southern Mendocino Range mountains, cars overflowed the parking

December 15, 2016 DAPL, Hedge Funds, Indigenous Struggles, New Articles

Wells Fargo: Big Oil’s Biggest Banker

“Wells Fargo is the US’ most controversy-laden bank of the moment, owing to the revelation that it reaped hundreds of millions of dollars in extra profits by opening roughly two million bogus customer accounts from 2011 to ’15. The fact that

November 11, 2016 DAPL, Fracking, Indigenous Struggles, New Articles, Wells Fargo

The Bay Area’s Money Pipeline to Dakota Access

Check out my new story on Bay Area-based banks and investment firm that are financing the Dakota Access Pipeline and/or fracking companies that are poised to supply the pipeline with crude oil, published by the North Bay Bohemian.  I have another story

October 26, 2016 DAPL, Fracking, Hedge Funds, Indigenous Struggles, New Articles, Wells Fargo

Paving Ohlone Sacred Land

My latest article in the East Bay Express appeared on the EBX blog, Seven Days, on Oct. 20th: In Fremont, the East Bay Regional Parks District is seeking to increase access to a trendy hiking trail by constructing a parking

October 24, 2016October 25, 2016 Indigenous Struggles, New Articles

Recent Posts

  • Anti-Terror Center Helped Police Track Environmental Activists (The Guardian, Oct. 2, 2019)
  • Interview: The Real News Network
  • Interview: Oregon Public Broadcasting
  • The US Border Patrol and an Israeli Military Contractor Are Putting a Native American Reservation Under Persistent Surveillance (The Intercept, Aug. 25, 2019)
  • Emails Raise Ethical Questions Over Trump Official’s Role in Gas Project

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