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Greetings all we have some updates and action items and supply requests for Mni Sota Makoce (Minneapolis) and Rethink STAMP. We have members heading today and this weekend please support with monetary donations and supplies. Please bring the following items below to Burning Books 420 Connecticut st before Sunday Morning to be brought out Powwow Grounds in Mni Sota Makoce (Minneapolis). Despite the conspiracy theories of paid agitators, the vast majority of people make sacrifices of time away from family, work and personal funds to make the world a better place and we should support them as best we can! Our next meeting is Tuesday Feb 2nd at 630 in person at Burning Books 420 Connecticut st and online on the same Zoom link https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88400211575?pwd=OG9Xb2RjQUsyTzRzMTJxeVpaRENvQT09 . 1. Message and support for Kelly 2. Drop off donations to Burning Books before sunday for Powwow Grounds 3. It May be Cold Outside, but the Fight to Stop the Monster Data Center is ON FIRE! Updates, action items, events against new STAMP threat. *1.* I'm all packed and ready to get on the plane in the morning. Minneapolis, here I come. But not for a nice visit. I'm going because I'm MAD! How dare people, whose origins that are not from this land, try to keep others out. And not just sending them back home but beating them, raping some, and killing others. But that's the American way, right? Take whatever you can from others for you and yours no matter what it cost. I'm sick of it! I've been saying for years, because of white privilege, most people don't know or just don't care about the brutality placed on brown and black people because its not happening to "them". Welcome to our world. I am terribly upset about the murders of Ms. Good and Mr. Pretti, it should have never happened. Their stepping off the planet has waken up a lot of people. Their government is not protecting them either. I really hope this will serve to push for justice for ALL. I may not be much but I will go to offer support where it is needed, live streaming, passing out supplies, escorting or whistle blowing. I will be there for a week. Some have donated toward my trip and for supplies at the powwow grounds. Indigenous communities are being attacked as well. If you would like to help, you can donate to venmo@KellyR-Maracle. Nia:wen, Kelly *2.* BRING any supplies below to Burning Books 420 Connecticut st Buffalo before Sunday! • Grab-and-go snacks • Water & warm beverages • Hand warmers • Masks / goggles • Cold-weather gear (hats, gloves, scarves) • Legal observer & patrol safety supplies • Gas cards, Water • Toilet Paper, Diapers, First Aid Kits NO ONE IS ILLEGAL ON STOLEN LAND BUILT BY STOLEN HANDS: LESSONS OF RESISTANCE FROM MNI SOTA MAKOCE BY NDN COLLECTIVE • JANUARY 25, 2026 https://ndncollective.org/no-one-is-illegal-on-stolen-land/ Statement on ICE shooting of Renee Nicole Good in Minnesota- Honor the Earth https://www.honorearth.org/news/iceshooting No Concentration Camps https://action.lakotalaw.org/action/no-concentration-camps *3.* ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Sarah Howard <[email protected]> Dear allies, Despite the bitter cold, the campaign to stop a monster data center at STAMP is blazing hot. We’re coming to you today with a few updates and ways to take action. Updates: - The NYSDEC has still not taken action to dispute STAMP developer GCEDC for lead agency status of the data center environmental review process. A spokesperson now says their deadline is January 28. So, you can still email and call! Click here <https://act.nyrenews.org/tell-nysdec-to-take-lead-agency-status-for-project-double-reed> to send an email to Commissioner Amanda Lefton, then call her at 518-402-8540. Tell her, “DEC must take lead agency status for environmental review of Project Double Reed.” Click here for more info and context <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ub7qtQClQroL4dzVevOf8ZkSGdg5KXfO174vftbVrX8/edit?tab=t.k6pz3kjp8rzy> . - While we feel disappointed by the DEC’s inaction, the Tonawanda Seneca Nation’s <https://drive.google.com/file/d/1InOtz_CKKSLdAma5kGSZs3FtN3r7OFtT/view?usp=sharing> demand for DEC to take lead agency status at STAMP has been uplifted by a powerful group of allies: the agency from Orleans County <https://drive.google.com/file/d/1bwXxhOQYMBv6rzZGqc_g3Wj47EgHuAIh/view?usp=drive_link>, environmental coalition New York Renews <https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Ib-CF8UJ_tdhadrax0ArgdW52JY3hF6w/view?usp=drive_link>, the Sierra Club <https://drive.google.com/file/d/1IWxFx73DjsqO6i8q3KeKutO4J7LU754r/view?usp=drive_link>, and more than 650 residents of New York State (that’s you!) The Buffalo News also published an editorial <https://drive.google.com/file/d/1rR0ff2qqQ-qZ_nr7ShFi_TEUO5O0N-NU/view?usp=sharing> calling on DEC to take this step. - Since their “sketch plan review” meeting on January 5, the Town of Alabama Planning Board has *still not* publicly posted the sketch plan or a revised site plan for Project Double Reed. This is outrageous! If you live, work, or recreate in the GLOW Region (that’s Genesee, Livingston, Orleans, and Wyoming Counties), we encourage you to write to them at [email protected] and demand that the sketch and site plans be publicly posted and that the Planning Board allow time for public comment and Q+A with the Board and STREAM reps at their next meeting, on February 2 at 7pm. Click here for more context and talking points on the sketch plan <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1bS_UCHJp80xMP084aHH5ZRY7CCQPbT02ywGT4PHCj6A/edit?tab=t.0> . - We have still not seen an application for financial incentives from the data center developer, STREAM US Data Centers, and their corporate backer, Apollo Global Management. But GCEDC has signaled that they expect this application to be submitted before their next Board meeting in Batavia on February 5 (and join us there if you can <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe04Yix-UlMckmhxPug7O-8lxu7uzvpJuiS1fDDf8fgcKUrTA/viewform?usp=header>). Stay tuned - there will be a public hearing on the application, and we want you all to come and bring friends! Learn more here <https://www.investigativepost.org/2025/12/22/the-many-costs-of-proposed-data-center/> . - In response to GCEDC’s invitation to meet and discuss the data center proposal, the Tonawanda Seneca Nation sent a letter with the questions they want GCEDC and STREAM to answer before they agree to a meeting. Read the letter here <https://drive.google.com/file/d/1djCU_wtByFiW2CaCm9oRIlGLbsaco5JJ/view?usp=sharing> . Here are more ways to take action: - If you live in CNY or WNY, join us at these upcoming events <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1IHQ2qLRGpeVLQrjNZXUVAxZcThNKscLpSZr9ffYmrD0/edit?usp=sharing>, which are also listed at the bottom of this email. In the next few weeks, there are many in person opportunities to take action in person. If you live, work, or recreate in the GLOW Region, you're welcome at all of them! If you don't, you are still invited to join us at the GCEDC STAMP Committee (Feb 4 at 8am) and Board Meeting (Feb 5 at 4pm). RSVP here <https://docs.google.com/forms/u/1/d/1WKfpHEo3uH7mJzBDHQRBFto0mHo_MF0J8amgh4S38kE/edit?usp=forms_home&ouid=102488140835952947205&ths=true> - we'll follow up with more info. - There are many other ways to take action! <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1h6CjWux7J9AmeHBUegmQ_0RftCZS91QH2iBOOp3rHmk/edit?tab=t.0> We invite you to write an opinion piece, call / email your electeds (more specific prompts forthcoming), and host an event to spread the word about the campaign. You are also welcome to get more involved in the campaign! Email us if you want to join our WNY Allies group on zoom. - Consider donating to support the Sierra Club’s litigation fund <https://act.sierraclub.org/donate/rc_connect__campaign_designform?id=701Po00000okE83IAE> . We will fight the monster, and we will win! In solidarity and warmth, Allies of TSN Check out our website <https://bit.ly/3ZclvBB>. Follow Allies of TSN on Linktree <https://linktr.ee/AlliesofTSN>, Instagram <https://www.instagram.com/alliesoftsn/>, Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100093332543495>, and TikTok <https://www.tiktok.com/@alliesoftsn>. Resources and materials: Link to the slide deck from our recent campaign call <https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/11H8TuRGZPKdqthTdBzcvk6WWMWhlnvFosYZdnPVvD8k/edit?usp=sharing> Take Action! Sheet <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1h6CjWux7J9AmeHBUegmQ_0RftCZS91QH2iBOOp3rHmk/edit?tab=t.0> No STAMP Data Center flier <https://drive.google.com/file/d/1i-45q0yu00cgL9Zw7abw0oWU6VVjjsxO/view?usp=sharing> Rethink STAMP two-pager <https://drive.google.com/file/d/1D8cFkU56n5bxBkwoWlk7Z-8uhhsr9Z-m/view?usp=sharing> List of municipal meetings <https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1aaPN4Fk1Y7tX1UF5OZkTLD4l7Y5zYVPSvUD1MBUnGDs/edit?gid=0#gid=0> (if yours isn't on there, let us know and we will add it) Compiled media coverage <https://docs.google.com/document/d/14PkqQH4CzhS1xv93hRxObFqzOOUG0MFs8kmnVNQooz4/edit?tab=t.0> of the No Data Center at STAMP campaign No Data Centers at STAMP page <https://bit.ly/3Nm1FkX> on our website Data Center Sketch Plan <https://drive.google.com/file/d/1GKP5qnqIjAtemxXr4PGFTYqKdxGdeVJq/view?usp=sharin> Historical Noise Analyses <https://drive.google.com/file/d/1zgGGMKFK4TmYCCRS2_KnAXBR8-R7tQPh/view?usp=sharing> of STAMP Upcoming events: - Allies of TSN is hosting our Desserts and Data Center Discussions #2 <https://www.facebook.com/events/1937615947179690>. Tuesday, January 27 from 6-8pm at The Goose Community Center in Oakfield. RSVP and invite all your friends and neighbors. We are a friendly, welcoming bunch! No prior knowledge needed. Just come and bring your dessert stomach. We’ll start with a presentation with plenty of time for Q+A and discussion. All are welcome. Can’t come in person? Weather bad? Join the livestream from our Facebook page. <https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100093332543495> - On Wednesday, February 4 at 8am, the GCEDC STAMP Committee <https://www.gcedc.com/gcedcmeetings> meets at the MedTech Centre, 99 MedTech Drive, Batavia. RSVP here <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe04Yix-UlMckmhxPug7O-8lxu7uzvpJuiS1fDDf8fgcKUrTA/viewform?usp=header>. They need to see the community out in force! (and yes we know it’s early). - On Thursday, February 5 at 4pm, the GCEDC Board of Directors <https://www.gcedc.com/gcedcmeetings> meets at the MedTech Centre, 99 MedTech Drive, Batavia. RSVP with us <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe04Yix-UlMckmhxPug7O-8lxu7uzvpJuiS1fDDf8fgcKUrTA/viewform?usp=header>. They need to see the community out in force! The meetings are shameful but we have fun connecting in the lobby when it’s all over. - On Monday, Feb 2 at 7pm, the Town of Alabama Planning Board <https://alabamany.com/departments/planning-board/> will hold their next meeting at the Alabama Fire Hall, 2230 Judge Road, Oakfield, NY 14125. If you live, work, or recreate in Genesee County: come! It’s so important that the Board knows there are LOCAL people who don’t want a data center in their community! - On Monday, Feb 9 at 7pm, the Town of Alabama Board <https://alabamany.com/departments/planning-board/> will meet at the Alabama Fire Hall. If you live, work, or recreate in Genesee County: come! It’s so important that the Board knows there are LOCAL people who don’t want a data center in their community! - A week later, on February 9 at 7pm, the Town of Alabama Board <https://alabamany.com/departments/town-board/> will meet at the Alabama Town Hall. AGAIN: If you live, work, or recreate in Genesee County: come! It’s so important that the Board knows there are LOCAL people who don’t want a data center in their community!
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