First Tree Sit Erected on I-69 Construction Site

The following text is actively being distributed to landowners on the proposed I-69 route, as well as neighbors in southern Indiana. More information and photos will be forthcoming.

In the waning hours of Sunday May 18th, dedicated community members in resistance to I-69 set up a defensive encampment high in the trees above the farmland that INDOT and Mitch Daniels consider the future site of the NAFTA Superhighway.

Landowners, neighbors, and concerned residents are joining together in a multi-faceted struggle to end the $4 billion debacle that is this road. 450 Indiana families stand to be evicted, and a growing number are committing not to bend over easily to INDOT’s intimidation tactics. Eminent Domain suits, community solidarity networks, public meetings, nature walks and bike rides along the route, barbeques, marches, and demonstrations allow participation in this effort by folks of all commitment levels and time constraints.

Nearly 10,000 fertile acres await a fate of asphalt and concrete if we fail to act, but this road is not a done deal, and this first act of physical land defense will not be the last. As long as bulldozers continue to threaten our communities we will do everything we can to stop them.

To learn more and plug into the resistance visit: StopI69.wordpress.org

For free legal support and assistance finding free lawyers to defend your land contact the toll free legal hotline at: 812-650-4414 (Leave a message and someone will get back to you)