By Miriam Wasser | Phoenix New Times-
About 600 people gathered in the Wesley Bolin Memorial Plaza at the Arizona State Capitol on Saturday afternoon to show support for those protesting the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL), a controversial project intended to transport oil from North Dakota to a refinery in Illinois that critics say will threaten the water supply for the Standing Rock Sioux Nation.
“We’re here to stand in unity and solidarity, to protect the protectors,” said Michael Rossi, a member of the Lakota Nation and the organizer of the day’s event.