Foreword!: Vernon Benjamin at Standing Rock book release

Upstate Films, ShoutOut, and Inquiring Minds Bookstore celebrate the publication of the book Crossing Divides: My Journey to Standing Rock, by the late Vernon Benjamin, which recounts the Standing Rock protest. The event features guest speakers, readings, and select video accounts of the 2016 protests against an oil pipeline, and updates on Standing Rock today. Speakers include: Chase Iron Eyes of the Lakota People’s Law Project (via Skype) and Wes Gillingham of Catskill Mountainkeeper.