Water protectors and supportive musicians came together at Bayfront Festival Park in Duluth yesterday to protest the proposed Line 3 pipeline expansion. Here's an idea of what the Water Is Life concert and art festival looked like.
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Scenes from the Water Is Life: Stop Line 3 concert
Winona LaDuke, Bon Iver, and many more gathered for in Duluth for the protest concert.
By Photos by Chuck Olsen
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