Live music, art, food trucks and alcohol for a cause, what more could you ask for? All those needs will be met Saturday at Muldoon’s Saloon.
The North Long Beach bar is holding a fundraiser for Standing Rock to support the protection of the Native American land and water supply being threatened by the Dakota Access Pipeline.
Musicians Samerai the 7th, Myk Mansun, Char Lynch, Joesé Gloria, IllNes Infection, Dr. V & The Moans, Fueled By Saka and Jumpship!! will be playing for free to support the cause.
The food trucks Dos Chinos and Pho King Awesome will also be there to serve up some delicious dishes.
The event will be held at Muldoon’s Saloon on Feb. 11 from 5 p.m.-2 a.m. with happy hour from 8-9 p.m. Muldoon’s will be serving up a specialty cocktail made for this night only, and the best part? Admission is free.
Muldoon’s Saloon is an Irish bar located near North Paramount Boulevard and South Street. On top of encouraging patrons to come with supplies to donate, a portion of all their sales will be donated directly to the elders in the camps at Standing Rock.
In August of last year, protests started against the Dakota Access Pipeline the Keystone XL, a crude oil pipeline that would begin in Hardisty, Alberta and extend south to Steele City, Nebraska. The Obama administration worked to block it, and in December Army Corps of Engineers refused to grant the permit to extend the pipeline beneath Lake Oahe in North Dakota.
When President Trump came into office, one of his first executive orders was to advance approval of the Keystone XL and Dakota Access oil pipelines, in complete opposition to the Obama administration. This started up protests again for #NoDAPL.
Muldoon’s Saloon is hosting the event, but the art vendors and food trucks will also donate a portion of their proceeds. They are supporting the cause with Veterans-Stand, a nonprofit organization created by veterans to literally act as a buffer between the police and Native American tribes at Standing Rock.
They are looking for donations of:
Firewood
Tipis/Tipi Poles/Tipi Liners
Trailers/Campers
Snow tires/ Tire Chains
Gas cards
Batteries (AA, AAA, C, D)
Carts and Wheelbarrows
Cigarettes
Propane
Gift cards
Snow camo
Snowmobiles
Snow shoes
Water tank with heater