Weekend of Art & Resistance Against Line 5
2026-06-05 15:30 - 2026-06-07 20:00 (America/Chicago) | Ashland, Washburn, and Ironwood
⁨📷⁩ ⁨Weekend of Art & Resistance Against Line 5
June 5th, 6th & 7th
Friday, June 5th:
Volunteer Rehearsal for Puppet Show
“And Again, The Waters Speak” needs puppeteers! If you would like to have a role in Sundays puppet show, show up here! All ages welcome!
@ Prentice Park, Ashland, WI
3:30pm
For the Love of Water
A grassroots resistance themed art exhibition to inspire people to work collaboratively to protect the water.
@ Stone Soup
509 Main St W, Ashland, WI
5-7pm
Saturday, June 6th:
Queers Against Line 5
Zines and Screenprinting at Ironwood Pride in the Park
City Square 127 W Aurora St, Ironwood, MI
12-5pm
Queers Against Colonialism
A fundraiser party for line 5 resistance with live DJs
@ Washburn Meditation Center
325 Washington Ave, Washburn, WI
8pm-late
Sunday, June 7th
The Pirates of the Buried Swamp Present: A Puppet Show Against Pipelines
“And Again, The Waters Speak” is a community built puppet show about colonial wounds, and building connections from Chicago, across the Great Lakes, and to the Enbridge Line 5 re-route in the ceded territories.
@ Bohemian Hall
319 11th Ave E, Ashland, WI
5:30pm
Followed by a Potluck ~ Bring a Dish!
+ Organize your own autonomous event!
++ If you’re planning on needing a camp spot for the weekend, check out the adventure map!

Opening Reception: For the Love of Water
2026-06-05 17:00 - 19:00 | Stone Soup, 509 Main St W, Ashland, WI, 54806, United States
Opening Reception: Friday June 5th, from 5-7 pm.
Meet some of the artists and hear stories of resistance.
The show is available for viewing June 1-July 31 during Stone Soup Cafe’s open hours:
Thursdays: 4-6 pm
Fridays: 10 am – 2 pm
Saturdays: 11 am – 2 pm
For the Love of Water is a grassroots resistance themed art exhibition to educate and inspire people to protect the water.
Featuring Great Lakes artistis: Bomgiizhik (Isaac Murdoch), Melanie Ariens, Dio Cramer, Michael D’Ambrosio, Shea Schachameyer, Susan Simensky Bietila, the Spill Paint Not Oil Art Collective, Chequamegon Bay Water Protectors, and more.

Queers Against Line 5
2026-06-06 12:00 - 17:00 | Ironwood Cty Square, 127 W Aurora St, Ironwood, MI, 49938, United States
Zines and Screenprinting at Ironwood Pride in the Park
Bring clothes or bags that you want to get screeprinted, and materials/zines that you want to share 🙂

Puppet show: And Again the Waters Speak
2026-06-07 17:30 - 20:00 | Bohemian Hall, 319 11th Ave E, Ashland, WI, 54806, United States
The Pirates of the Buried Swamp present a puppet show against pipelines: And Again, the Waters Speak. It is a community-built puppet show about colonial wounds, and building connections from Chicago, across the Great Lakes, and to the Enbridge Line 5 re-route in the ceded territories.
We welcome all ages at the show! It is appropriate for all ages, although there are some brief loud noises.
Please join us for a potluck after the show– please bring a dish 🙂

Water Protector Community Gathering
2026-06-29 17:30 - 20:00, 2026-07-27 17:30 - 20:00, 2026-08-31 17:30 - 20:00 | Stone Soup, 509 Main St W, Ashland, WI, 54806, United States
We gather the last Monday of each month to build our grassroots capacity to shut down Line 5.
Potluck: 5:30-6:30
Updates & Discussion: 6:30-8
Kids welcome, childcare support offered.
To be added to the email list, contact: southshorewaterprotectors@proton.me

Week Of Resistance- Save The Date
2026-07-20 - 2026-07-26 | Ashland, WI
Save the Date! Neighbors in the Chequamegon Bay are hosting a Week of Resistance to the Line 5 pipeline reroute around Bad River’s sovereign territory from July 20th to 26th.
Join us in Ashland, WI for a week of political education, community events and meals, art builds, dispersed camping, public monitoring and witnessing.
More information coming soon. Contact us with initial questions at resistline5july@proton.me
