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Broken by the power that they have in there. that fist is not a symbol of violence, that fist is a symbol that we will not be misled into thinking we are alone. we will not be lied to and think we are weak. we will not be divided, and we will not back down. that fist is a symbol that we are connected and that we are powerful. it's a symbol that we hold true to our vision of a healthy and just world, and we are building the self empowering movement to make it happen. >> that man with the fist is named tim dechristopher and that speech was given on the day the then-29-year-old climate activist w...

I'm here with climate activist tim dechristopher, the subject of the new documentary film "bidder 70." he served more than two years for his protest of a rigged bureau of land management auction. i read you a quote before the break of a prosecutor talking about civil disobedience, that law is the bedrock of our civilized society and not the act committed for the cause of the day. >> i think if it's true the law is the bedrock of our society, then the bedrock of the law is shared moral values. it's always civil disobedience, thomas jefferson said if i have to choose between citizens involved in...

In utah that was auctioning off leases to oil and gas companies to drill on federal land. it was december 2008 in the waning days of the bush administration, really just the last few days and dechristopher was a student at the university of utah who showed up to join a protest outside the auction, when asked if he was outside the auction he said yes, when asked if he was a bidder, he said yes, he began to bid against the oil and gas companies. he bid until he won in some cases, and he bid so fossil fuel companies would have to pay more to drill on this incredibly valuable land that the federal...

We will not be lied to and think we are weak. we will not be divided, and we will not back down. that fist is a symbol that we are connected and that we are powerful. it's a symbol that we hold true to our vision of a healthy and just world, and we are building the self empowering movement to make it happen. >> that man with the fist is named tim dechristopher and that speech was given on the day the then-29-year-old climate activist was committed on two felonies, for which he was sentenced for two years in federal prison. two years, i might add, is more than anyone guilty of torture or any ba...

On federal land. it was december 2008 in the waning day the bush administration. in the last few days. dechristopher was a student who showed up to protection outside of an auction. when asked if he was outside the auction he said yes, when asked if he was a bidder, he said yes, he began to bid against the oil and gas companies. he bid until he won in some cases, and he bid so fossil fuel companies would have to pay more to drill on this incredibly valuable land that the federal government was basically giving away. and when i say they were giving it away, i mean they were giving it away. on t...