David Ortega, Tohono O’odham native elder, suffered a stroke after being pepper sprayed by police and is now at the hospital. SCOTTSDALE, Arizona— Tohono O’odham David Ortega, veteran and elder, suffered a stroke today after being pepper sprayed by police at the […]
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New Earth First! Journal Hits the News Stands!
The newest issue of the Earth First! Journal is out and chocked full of radical analysis, campaign updates, fiction, poetry, and art. Below are a few of the articles available here in pdf format to read online. (click the image above to […]
Continue readingArrests as anti-tar sands protesters blockade DfT
Cross posted from Edie.net Police swooped on a group of protesters who attempted to blockade the offices of Government building. The protesters blocked the door of the Department for Transport (DfT) building in central London this morning (November 28). Activists from campaigning […]
Continue readingForget Doha: Japan Joins TPP
By Sasha The Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) is quickly and silently bringing about the largest free trade area in the world. Negotiations have lingered in the corridors of Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summits since 2002, leading to a core agreement between Brunei, New […]
Continue readingBlast from the Past: “The Politics of Radical Environmentalism” 1987 Earth First! documentary
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UhTTAVbDEfw&w=640&h=360] This film is a pre-released version of the documentary “Earth First!: The Politics of Radical Environmentalism” produced by Chris Manes. Its an examination of Earth First! in the early days, filmed at, and around the time of, the 1987 Grand […]
Continue readingTropic of Chaos, Green Scare 2.0 and Talking Strategy with Christian Parenti
Check out these two new contributions from former Earth First! Journal editor, Sasha, featured in the Reviews and Articles sections of the EF! Newswire: Tropic of Chaos: book review and interview with author Christian Parenti; and Green Scare 2.0: Drugs, Terror, and Environmentalism
Continue readingProtect Florida panther habitat, stop another massive FPL power plant in the Everglades
The following are excerpts from a message sent by Matt Schwartz, Executive Director of South Florida Wildlands Association: Until Friday, November 25th, 2011, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) is accepting comments on a plan to expand the National Wildlife Refuge […]
Continue readingCall-in for political prisoner Oso Blanco
Take the time to call in on behalf of Byron “Oso Blanco” Chubbuck today, Monday, November 21st. Byron “Oso Blanco” Chubbuck is serving 80 years for unarmed bank robbery, aggravated assault on the FBI, escape, and firearms charges. A confidential informant reported […]
Continue readingDamietta port reopens but MOPCO dispute far from resolved
Egypt’s Damietta port reopened its gates on Friday morning following negotiations between protesters, the government and factory management. Hundreds of protesters had forced the Mediterranean port’s closure for eleven days in protest at environmentally damaging petrochemical “death factories.” Omar Abdel-Salam, […]
Continue readingJunior Walk on his day in court
“As it turns out the criminal justice system of West Virginia didn’t feel like I deserved to get thrown in the slammer for standing up for myself and my neighbors. I could tell that the magistrate I had to go in front […]
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