sent to Earth First! Newswire A group of Native American protesters seeking to protect land that is sacred to them have begun prayers for the water, the land, and future generations at Peehee Mu’huh, also known as Thacker Pass, this morning. They are […]
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UK: Grand National Disrupted by Animal Rising Occupying Track
from Freedom News On Saturday, over 100 people occupied the Grand National track at Aintree, delaying the start of the race. However, when it began Hill Sixteen, the third horse to die over these three-day event was killed, following the killing of Dark […]
Continue readingHunger Strike and Blockade for Redwoods in Humboldt
sent to Earth First! Newswire On Sunday night February 19th forest defenders set up a sky-pod blockade, occupied by a protester commencing a hunger strike (statement below). In January 2023 Humboldt Redwood Company (HRC) filed commencement to begin logging in Freshwater, California. […]
Continue readingReportback from Lützerath
sent to Earth First! Newswire / by A In small gangs, cops start charging towards groups of protesters, beating up people with batons and pepper spray, kicking and pushing them to the ground. Dozens of people are injured, many with serious head […]
Continue readingWildland Defenders Stop Construction of Border Wall in Arizona for At Least the Fourth Time
by Onion / Earth First! Newswire Work was stopped for the fourth consecutive day Friday, on Arizona governor Ducey’s illegal border wall in the Coronado National Forest. Protesters put their bodies in between the machines and the destruction they were bent on […]
Continue readingPortugal: Climate Protesters in Lisbon Storm Building and Urge Minister to Resign
from The Guardian Hundreds of protesters angry about the climate crisis took to the streets of Lisbon on Saturday, with dozens storming a building where Portugal’s economy minister, António Costa e Silva, was speaking, demanding that the former oil executive resign. Holding […]
Continue readingForest Defenders Build Anti-Logging Blockades In Mattole Forest
from It’s Going Down In recent days, forest defenders in the Mattole forest took action against multiple logging plans in the area by building blockade structures that prevented workers from entering their worksite, costing the company valuable time and money. Blockades were […]
Continue readingJust Stop Oil Activists Dragged Out of Road by Motorists in London
from The Guardian Motorists dragged Just Stop Oil protesters out of the way as activists halted traffic flow across four central London roads on Saturday. The group said 61 Just Stop Oil supporters stopped traffic on Charing Cross Road, Kensington High Street, Kennington Road […]
Continue readingColombia: Blockade by Communities Affected by Cerrejón Coal Mine
from London Mining Network Wayuú and Afro-descendant communities, resettled and historically affected by the Cerrejón Limited open-pit coal mine, decided to block the southern part of the mining operation in La Guajira due to the non-compliance of Cerrejón Limited, today, September 1, […]
Continue readingNew Truck Blockade In Atlanta Forest
from Scenes from the Atlanta Forest A new truck blockade has been placed and liberated from it’s machinic existence on one of the cops favorite paths south of their firing range into the forest. ALL ROADS ARE THE BEGINING OF THE END. […]
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