from Defend the Atlanta Forest They say Atlanta is a city in a forest. What happens when cops, developers, and Hollywood team up to decimate some of the very woods the city claims to treasure? In the last year, a widespread and […]
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Coastal Gaslink workers ‘shaken’ following violent attack at Morice River drill site
from CKPG Today BRITISH COLUMBIA— Mounties in Houston, B.C. are investigating a violent incident that left Coastal Gaslink (CGL) workers “shaken.” It happened shortly after midnight this morning (Feb.17) on the Marten Forest Service Road. “It was reported approximately 20 people, some […]
Continue readingIndigenous Binnizá Defend Their Communal Lands Against Industrial Park in the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, Oaxaca
From It’s Going Down Below we publish two translated communiques from the Indigenous Binnizá community of Puente Madera, in the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, Oaxaca, who are engaged in a struggle in defense of their communal lands against the construction of an industrial […]
Continue readingNew Disruptive Action in Solidarity with the Wet’suwet’en Targeting Royal Bank of Canada Branches (Again)
from MTL Counter-Info On the night of February 6th, 2022 in Montreal (Tio’Tia:Ke), non-Indigenous allies demonstrated their solidarity with the Gidimt’en clan of the Wet’suwet’en Nation. The instigators of this action are responding to a call by Wet’suwet’en hereditary chiefs to #ShutdownCanada […]
Continue readingIndigenous Women Arrested Disrupting Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt’s State of the State
from Indigenous Environmental Network Indigenous women and their allies disrupted Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt’s State of the State with banners carrying messages uplifting tribal sovereignty, the Covid pandemic, environmental concerns, and the wrongful imprisonment of Julius Jones. Inside the Capitol, two Indigenous women from […]
Continue readingThe first forest walk after the eviction and uprooting of a part of the Osterholz forest: A rollercoaster of emotions
From Enough 14 Wuppertal, Germany: I arrived in the stormy weather with pouring rain and I was delighted that nonetheless some people came to o the forest. In the pavillion I saw a few wreaths and some banner. One banner said: “Missing […]
Continue readingThree Arrested by BIA Police at #DefendWinnemuccaCamp—Support Needed!
from Indigenous Action ALERT! ALL LAND DEFENDERS WATER PROTECTORS: We have a developing situation with three arrests at #DefendWinnemuccaCamp and need numbers. ASAP. – Must come self-sufficient to camp outdoors (high desert conditions). – We have restrooms, showers, and meal prep space. […]
Continue readingBetween Brock and a Hard Place: Campers Stage Intervention to Save Badger Setts from Destruction in Brighton Stand-Off
from Freedom News A month ago, just after New Year, a group of youth climate activists took land on Coldean Lane in Brighton. They put up a treehouse in opposition to developers plans to fell healthy trees and destroy active badger setts. […]
Continue readingProsecutors Silence Evidence of Cruel Factory Farm Practices in Animal Rights Cases
by Natasha Lennard / The Intercept IN CRIMINAL TRIALS, judges routinely rule that certain evidence or testimony does not get presented to the jury. By and large, these rulings to exclude evidence benefit the defendant: Gruesome images of a murder victim, for […]
Continue readingDefending The Atlanta Forest – Background and Reportback
from Scenes from the Atlanta Forest Since Summer of 2021 there has been an active effort to prevent the development of the South River Forest. This effort is intersectional and has been supported by a wide variety of groups for several reasons. […]
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