Category Archives: Earth First! History

Snitch Suzie Savoie Swarmed and Deplatformed in Southern Oregon

sent to Earth First! Newswire On Sunday, April 16, 2023, a group of bee loving environmentalists successfully deplatformed an event that was being led by Green Scare snitch and cooperating defendant Suzanne Savoie. Despite snitching on her ex-comrades in 2006, Savoie continues […]

My Own Pearl Harbor

by Daniel McGowan / Medium December 7, 2005 was my own personal Pearl Harbor: the moment that defines the ‘before’ and ‘after’. The morning started out normal enough. I had plans to stuff some holiday cards for my job and then stop […]

ELF Saboteur Joseph Dibee Sentenced to Time Served

from Unicorn Riot Joseph Mahmoud Dibee, a 54-year-old environmental activist and former Earth Liberation Front saboteur, was sentenced to time served today after pleading guilty to two counts of conspiracy to commit arson and one count of arson. Dibee was also ordered […]

FBI Withholding Video from Joseph Dibee

from Anarchist News Long-time fugitive, Joseph Dibee pleaded guilty this year to helping burn down an Oregon horse meat factory in 1997, but he says the FBI is withholding evidence that could affect his soon-to-be-decided sentence Joseph Dibee, a former international fugitive […]

Dousing the BBC’s Fake News Before It Can “Burn Wild”

Green & Red podcast interviews former ELF member Daniel McGowan about the BBC’s new podcast series called “Burn Wild.”  The BBC production tells the story of radical environmental movements 20 years ago, the Earth Liberation Front (ELF) and the subsequent “Green Scare.” […]

EF! The Musical: Summer 2022 Development Workshop

From the EF! Musical crowdfunding campaign EF! is a new musical about the 40-year old Earth First! movement. It’s an immersive performance that imagines the audience as attendees of the movement’s annual summer gathering. What makes this project unique is that performances will […]

The 2022 EF! Summer Gathering Has a Website and a GoFundMe

from Earth First! Newswire Summer is here and everything is still falling apart. But, hey, Earth First! is having another summer gathering. Grab your human and dog friends, some gear, and your desire for direction and head west (or north, east, or […]