By RANDY FURST, Star Tribune Last update: September 24, 2010 – 11:08 AM The homes of several leaders of the Twin Cities antiwar movement were raided Friday by the FBI in what an agency spokesman described as an “investigation into activities concerning […]
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Eric McDavid’s Appeal Denied
Dear friends, It is with heavy hearts that we write to tell you that Tuesday, September 21st, the 9th circuit court denied Eric’s appeal of his conviction and sentencing. Given all that has happened these past 4+ years, this news isn’t shocking […]
Continue readingALF Claim Animal Liberation in Washington
received anonymously: “In the early hours September 9th 2010 the ALF [Animal Liberation Front] paid a visit to the Beck’s fur farm in Granite Falls, WA. Thanks to the news reports we know that we released aprox. 400 of the mink there […]
Continue readingEarth First!ers Drop Banner on Ruckus Advanced Action Camp!
September 22, 2010 Clarks Grove, MN, With 6 days of boot camp style advanced action training behind them, and the camp’s culminating mock action ahead, several members of various Earth First! dropped a banner over the main stage. EF!ers effectively delayed the […]
Continue readingEnvironmental Protests in the Northeast
A large rally against natural gas drilling in the Marcellus Shale (Northern Appalachia) drew celebrities like Josh Fox, maker of famous documentary, “Gasland,” as well as Gene Stilp’s 25-foot-high, inflatable pink pig. The rally took place in Pittsburgh, where activists have been […]
Continue readingIstanbul – Action in solidarity with Khimki Prisoners
On the night of 19th. September the embassy of the Russian Federation was attacked by a group of anarchists using the black color bombs. The action which was made for solidarity with Alexei Gaskarov and Maxim Solopov, the two anarchists which were […]
Continue readingKickstart the Earth First! 30th Anniversary Celebrations!
As many know, its a big year for us here at the Earth First! Journal. Along with celebrating 30 years in print and action, we are also relocating to a new office in Florida. Below is a 30-day online fundraising drive to […]
Continue readingThe Drone Wars: Necessity and the Future of Humanity
if you’re reading this, you are the resistance. Fourteen anti-war activists contested a trespassing case against them for walking onto an air force base last year in protest of US drones that are bombing the Earth and its inhabitants in Afghanistan and […]
Continue readingLife Sentence Proposed for Protesting Canadian Grandmother
BETTY LOCKED UP FOR LIFE? That’s what the Attorney General is asking the Appeal Court of BC to consider on Sept. 22. The Crown (Michael Brundrett) has given the Appeal Court two cases to consider on how the Appeal Court should consider […]
Continue readingActivists stop Chevron deepwater drilling ship off the Shetland Islands
Activists stop Chevron deepwater drilling ship off the Shetland Islands Greenpeace.org Feature story – September 21, 2010 A few moments ago, activists took action against a massive oil drilling ship, stopping it from leaving to drill a deep water well off the […]
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