Cross Posted from Committee Against Political Repression Maddy Pfeiffer’s Grand Jury Appearance 11/07/12 Here are the notes from the Grand Jury hearings. Personal information has been redacted including the names of people asked about by the Prosecutor. Prosecutor Michael Dion: What is […]
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“Community Corridors” Resist the Pacific Trails Pipeline
“Community Corridors” resist “Canada’s Colonial Carbon Corridors” on Wet’suwet’en territory, colonially known as Northwest British Columbia by Julien Delacroix The other day I was watching videos of the Tar Sands Blockade where environmentalists were resisting the path of the Keystone XL pipeline […]
Continue readingControversial Logging Proposal on Federal Land in Oregon Meets Resistance
Cross Posted from Truthout By Alissa Bohling, Truthout | Report Aaron Nelson draws his bow and aims it at a branch high up in a Douglas fir tree. But Nelson isn’t hunting on this late September afternoon. At least, not to kill. He’s looking for […]
Continue readingNo Good Dirty Racist Sheriff Joe Arpaio Wins Again, Gets a Big F You in Arizona
TEMPE, AZ – Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s campaign is staying busy this Election Day after a shocking message was left on Tempe Butte Tuesday morning. According to Arpaio’s campaign manager, several of his campaign signs were stolen and relocated to Tempe where they […]
Continue readingObit: Larry Bloch of the Wetlands Club in NYC Dies at 59
by James C. McKinley Jr., NY Times Larry Bloch, who built the Wetlands Preserve in TriBeCa into an influential rock club and a hub of environmental activism, died last week at his home in Brattleboro, Vt. He was 59. Larry Bloch, who […]
Continue readingArmy of 12 Monkeys Resist Behind Bars
Political prisoner and subscriber to Earth First! Journal, Sean Swain, mailed us last month. We really enjoyed his correspondence and to honor his request we decided to post his letter on our newswire. Solidarity Sean! Dear EF!J I would like very much […]
Continue readingChesapeake Earth First!, Occupy DC storm tar sands law firm’s building, 4 arrested
Cross Posted from Indymedia McKenna, Long and Ostridge on K st is the main law firm representing Transcanada, the builder of the Keystone XL tar sands export pipeline. On the 5th of November, a march of about 50 protesters from Chesapeake Earth […]
Continue readingOutrage sweeps Mindanao over Tampakan massacre
Cross Posted from Davao Today Anti-mining advocates led by church, lumads and progressive groups in Socsksargen and Davao strongly condemn the brutal slaying of the family of a Blaan anti mining leader in Tampakan, South Cotabato. They are demanding the military to […]
Continue readingTar Sands Blockade Solidarity Action at DC lobbist office
BREAKING: Huge crowd occupies TransCanada lobby firm in DC solidarity action!The crowd is blockading the door and chanting: “No pipeline, No tar sands, No destruction of indigenous lands!” 4 arrests have been made so far. For live updates follow #NoKXL and @KXLBlockade on […]
Continue readingAfter the Storm: A Proposal
Cross Posted from It’sGettingHotinHere By Daniel Rosen and Billy Parish, co-founders of Mosaic First and foremost, our thoughts and prayers go out to the families and communities devastated by Hurricane Sandy. We’ve seen the impacts of climate change in other parts of the […]
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