Folks from the Occupy The Machine (OTM) coalition have sent out a letter announcing a decision to postpone their announced action later this month. The following letter explains their reasoning. While it is disappointing that the OTM call to action, and the […]
Continue readingThoughts from Marie Mason on the Earth First! Journal
Earlier this year, editors from the Earth First! Journal received the adjacent artwork and following letter from eco-prisoner Marie Mason, who is serving 22 years for ELF actions, which read in part: “…Thank you so much for the work you do to make […]
Continue readingOccupy Duke Protests Coal Power and Rate Hikes in NC
A well attended rally held in Charlotte on March 31 called for Duke Energy to drop its dirty rate hike. Dozens of concerned community members joined leaders from environmental and social justice groups to demand Duke end unfair rate increases to fund […]
Continue readingSeven Arrested in Major Take Back the Land Action
On Monday, April 9th, about 60 community participants entered the house of a Raleigh, NC, family that has been illegally foreclosed on, and refused to leave as an act of civil disobedience. The family has bravely chosen to fight eviction and foreclosure […]
Continue readingPalm Oil Found in 50% of Grocery Store Goods
by Nettle, Earth First! Journal What do Ben & Jerry’s, Girl Scout Cookies, Little Debbie snacks and Clif bars all have in common? They all contain palm oil. Both the flesh and the kernel of oil palms, a fruit, are used to […]
Continue readingNew Executive Order Grants More State Control Over Resources
By Sasha A couple of weeks ago, President Obama signed a new Executive Order into existence, giving unprecedented power to the state under the auspices of national security. The shocking order tells the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Interior “to […]
Continue readingTWAC 2012 Action Camp Announced
The Trans’ and Womyn’s Action Camp is a gathering of eco-activists, who are also working to bring down patriarchy. TWAC is for folks who identify as any variety of gender variant and marginalized genders. There will be space to share skills in […]
Continue readingAnimal Genocide in Michigan
Cross Posted from Natural News The state of Michigan is only days away from engaging in what can only be called true “animal genocide” — the mass murder of ranch animals based on the color of their hair. It’s all part of […]
Continue readingAnother Radioactive Water Leak Reported at Fukushima Plant
By Tsuyoshi Inajima Tokyo Electric Power Co. said as much as 12 tons of radioactive water leaked from a pipe at its crippled Fukushima nuclear station, the second such incident in 11 days at the same pipeline, raising further doubts about the […]
Continue readingKellie Marshall Receives 60 Days in Attempted Iowa Mink Farm Raid
Cross posted from Animal Liberation Frontline Posted by Peter Young on Apr 4, 2012 | 0 comments After her arrest at the Circle K Fur Farm on October 10th, Kellie Marshall finally resolved her case March 13th and received unexpectedly short sentence […]
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