To begin with, let’s follow up on the 15 activists arrested in Chile in simultaneous raids over the weekend. Yesterday they stood before a judge for the first time, as protesters railed against the justice system outside. Protesters were met by a […]
Continue readingOil Pipeline Explosion, 14 arrested in KC Nuclear Power Protest, Florida Action Against Scripps
Against Nuclear 75 protesters blocked the entrance of a construction site where a new nuclear power plant is being built to replace an old nuclear facility, which became notorious for ignoring safety violations and contamination. Protesters came from 12 states to protest […]
Continue reading14 Detained in Simultaneous Raids throughout Chile!
On Saturday, Chilean police raided four houses simultaneously throughout the capital of Santiago, arresting 14 people suspected of a spate of bombings against banks and businesses. Most of the bombings were carried out in defense of the Earth and animals. The houses […]
Continue readingMichigan Heats Up, Fingerlakes anti-Fracking, Thousands Protest Climate Change
From AAP: “Tens of thousands of protesters – and a few sceptics – have taken to the streets across Australia to urge the major political parties to take action on climate change.” Debate is raging in Syracuse over a new law that […]
Continue readingNews Roundup: Radical Action in Ireland, Greece, and more. . .
A new Climate Camp was set up yesterday in County Tyrone, Ireland, to stand in the way of a proposed highway— the A5 Western Transit Corrodor between Londonderry and Augnacloy. Forging alliances with the local communities and activists at the Alternative A5 […]
Continue readingItalian anti-GMO activists strike!
From Infoshop: “A group of 70 no global activists on Monday staged a lightening strike against a field of genetically modified (GM) maize, crushing all the plants and effectively preventing their harvest. The GM crop at Vivaro, near the northeastern town of […]
Continue readingNews Wrap-Up: Greenpeace in Poland, Ruckus Society Gathering, Prisoner Support in Action, and more…
Ruckus is proud to announce that our 2010 Action Camp will be focused on Ecological Justice, and will take place September 15-21 at Harmony Park in Clarks Grove, MN! A 23 foot rise in sea level could come about very soon, as […]
Continue readingPrisoner Support (and more…)
Marie Mason has been transferred to Carswell: “It has long been rumored that Carswell is the location a third CMU (Communications Management Unit). The CMUs were previously secret detention wings of prisons which severely curtail prisoners’ access to the outside world; for […]
Continue readingDamn, Germany! (and more…)
Animal Liberationists set fire to a factory farm in Germany just weeks before it was scheduled to commence its operations as a poultry supplier to Germany’s largest slaughterhouse. The roof collapsed and damage is estimated at around $1 million. The arsonists wrote […]
Continue readingVictory in the Water Wars, indigenous struggles and more…
The UN has finally declared water and sanitation to be human rights! New studies show that biofuels are environmentally damaging, and do not help the environment as the corporations claim. Great analysis here about the not-so-surprising series of environmental disasters that have […]
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