*Cross Posted from Mickey Z at Infoshop News* “We know we cannot be kind to animals until we stop exploiting them—exploiting animals in the name of science, exploiting animals in the name of sport, exploiting animals in the name of fashion, and […]
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Whale Wars Victory – Activists to be Released
Three Australian Activists Released from Detention on a Japanese Whaler in Australian Waters 10 Jan, 2012 07:45 AM An unscheduled meeting between Japan’s whalers and environmental activists on the high seas seems an unlikely backdrop to an outbreak of détente. But Australia […]
Continue readingOccupy Homes: New Coalition Links Homeowners, Activists in Direct Action to Halt Foreclosures
“The banks are occupying many of our homes. And we are removing the banks from their occupation, and we’re liberating those homes.” -Max Rameau The movement has recently enjoyed a number of successes in Minneapolis, New York, Los Angeles, Miami, and, Chicago! […]
Continue readingCoal River Mountain Treesit Updates
UPDATES! 8/2/2011: After being a participant for 14 days on the still-active treesit at Coal River Mountain, WV, Becks Kolins descended the tulip poplar and was immediately apprehended. In their own words, Becks writes “I am not doing this because I am […]
Continue readingNew Orleans!! Fight corporate greed! March to the Marriott! August 5
Stand up, and fight back in New Orleans! ALEC is hosting their annual summit at the Marriott in New Orleans from August 1-6th. We will meet them there to let them know they can’t pull the strings from the behind the curtain […]
Continue readingTake Back the Land: Direct action for the Earth should start at home…
Preferably a liberated home. By Panagioti Tsolkas, Earth First! Journal While Earth First! is most commonly associated with the direct action to defend of the wild from corporations and governments, the fight to liberate urban land (often from those same corporations and […]
Continue readingFarmers, environmentalists blockade coal seam gas pipeline in Australia
An environmental activist has been arrested at a human blockade protesting against the construction of a coal seam gas pipeline on Queensland’s Western Downs. Friends of the Earth campaigner Drew Hutton was arrested at 2.20pm (AEST) on Tuesday at the Tara Estate, […]
Continue readingPolice arrest Forest Defenders in Tasmania, Solidarity Actions in Melbourne & Bunbury Australia
The Earth First Journal! stands in solidarity with the actions taking place in Tasmania and Australia against the destruction of the wild! [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zvlwnEgxSoI&feature=player_embedded] About 20 protesters from the Huon Valley Environment Centre were involved in the demonstration at the Ta Ann office […]
Continue readingWV Blockaders: Bail ’em out!
So our friends at Climate Ground Zero in WV have been busy. First they disrupted the Massey Energy shareholder’s meeting. They blockaded the entrance to Massey’s regional HQ with a tripod. Photos below the fold. Now two mountain defenders are in jail […]
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