Supporting those who choose to risk arrest and are given jail time is a critical component of direct action. We keep in close contact with folks who end up spending time in the jail system, and encourage you to do the same! […]
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Help the Defenders of the Oldest Mountains in the World
There were 20 folks arrested at this action each with a bail of $25,000, for a combined bail of $500,000 — please spread this plea for solidarity. Donate to the Legal Fund here. Help any way you can.
Continue readingPro-mountain activists board coal barge and blockade Kayford strip mine haul road
Mountain Justice and RAMPS activists blocked coal transport in two locations Thursday morning protesting mountaintop removal. Five boarded a barge on the Kanawha River near Chelyan, West Virginia, with a large banner that read “Coal leaves, cancer stays,” and locked their bodies […]
Continue readingMountain Justice Spring Break ends in protest at fracking company headquarters
On the morning of Wednesday, March 26, more than 30 anti-fracking activists from across West Virginia and Appalachia picketed the Bridgeport, West Virginia, office of EQT Energy. The group of activists were supporting two landowners, Eileen and Jim Burke, who came from […]
Continue readingRainforest Action Network: Eight Arrested During Protest at Bank of America Headquarters
Eight people arrested protesting Bank of America’s reckless financing practices, including the banks role as the lead financier of coal. Two people were arrested after unfurling a banner reading “Not with Our Money” from atop two 50-foot flagpoles at the entrance of […]
Continue readingMarch on Blair Mountain to stop MTR Coal Mining, June 5-11, 2011
By Rising Tide North America Dear Friends– If it was easy, they wouldn’t call it a “struggle.” In 1921, 15,000 miners took up arms against the coal industry’s gun thugs and fought for the basic right to live and work in decent […]
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