The following is a message from the group Peaceful Uprisings, who has coordinated much of the support for Tim DeChristopher who was arrested for disrupting a December 2008 oil and gas lease auction on public land in Utah, conducted by the Bureau […]
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Earth First! makes a mess of SITLA tar sands plans in Utah
Yesterday, February 20, the Earth First! 2012 Organizers Conference & Winter Rendezvous culminated in a rowdy demonstration outside the School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration (SITLA) offices in downtown Salt Lake City. Earth First! activists staged their protest with local organizers from […]
Continue readingWalter Bond sentenced to another 7 years in prison
Last week, October 13, 2011, Walter Bond was sentenced to 87 months in prison for Animal Liberation Front arsons in Utah. This new sentencing will run consecutive with his time in Colorado, giving Walter a total of 12 years for his actions as […]
Continue readingCan Deep Green Resistance bridge the gap between two political prisoners in Utah?
by Panagioti, co-editor of the Earth First! Journal The eco-resistance movement is in the midst of a growth spurt. Cases like that of Tim DeChristopher, known as Utah’s Bidder 70, represent a significant change in the battlefield between ecology and industrialism; they […]
Continue readingTim DeChristopher to appeal conviction
But in the meantime, keep sending letters. Packages are not allowed, only letters in regular envelopes addressed to the following: Tim DeChristopher #2011 – 06916 c/o Davis County Correctional Facility PO Box 130 Farmington, UT 84025 Keep […]
Continue readingTimothy DeChristopher Found Guilty for Climate Civil Disobedence
by Jamie Henn published at the Huffington Post On Thursday, a jury in Salt Lake City declared climate activist Tim DeChristopher guilty for his interference with an oil and gas auction held at the end of the Bush administration. He faces a […]
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