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Jul 17 2010
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Earth First! Journal Roadshow in Portland 7/20 and Eugene 7/21 |
Rolling into town, the Earth First! Journal Roadshow will feature "Earth Nightly News," information about the international Earth First! ecodefense movement, the 30th Anniversary edition of the Earth First! Journal, and more!
In Eugene: Earth First! Journal Roadshow Wednesday July 21 at the Lorax (1648 Alder) at 8 pm
With ecological disasters mounting up, independent news coverage provides the needed critique of those responsible for destroying our planet and the tools we can use to slow down the machine! Come out and hear the nightly news brought to you by members of the Earth First! Journal Collective.
The show is free but donations are appreciated.
http://earthfirstroadshow.wordpress.com
520-450-3770
In Eugene: Earth First! Journal Roadshow Wednesday July 21 at the Lorax (1648 Alder) at 8 pm
With ecological disasters mounting up, independent news coverage provides the needed critique of those responsible for destroying our planet and the tools we can use to slow down the machine! Come out and hear the nightly news brought to you by members of the Earth First! Journal Collective.
The show is free but donations are appreciated.
http://earthfirstroadshow.wordpress.com 520-450-3770
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Jul 13 2010
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Activists Drop Banner to Remind Oregon LNG of Local Successful Resistance |
Action Alert: Forest Advocates Hang Art Installation in Mt. Hood to Raise Awareness About Liquefied Natural Gas Palomar Gas Transmission, a company that proposed an $800 million natural gas pipeline across the Oregon Cascades told the FERC that their project is in indefinite delay, and needs to secure "additional commercial underpinning" before it can progress. Palomar claimed it "was reviewing its project plan" in light of the bankruptcy of its biggest prospective customer -- a proposed liquefied natural gas terminal on the Columbia River that suspended its own permitting efforts in May of this year.
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Jun 18 2010
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Q&A with Tre Arrow on His One-Year Anniversary |
June 8, 2010, mark[ed] the one-year anniversary of Tre Arrow's return to Portland. A year ago (June 8, 2009) Tre Arrow greeted a small group of well-wishers at PDX's Arrival terminal, climbed onto a tandem bicycle and merged into a sunny Portland afternoon. He wasn't home free, but--after two years as a fugitive and five and a half years of incarceration--he was home. If you had been at Arrivals that day, you may not have recognized the biblically long-haired man with the slightly stern blue eyes. After all, it's been eight years...You may not have recognized Tre, until you looked down. Tre was characteristically bare foot. It's this podiatrical peculiarity that is Tre's most attributable feature. Related: Recent Video of Tre Arrow
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Jun 11 2010
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West Coast Regional Earth First! Rendezvous - June 11th-13th! |
For all those who love Ancient forests and wild spaces (and those who enjoy being alive, thanks to these forests and wild places!)... you are invited to join us in the trees for another summer of resistance!
The West Coast Regional Earth First! Rendezvous and Cascadia Forest Defender's Action Camp will be taking place June 11th through 13th. This will be an opportunity to sharpen direct action and forest skills and connect to people with similar skills/interests. This will also be THE BEST WAY to plug into the CFD's summer campaign to defend Oregon's native forests.
Camp will be within one hour's drive East of Eugene in the Mckenzie Watershed. Location is accessible by a public bus line. Stay tuned for directions and more information.
Updates can be found at: http://forestdefensenow.org/
May the Forest Bewitch You!
The West Coast Regional Earth First! Rendezvous and Cascadia Forest Defender's Action Camp will be taking place June 11th through 13th. This will be an opportunity to sharpen direct action and forest skills and connect to people with similar skills/interests. This will also be THE BEST WAY to plug into the CFD's summer campaign to defend Oregon's native forests.
Camp will be within one hour's drive East of Eugene in the Mckenzie Watershed. Location is accessible by a public bus line. Stay tuned for directions and more information.
Updates can be found at:
http://forestdefensenow.org/ May the Forest Bewitch You!
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May 27 2010
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Groups Vow Legal Challenge Against Highway Widening Threatening Ancient Humboldt Redwoods |
Project Would Harm Old-growth Trees, Marbled Murrelet Habitat, and Rural North Coast TownsMay 19, 2010; GARBERVILLE, Calif.- The Environmental Protection Information Center and the Center for Biological Diversity vowed an all out legal challenge against a highway-widening project that not only threatens the ancient redwoods of Richardson Grove State Park, but could also change the rural character of Humboldt County.
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May 25 2010
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Richardson Grove Action Camp! May 28-30 |
FOR THOSE WHO ARE WAITING FOR THE "MAGIC MOMENT" TO JUMP INTO THE SAVE RICHARDSON GROVE CAMPAIGN(SRG), THE TIME IS RIGHT NOW! CALTRANS MAY BE CUTTING TREES AT RICHARDSON GROVE STATE PARK AS YOU READ THIS CALL TO ACTION. A camp for all those interest in direct action will take place at the state park itself on May 28-30. Contact 
humboldtforestdefense@gmail.com for more info.
humboldtforestdefense@gmail.com for more info.
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May 20 2010
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Help Organize the 2nd Annual Cascadia Trans & Womyn's Action Camp! |
The Trans' and Womyn's Action Camp (TWAC) is a annual gathering of activists with a diversity of backgrounds, but who have a focus on radical feminism, environmentalism, challenging gender oppression, and bringing down patriarchy. TWAC is for folks who identify as any variety of womyn, transfolk, genderqueer or intersex. This will be safe(r) space camp in the woods to share skills in a supportive, empowering and encouraging environment.
We are looking for folks of all genders who want to get involved in many organizing areas such as fund-raising, booking workshops and entertainment, creating messaging and literature, childcare, accessibility, and actions. All kinds of skills are needed to bring this event together, and we would love to have your input and help!
If you are interested please email twac@riseup.net.
Next Meeting Thursday May 20th @ 3 Friends Cafe -- 7pm
www.twac.wordpress.com
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Apr 27 2010
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Help Influence the New Forest Plans for Eastern Oregon's Blue Mountains Forests! |
Hi everyone, Help protect three Blue Mountains National Forests from long-term Forest Service management harms. Spread the word & attend the [LAST] public meeting in Portland on [Wed] April 28 at the Red Lion Convention Center, 1021 NE Grande Ave, 5 to 8 PM
The new Blue Mountains Forest Plan will guide management of over 5 million acres of our public lands for the next 15 to 20 years on the Malheur, Umatilla, and Wallowa-Whitman National Forests. Your public comments are essential - it is of paramount importance that the new Forest Plan is founded on sound science; protects old growth forests, roadless wildlands, and salmon waterways; maintains biodiversity; and provides for the recovery of imperiled wildlife, fish, birds, and plants. Sierra Club members, volunteers, and allies are a powerful influence helping ensure the protection and resilience of these 3 Blue Mountains national forests! Comments are due by or before May 25.
Based upon public involvement, the Forest Service will issue a draft environmental impact statement (DEIS) for additional public comments in 2011. The final decision is expected in 2012. Help us ensure this process gets off to a sound conservation beginning!
Talking Points for your comments at meeting and in writing
Another place to send your opinions to Obama Administration about Forest Service Policies
http://bmbp.org
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Apr 25 2010
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Climbers Unfurl Banner to Protest NYC's Use of Rainforest Wood |
During lunch hour in New York City, two climbers scaled the 40-foot flagpoles at the southern entrance of City Hall Park to hang a 150-square-foot banner reading, “If Bloomberg Is So Green, Why Is NYC America’s #1 Consumer Of Rainforest Wood?”“It’s the 40th Anniversary of Earth Day and it’s simply unacceptable that the City is still using rainforest wood for public infrastructure,” said Tim Doody, NYC Campaign Coordinator for Rainforest Relief and climber on the west flagpole. “We’re in front of Mayor Bloomberg’s office window and we hope our message is large enough for him to see it.”
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Apr 22 2010
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Activists Hang Banner Protesting Rainforest Wood Use @ City Hall Park Flagpoles |
April 21, 2010: Today at 1PM, two climbers scaled 40-foot flagpoles at
the southern entrance of City Hall Park to hang a 150-square-foot banner
reading, “If Bloomberg Is So Green, Why Is NYC America’s #1 Consumer Of
Rainforest Wood?”
the southern entrance of City Hall Park to hang a 150-square-foot banner
reading, “If Bloomberg Is So Green, Why Is NYC America’s #1 Consumer Of
Rainforest Wood?”
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Mar 17 2010
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Blue Mountains Biodiversity Project Benefit Friday March 26th @ Red & Black Cafe |
Come hear live music (to be announced), see a slideshow of eastern Oregon forest ecology & threats to Eastern Oregon forests, check out photo displays of proposed timber sale forest areas at stake, buy books that will help you understand & fight corporate rule!
Sliding scale donation, but no one will be turned away. Find out how you can spend the summer hiking & camping with us in eastern Oregon and help save the forests in the process! Look forward to seeing you at the benefit and in the forest!
For more info. leave a message for Karen at (541) 385-9167.
http://www.bmbp.org
Sliding scale donation, but no one will be turned away. Find out how you can spend the summer hiking & camping with us in eastern Oregon and help save the forests in the process! Look forward to seeing you at the benefit and in the forest!
For more info. leave a message for Karen at (541) 385-9167.
http://www.bmbp.org
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Feb 11 2010
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Tre Arrow to speak at Reed College |
Tre Arrow to speak at Reed College
Thursday, February 11, 2010
7pm, Blue Heron Infoshop (Gray Campus Center Room 34)
Tre Arrow served 5 years in state custody after being accused by an FBI informant of masterminding a series of political arsons in Oregon in 2001. Tre fled to Canada, but was later arrested there, held, and ultimately extradited back to the US after being denied political asylum. Prior to his flight and ultimate arrest, Tre was a prominent organizer and activist working to protect Oregon's ancient forests, including Eagle Creek, a major drinking water supply source for the state's citizens. Tre gained widespread public recognition for his 11 day occupation of a 9 in. wide ledge on the Forest Service Building downtown.
Having recently completed his sentence, Tre will speak publicly for the first time about his activism, his case, his extradition, and his prison hunger strike.
Thursday, February 11, 2010
7pm, Blue Heron Infoshop (Gray Campus Center Room 34)
Tre Arrow served 5 years in state custody after being accused by an FBI informant of masterminding a series of political arsons in Oregon in 2001. Tre fled to Canada, but was later arrested there, held, and ultimately extradited back to the US after being denied political asylum. Prior to his flight and ultimate arrest, Tre was a prominent organizer and activist working to protect Oregon's ancient forests, including Eagle Creek, a major drinking water supply source for the state's citizens. Tre gained widespread public recognition for his 11 day occupation of a 9 in. wide ledge on the Forest Service Building downtown.
Having recently completed his sentence, Tre will speak publicly for the first time about his activism, his case, his extradition, and his prison hunger strike.
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Jan 30 2010
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Tree Sit Continues, Halts Blasting on Coal River Mountain |
January 29th - After meeting with some people working with Climate Ground Zero, Gov. Manchin issued a moratorium on the noisemaker and asked the Raleigh County prosecutor, federal Office of Surface Mining and the State Police to look into the legality of its use. He also asked OSM to investigate the potential impact the noise is having on nearby workers' hearing. Read More | | Photos || WSQT Audio CoveragePAST COVERAGE: Day 6: More air horns, threats of fire hoses
UPDATES: Day 8: Treesitters descend, arrested in face of major winter storm(for W Va) || $9,625 total bail cost, please donate to legal fund | | Send Lawyers, Locks and Money! Please! | | ClimateGroundZero.org Updates
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Dec 30 2009
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Mother Jones Article Promotes Corporate Agribusiness Astroturfing |
A poorly researched article on California water, the "New Dust Bowl," is online and appeared in the November-December edition of Mother Jones magazine, a publication known for its investigative reporting. Dan Bacher, an Indybay contributor and editor for Fish Sniffer, critiques the article, stating, "The 'New Dust Bowl' sounds just like a headline from the Sean Hannity Show or Fox 'News' - and the article reads like a propaganda piece for growers on the west side of the San Joaquin Valley."
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Dec 23 2009
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Klamath Justice Coalition Halts Logging on Karuk Sacred Sites |
The Klamath Justice Coalition organized a blockade in northern California this week, to stop a U.S. Forest Service logging contractor from damaging any sites held sacred by the Indigenous Karuk Nation. Before daybreak on December 16, members of the indigenous-led Coalition gathered at Orleans Mountain Lookout Road within the Six Rivers National Forest and set up a large fire in the roadway. Fortunately, the logging crew took the moral and legally responsible path and turned back without involving the police.
"This morning's small but important victory marks the beginning of our campaign to defend Karuk sacred sites and protect the health of our forests," says Karuk Ceremonial Leader Leaf Hillman, in a Press Release issued after the protest.
Related: Protect Sacred Sites: STOP AZ Snowbowl! Protests