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East Bay | Environment & Forest DefenseOak grove Struggle Continues
Update on the Oak grove. Three tree sitters remain in the trees. The ground camp has a decent group of people 24 hours a day. But we need more people at the camp and in the trees. We can hold climbing trainings for potential tree sitters. Feel free to stop by the camp at any time. We always need food, equipment and financial donations.
In the past few weeks the tree sitters have received almost no food from us. The police try very hard to stop us. But they do give the tree sitters a minimal amount of water and emergency ration bars. One tree sitter went up on july 6 and then came down a few days ago after a death in the family. Today (7/17/08) the court case between the University and those who want to save the oaks was heard. The university had changed their plan and demanded to be allowed to proceed and cut the trees. The decision has been put over for some time but if the university wins then the day of cutting could come soon. Please be prepared to help defend the trees if this happens. Stop by to help out or just to say hi to the tree sitters at any time. see saveoaks.com for more info People gather for the Sunday (7/13/08) resupply attempt.
A cherry picker with extractors approaches the redwood tree where the tree sitters are.
The extractors block the tree sitters path to the trees near the street where we are.
Police stand guard near our bags of food for the tree sitters.
The extractors rest in the cherry picker.
Ayr burns some sage as a blessing.
Running Wolf addresses the crowd.
One of the Grandmothers speaks.
A priest offers a prayer for the oaks and tree sitters and all of us.
A woman offers a pagan invocation.
Arthur speaks about the need to defend our spaces.
Andrea inspires the crowd to make a stand.
Tree sitters talk to the extractors.
Terry Compost offers her prayer.
Marcela chats a prayer in Nahuatl.
A former University employee speaks on the evils of the university nuke program.
A "just for fun" tree sit in the median strip.
Police and workers take away the hated diesel powered lights after installing lights along the fences.
At night a fire is lit in the BBQ as people keep watch into the night waiting for the judges decision in the morning. Luckily it didn't go badly this time.
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