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DESCRIPTION:Politics as usual is killing the climate and all of us in it. We need 
 hardscrabble campaigns, grassroots organizing and bold and effective direct 
 action to fight it. We need disruption on a mass scale.\n\nOil companies, 
 coal companies, timber companies all fight back. And they are backed by 
 every level of government. So, we also need to prepare for the inevitable 
 backlash from the state.\n\nWe're going to be hosting a series of talks and 
 trainings this year focused on effective campaigns and bold action for 
 climate justice.\n\nOur first talk will feature our dear comrade and long 
 time direct action organizer Jake Conroy. We're excited to host him in the 
 Bay Area on March 4th.\n\nJake will speak about his involvement in Stop 
 Huntingdon Animal Cruelty USA (SHAC USA) and the repression they 
 experienced from the US government and corporate investigators, as well by 
 the Bureau of Prisons while incarcerated. He will discuss being the target 
 of a multi-agency terrorism investigation, learning he was on a 
 high-profile prisoners list, and navigating living a life branded as a 
 terrorist in a post-9/11 society while incarcerated.\n\nDoors open at 
 630pm, and the talk with start at 7pm sharp. The space is indoors/outdoors, 
 please dress warmly and wear a mask.\n\nDonations appreciated, sliding 
 scale of $5-$15, no one turned away for lack of funds.\n\nAbout 
 Jake\n\nJake Conroy is a long-time activist, designer, and writer currently 
 residing in Seattle, WA USA.  He helped organize and participated in 
 successful local, regional, national and international pressure campaigns. 
 He also helped build the foundation of SHAC USA, considered one of the most 
 successful grassroots animal rights campaigns in history. He and his 
 co-organizers were subsequently arrested by the US government for their 
 roles and dubbed the SHAC7.  Jake and his co-defendants were found guilty 
 after a lengthy trial and he was sentenced to 4 years in federal prison.  
 In 2019, the Joaquin Phoenix produced documentary, The Animal People, was 
 released detailing the campaign and the controversial court 
 case.\n\nCurrently, Jake works at the Rainforest Action Network, an 
 international organization using pressure campaigns to stop rainforest 
 deforestation, fossil fuel extraction, and support human rights.  He can be 
 found pontificating online as the Cranky Vegan, where he irritates everyone 
 with his thoughts on the tactics, strategies and optics of the grassroots 
 animal rights movement.\n\nCo-Sponsored by Diablo Rising Tide, Oil and Gas 
 Action Network and the Green and Red Podcast.\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2022/02/22/18848193.php
SUMMARY:From Activist to Terrorist: Anti-Corporate Campaigning, Civil Liberties and State Repressin
LOCATION:The Studio 1601 18th St, Oakland, CA 94607 US
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2022/02/22/18848193.php
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