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Pepper Spray Hearing on 8/24
Pepper Spray By Q-Tip on Protesters Trial Nears
Final Pre-trial hearing Aug. 24
San Francisco Civil Rights Trial Sept. 7...
Posted: Mon, Aug 23, 2004 5:15pm PDT
Help Save Jackson State Redwood Forest!
We are on the verge of permanently protecting California's
largest State Forest, a 50,000- acre redwood forest within a few hours of San Francisco!...
Posted: Mon, Aug 23, 2004 2:13pm PDT
Account of Eastbay car caravan to homes of Huntingdon customer employees
Tri Valley Herald article about the animal rights car caravan that had announced in various places that they would meet in Oakland and travel to (high level) employees of customers of Huntingdon Life Sciences. It's not clear if the targets were connected with Chiron or other companies, but there was a similar action last week which was widely reported where a CEO's house was damaged....
Posted: Sun, Aug 22, 2004 8:43am PDT
Action Alert: Stop McMansions in the Parkway!
The following is a personal appeal from Mary Bisharat, longtime Sacramento area peace, social justice and environmental activist, to attend the Board of Supervisors meeting on August 31 at 2 p.m. to stop the Markis/Lien Use Permit. Don't let the Board infringe upon our public space by granting this permit for mansions....
Posted: Sat, Aug 21, 2004 9:34am PDT
In the Spirit of Walt Contreras Sheasby
Walt Contreras Sheasby, an outstanding Red/Green activist and theorist, died. His life was tragically cut short by the West Nile virus. Here is a bibliography of recent works (both theoretical inquiries and occasional polemics) by Walt. Read them and learn from him....
Posted: Sat, Aug 21, 2004 12:52am PDT
MATTOLE FOREST ACTIVIST BEGINS 30 DAY JAIL SENTENCE
Yesterday, A Mattole Forest Defender was sentenced to 30 days in jail for protesting Maxxam/ Pacific Lumber’s liquidation logging in the Mattole watershed. Jemima Lamb, age 20, locked to a schoolbus in a prime backwoods intersection which leads to many Maxxam/PL logging plans....
Posted: Wed, Aug 18, 2004 7:13pm PDT
PEPPER SPRAY Q-TIP SWABBING CASE HEADS TO COURT
Headwaters Forest Defense vs. County of Humboldt et al. Pepper spray plaintiffs represented by the civil rights legal team from the successful 2002 Earth First! (Judi Bari) vs. FBI and Oakland Police civil case....
Posted: Wed, Aug 18, 2004 1:36pm PDT
Peaceable Kingdom at SF's Red Vic Movie House Aug 22 & 23 only!
At a time when factory farming is in the headlines for putting the environment and public health at risk, Peaceable Kingdom takes its audience on an eye-opening journey to the heart of this unfolding national drama....
Posted: Tue, Aug 17, 2004 7:15pm PDT
Premiere screening of new documentary exposes the pillaging of the ocean
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Posted: Tue, Aug 17, 2004 4:44pm PDT
Salmon Festival, Klamath River restoration
Spawning salmon's survival requires the removal of Pacificorp's dams on the Klamath River. Let Scottish Power show true greeness by providing homes with solar panels instead of hydroblocking energy waste. Organic farmers with crop diversity could use less river water in the Klamath Basin than current agribusiness monoculture....
Posted: Mon, Aug 16, 2004 12:36pm PDT
Forest Defense Update, Humboldt County
Ongoing actions in defense of the forest, Humboldt Co. CA Featuring Mattole Forest Defense. Action Camp continues...
Posted: Sun, Aug 15, 2004 1:21pm PDT
Take Action to Save the American River!
Stop thousands of king salmon from dying before spawning in the lower American River - urge the Bureau of Reclamation to support flow and water temperature standards....
Posted: Sat, Aug 14, 2004 1:32am PDT
The Hidden Fish Kill on the American River
Until flow and water temperature standards for the lower American River are adopted, expect to see thousands of salmon to die before spawning during the fall on the American....
Posted: Fri, Aug 13, 2004 1:26pm PDT
The Gang That Can't Shoot Straight
A refutation of the false and misleading environmental claims leveled against San Francisco's Supervisor Sophie Maxwell...
Posted: Thu, Aug 12, 2004 10:02am PDT
Free Campouts At Medicine Lake and Condrey Mt. Threatened Public Forests
There are two hikes to wild places in Northern California in the next two weeks.
This weekend there is a campout and hike on the wild Siskiyou Crest in a threaten area in the Horse Heli timber Sale on public Land on the Klamath River
Then, on August 20th and 21st there will be a campout at the sacred and wild Medicine L:ake volcanic caldera. We will be exploring ice caves, old growth forest, lakes and glass lava flows in this public land where fire meets water. Help us Save Medicine Lak...
Posted: Wed, Aug 11, 2004 4:18pm PDT
"Seeds of Deception" Author in Sacramento Sept. 13
Want to more know about the dangers of GM foods? Want to get active in the movement to stop GM foods from destroying the environment and sustainable agriculture? Come to this talk and book signing by Jeffrey M. Smith, author of Seeds of Deception on September 13....
Posted: Tue, Aug 10, 2004 4:16pm PDT
Save Sac Valley Vernal Pools from $$prawl
Sacramento Valley vernal pools are paved over by developers interested in making money off suburban sprawl, specific info on Shasta county.....
Posted: Sun, Aug 8, 2004 2:54pm PDT
Organic Sacramento meeting on Monday!
Calling All Activists!
I encourage everybody to go to the Organic Sacramento meeting on Monday. It looks likes there's a great agenda.
This announcement is from Kim Glazzard of Organic Sacramento....
Posted: Sat, Aug 7, 2004 5:17pm PDT
Corporate Greed Fuels U.S. Wildfires
PNN investigates the arson of millions of acres of US forests for corporate and/or political gain...
Posted: Sat, Aug 7, 2004 3:10pm PDT
Activist Block Two Log Trucks in Eureka
Wednesday, August 4, 2004...
Posted: Thu, Aug 5, 2004 5:58pm PDT