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Earth First! vs. FBI: Civil Rights Lawsuit in Court 
The first FBI scandal of the 1990's was the false arrest and illegal frame-up of nonviolent Earth First! activists Judi Bari and Darryl Cherney, after they were car-bombed in Oakland. A federal civil rights lawsuit against the FBI and Oakland Police filed in 1991 comes to trial on October 1, 2001. But you wont find this case, or any of the well-documented examples of FBI abuses against political activists, on the agenda for reformers on Capitol Hill....
Posted: Thu, Jul 26, 2001 8:20am PDT
Old Growth Initiative 
Coalition Launches Campaign to Save California's Old-Growth
SACRAMENTO A coalition of business, social, religious and
conservation organizations announced today the submission of a ballot
initiative aimed at preserving California's remaining ancient and
old-growth trees. Trees alive in the year California became a state
(1850) would be spared if the initiative becomes law....
Posted: Thu, Jul 26, 2001 8:12am PDT
Coalition Launches Campaign to Save California's Old-Growth Sacramento
July 23, 2001...
Posted: Wed, Jul 25, 2001 11:08am PDT
Coalition Launches Campaign to Save California's Old-Growth Sacramento
July 23, 2001...
Posted: Wed, Jul 25, 2001 11:04am PDT
Shots fired at tree sitters in Santa Cruz redwoods Mon, July 23rd shots activists were shot at by unknown logger or violent opposer. No injuries but definate esculation of violence....
Posted: Tue, Jul 24, 2001 2:38am PDT
MRC Blockade: halted trucks 
trucks lined up before the blockade....
Posted: Sun, Jul 22, 2001 1:39pm PDT
MRC Blockade: main 
Activists stop logging trucks and crews from entering MRC's logging site on the Albion River....
Posted: Sun, Jul 22, 2001 1:37pm PDT
Mendocino Redwood Blockade in Albion 
community protests MRC logging operation on Albion River, near the enchanted meadow, blockading trucks and halting logging operations....
Posted: Sun, Jul 22, 2001 1:32pm PDT
Fish and Game Bending Over Backwards for Governor Davis 
July 19, 2001
Eureka, Ca...
Posted: Fri, Jul 20, 2001 4:16pm PDT
Ellen Taylor SLAPP'd by Pacific Lumber 
July 19, 2001
Eureka, Ca...
Posted: Fri, Jul 20, 2001 3:58pm PDT
Pacific Lumber SLAPPs Ellen Taylor at Fish and Game Rally July 19, 2001
Eureka, California...
Posted: Fri, Jul 20, 2001 3:34pm PDT
Direct Auctions for Mattole Please join us for evenings of folk music, a wonderful buffet, and auctions of fine local art and craft. We will be featuring breathtaking footage from films made about our struggle and the beauty of the Pacific Northwest. Come for just the auction or enjoy the whole evening of entertainment....
Posted: Sat, Jul 14, 2001 1:23pm PDT
Judy Bari vs FBI, lawsuit update: KPFA Flashpoints Radio (text/audio) KPFA Flashpoints Radio July 11, 2001: (link to audio in 'full story' text below)
- Bombing recap, comments by Judy Bari, Karen Pickett, and Darryl Cherney (23 min)
- Interesting interviews about the case with historian Howard Zinn and singer, troublemaker Utah Phillips (31 min)...
Posted: Wed, Jul 11, 2001 11:04pm PDT
Industry Group Attacks Rainforest Action Network Industry front groups are crying "terrorism" in an attempt to smear and intimidate Rainforest Action Network, in response to RAN's wildly successful public education campaigns....
Posted: Tue, Jul 10, 2001 1:58pm PDT
Logging Protesters Take A Breather With Maxxam’s Pacific Lumber having logged much of old-growth Douglas fir in the Mattole River watershed and
about to tackle second-growth redwoods in the Freshwater Creek area there has been a period of respite for direct action defenders of these venerable trees....
Posted: Tue, Jul 10, 2001 12:11pm PDT
NOON, TUESDAY JULY 10 DEMO at Congressman RICHARD POMBO's office, STOCKTON **** Congressman took Money from MAXXAM; tried to Shut down Savings and
Loan Trial in Case Similar to Keating Five ****...
Posted: Sat, Jul 7, 2001 10:23am PDT
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