Posted in Activists' Response on Apr 18th, 2008
There are a few benefits coming up for “Green Scare” defendants coming up, including one tonight for you NYC folks. What about you? Post a comment about what is going on in your town…
An Earth Day Benefit for the Pacific Northwest’s Old-Growth Forests and Daniel McGowan
What: Music, Food, Fun, and More
When: 8 PM, Friday, April [...]
Posted in Activists' Response, Opposition, Terrorism Rhetoric on Mar 12th, 2008
Call me Ishmael.
I mean, call me an “eco-terrorist.”
I mean, call the Japanese whalers complete hypocrites.
So, you remember how whalers held members of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society hostage when the activists boarding the whaling boat in order to deliver a letter? Well now the whalers have turned to physical violence, shooting Paul Watson, captain of [...]
Posted in Activists' Response, Media on Mar 12th, 2008
Unfortunately the little mainstream media coverage of so-called “eco-terrorism” has been the unquestioning use of the T-word to describe sabotage and property crimes. (The recent cases in Seattle and now in Michigan are great examples of the press getting so wrapped up in the sexiness of that story that civil liberties implications are nowhere to [...]
Posted in Activists' Response on Mar 11th, 2008
Attention FBI and DHS. It’s time to raise the color-coded threat level. It seems the vegan “eco-terrorists” have joined forces with the “A-rab terrorists” (pronounced ayyy-rahb, with a Texas twang), and started Hezbollah Tofu. Their target of opportunity is Anthony Bourdain, the chef who called vegetarians “terrorist scum.” Their terrorist tactic: vegan versions of classic [...]
Posted in Activists' Response on Mar 5th, 2008
This “banner drop” was outside the Earth Crisis show in Worcester to “call attention to the Green Scare, celebrate Jeff Luer’s shortened sentence, make leap day more fun, etc.” There’s more at Worcester Indymedia:
On Friday February 29th, Leap Day, Worcester Activists Welcomed Earth Crisis concertgoers with a banner that read WELCOME TO WORCESTER—DON’T BE SCARED [...]
Posted in Activists' Response on Jan 16th, 2008
Some animal activists in California sent me this photo from a legal demonstration outside what they say is the “ten-million-dollar-plus, palatial mansion owned by Phenomenex President and CEO Farajollah Mahjoor.” They say Phenomenex is tied to the notorious animal testing lab, Huntingdon Life Sciences, which is the target of Stop Huntingdon Animal Cruelty.
The government and [...]
Posted in Activists' Response on Nov 29th, 2007
Last year folks around the world organized 42 events in 29 cities to raise awareness of the “Green Scare,” and the labeling of environmental advocates as “eco-terrorists.” Among the highlights were speaking events, benefit concerts, protests, letter writing parties and many other creative ways to build community and fight back the fear-mongering.
December 7th marks the [...]
Posted in Activists' Response on Jul 28th, 2007
Some activists out West are running a marathon and raising money for Daniel McGowan, one of the individuals arrested in the Operation Backfire cases.
All proceeds from this run will go directly to Daniel McGowan’s education fund. Daniel will complete his master’s degree while serving a seven-year sentence in federal prison. We believe that Danniel’s [...]
Posted in Activists' Response, Federal, Legal, Legislation, Operation Backfire, SHAC 7 on Jul 27th, 2007
A few folks asked that I post this, so here goes. It’s the audio and text from the plenary speech I gave at the national animal rights conference in Los Angeles, about how people choose respond to the fear created by the Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act, “terrorism enhancements” and the Green Scare more broadly. [...]
Posted in Activists' Response, Legal, Operation Backfire on Jul 7th, 2007
I just received a copy of The Secret World of Terijian, a children’s book that some folks have put out to raise money for individuals labeled “eco-terrorists” and hit with terrorism enhancement penalties for property destruction in the name of the environment.
It’s a cute little book about two kids, Connor and Moriko, who find [...]
The War on Terrorism has come home. Corporations and politicians are labeling activists "eco-terrorists" and national security threats. Think red-baiting, with a green twist. Here you'll find original reporting and analysis of the Green Scare, and history repeating itself.