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 [...]
Posted in Activists' Response on May 21st, 2007
Beware the Green Scare!
The term Green Scare, alluding to the Red Scare of the 1940s and ’50s, refers to legal and extralegal actions taken by the U.S. government against the “radical” environmentalist movement. It is a strategy that has been used before: attack the margins of a movement as a way to limit dissent more [...]
Posted in Activists' Response, Legal on May 11th, 2007
Just received this, about the “terrorism enhancement” hearing for the Operation Backfire cases. Activists are also holding a rally at the same time, outside the courthouse…
MEDIA ADVISORY
For Immediate Release: May 10, 2007
Contacts:
Lauren Regan, Civil Liberties Defense Center, Eugene, OR, 541-687-9180
Alejandro Queral, NW Constitutional Rights Center, Portland, OR, 503-295-6400, 202-491-6204
Defendants Decry Gov’t Attempt to Label Crimes [...]
Posted in Activists' Response on Feb 17th, 2007
Hey everyone,
I just posted a new page with information on what you can do to help raise awareness about the Green Scare.
In public forums and via email, people regularly ask me what they can do to combat the “eco-terrorism” rhetoric, legal actions and legislation. I never quite know how to respond. I created GreenIsTheNewRed.com [...]
Posted in Activists' Response on Dec 18th, 2006
Thanks to friends of Daniel McGowan for sending these my way. They’re from the December 7 rally and outreach events in NYC around the Green Scare and fighting “eco-terrorist” scare-mongering. Click “continue reading” for the other photos.
Photo credit: Fred Askew
Photo credit: Ida C. Benedetto
Photo credit: Erin Siegal
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.