I was on 91.7 KVRX FM in Austin discussing Communication Management Units and the far-reaching implications of the government labeling activists as “eco-terrorists.” You can listen to it on the program website, “On the Fringe.”

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Eugene benefit with Lauren Regan and Will Potter
I’m about to head off to Drake University, and then the Northwest for a mini speaking tour, and wanted to let you all know about another event. I’ll be speaking at the Civil Liberties Defense Center in Eugene, OR with Lauren Regan on Thursday, March 26 at 6pm. [...]

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[ June 26, 2009 to June 28, 2009. ] Last year’s Let Live Conference was the first ever, but you’d never know it. It was one of the best conferences I’ve ever participated in, because the organizers pulled together such a diverse group of speakers and the whole thing ran amazingly smoothly. (You might remember an incident involving a rollerblade birthday cake, but we [...]

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[ March 29, 2009; 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm. 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm. 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm. ] [caption id="attachment_1508" align="alignright" width="233" caption="AETA 4 Benefit with Peter Young and Will Potter"][/caption]

Hey Portland: Another benefit for the AETA 4 when I’m in town. This one with former animal liberation prisoner Peter Young. Young was prosecuted using the original version of the Animal Enterprise Protection Act for releasing mink from fur farms. The recent arrests, [...]

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[ March 24, 2009; 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm. 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm. ] [caption id="" align="alignright" width="250" caption="Photo by Fred Askew"][/caption]I’ll be speaking about the Green Scare, and the recent Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act arrests, at Drake University next week:

March 24th 2009
Drake University in Des Moines, IA
6 p.m. in the Bulldog Theatre in Olmstead Hall.

I get into Des Moines pretty early on Tuesday, and have the afternoon [...]

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[ March 28, 2009; 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm. ] [caption id="attachment_1221" align="alignright" width="231" caption="AETA 4 Flier for Portland Benefit"][/caption]I’m heading off in a few weeks for a mini speaking tour on the Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act and the Green Scare (I’ll post the details for other events as they’re finalized). I’ll be in Portland, Oregon to speak at a benefit for the AETA 4, [...]

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In light of the recent arrests under the Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act, I thought it would a good time to post this presentation I gave at William Mitchell College of Law recently.
It’s a step-by-step walkthrough of the Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act, with some background on the law and how it was passed. It is, [...]

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I spoke with Tom Elko of the Minnesota Independent about how the government is labeling and prosecuting political activists as terrorists, and some patterns that are emerging between a few of the most well-known cases, including the RNC 8 and the SHAC 7.

“They are not going after the people that are doing any alleged crimes,” [...]

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When I was in Minneapolis, I sat down with a few local Indymedia journalists and Friends of the RNC 8 to talk about the connections between the RNC 8 case (above-ground community organizers facing terrorism charges for organizing mass protests against the Republican National Convention) and the broader Green Scare.
“The government has been starting [...]

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Catalyst radio on KFAI.orgI interviewed with Lydia Howell at KFAI 90.3 FM in the Twin Cities about the RNC 8, the Green Scare, and who is–and isn’t–being labeled “terrorists.”
I’m heading out to Minneapolis tomorrow for a few speaking events, one at the law school on the Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act and one on the Green [...]

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