The remaining SHAC 7 defendants were sentenced today. Andrew Stepanian received the maximum sentence of 36 months in prison, and Darius Fullmer was sentenced to 12 months, 1 day.
Both were ordered to pay into the $1,000,001 restitution.
Andy must turn himself in to begin his sentence within 15 days, and Darius must turn himself in [...]

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This morning I was a guest on Go Vegan Texas, which airs on 90.1 FM KPFT Houston. Also on the program were Camille Hankins, an activist with Win Animal Rights, and Tim Gorski, a filmmaker with Rattle the Cage Productions. You can listen to the program online at the Go Vegan Texas website or click [...]

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Talked to Shaun Waterman, the homeland and national security editor at United Press International, last night. Here’s an excerpt from his article on the SHAC 7 and the looming Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act, on the wires today:
But some civil liberties advocates have slated the bill’s provisions as overbroad and unnecessary, charging that legitimate protests that [...]

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I got back from the SHAC 7 sentencing in Trenon, NJ late last night. Just wanted to let everyone know, if you haven’t heard already:
Kevin Kjonaas: 72 months
Lauren Gazzola: 54 months
Jacob Conroy: 48 months
Josh Harper: 36 month sentence
Everyone will have to self-surrender in the next 30 days.
Andrew Stepanian and Darius Fullmer will be sentenced September [...]

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A few people have requested that I post the presentations I made at the national animal rights conference last weekend. Below you’ll find the text I prepared for the plenary session.
My actual speech different slightly from that, though, so I also uploaded an audio file. Click on the triangle below to listen.

“The SHAC 7, [...]

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“Coping With Repression”
Delivered by Will Potter at the national animal rights conference
August 11, 2006
11 a.m.
Good morning. My name is Will Potter. I’m a reporter and I focus on how the War on Terrorism has affected civil liberties, and specifically I focus on the Green Scare, and the push by corporations and politicians to label activists [...]

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Check out this short film by Tim Hitchens and Tim Gorski on the conviction of animal activists on “terrorism” charges for campaigning to shut down the notorious animal testing lab Huntingdon Life Sciences. One of the more interesting segments of the film is Josh Harper, one of the SHAC defendants, noting that animal activists have [...]

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An anonymous ad that ran in The New York Times on Friday praised the conviction of activists on “terrorism” charges, and signaled that the Green Scare is only just beginning.
On September 7, the New York Stock exchange announced it would not list Life Sciences Research, the counterpart to the notorious animal-testing company Huntingdon Life Sciences. [...]

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