Posted in Federal, GNR Media/ Events, Legislation on Nov 13th, 2006
For you early birds, I’ll be on “Wakeup Call,” WBAI 99.5 FM in New York City, tomorrow morning to talk about the passage of the Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act. Bright and early. 7:25 a.m. EST.
I’ll post a link or the audio if I can.
Posted in Federal, Legislation, Opposition on Nov 13th, 2006
UPDATE: This article was named by Project Censored as one of the top 25 under-reported news stories for the year. It appears in Censored 2008.
They did it. Corporations, industry groups and the politicians that represent them rushed through legislation labeling activists as “terrorists” on the first day back from Congressional recess. Just moments ago the [...]
Posted in Federal, Legislation on Nov 13th, 2006
More to come soon.
Posted in Federal, Legislation, Opposition, Uncategorized on Nov 13th, 2006
I’ve been receiving a flood of emails from people who have called their members of Congress, raised concerns about the Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act, and been met with a barrage of misinformation. Here’s an email being distributed by the office of U.S. Representative Rick Larsen, with my responses and clarifications.
—— Forwarded Message
From: “Dabbs, Michael” [...]
Posted in Activists' Response, Federal, Legislation, Uncategorized on Nov 13th, 2006
The Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act is on the suspension calendar to pass the House today. The suspension calendar is for “non-controversial” bills, so lawmakers can pass a bunch of them at once and save time. Considering the vast First Amendment implications of this bill, and the number of groups that have opposed, it’s particularly outrageous [...]
Posted in Federal, GNR Media/ Events, Legislation, Uncategorized on Nov 13th, 2006
The NewStandard has an article by Megan Tady available online today, highlighting some of the concerns raised with the Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act.
An excerpt:
Will Potter, a journalist who tracks how the so-called “war on terror” affects civil liberties, questions the motives behind the legislation.
“If this legislation is only going after so-called violent extremists, how [...]
Posted in Federal, Legislation on Oct 30th, 2006
I just posted the guest editorial I wrote for the November issue of Satya. Let me know what you think. It will be crunch time when lawmakers get back on November 13th.
Posted in Federal, GNR Media/ Events, Legislation on Oct 17th, 2006
I recently interviewed with Bob Torres over at VeganFreak Radio about the Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act, “eco-terrorism” rhetoric and the future of the Green Scare. You can listen to the entire program over at the VeganFreak website. Please also check out their blog and book.
I’ve also uploaded the mp3 of the segment discussing the [...]
Posted in Federal, Legislation on Oct 11th, 2006
Get ready for it. Come November 13, industry groups, corporations and the politicians that represent them will likely throw everything they’ve got into pushing the Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act through the House.
Here’s why:
Congress is in recess right now. Lawmakers are back home baby kissin’ and getting ready for the November 7 general elections. They’ll [...]
Posted in Federal, Legislation on Oct 10th, 2006
Could the legislation pending in Congress really label you a terrorist?
I’ve posted a detailed, step-by-step look at the Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act to help folks answer that question. It’s a plain English examination of what, exactly, the law does, and how it could impact all activists, of all social movements.
It’s much longer than [...]
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.