Activism & Activists’ Response

“Free Speech As Terrorism” Event at Georgetown Law School

I’ll be speaking at Georgetown Law School on Thursday, November 4 at 6pm. Other speakers include Shahid Buttar of the Bill of Rights Defense Committee, and Odette Wilkins of the Equal Justice Alliance. I’ll be talking about how the Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act is part of a broader, coordinated campaign to chill free speech in the name of national security and fighting “terrorism.”

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FBI Raids [Insert Social Movement Here] Activists

If activist communities are going to survive this repression and move forward, and if we are going to welcome others to join us, we must lay claim to a space between the extremes of patriotic naiveté and hopelessness.

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Milkshakes for Eco-terrorists

It’s like my two primary interests in life, milkshakes and “eco-terrorists,” have gotten together and had a t-shirt baby.

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“Don’t ask, ‘How can I not be labeled a terrorist?’ Ask, ‘How can I be a threat?’”

Video of Will Potter’s plenary session lecture at the 2010 national animal rights conference in Washington, DC. It focuses on the Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act, secretive political prisons called Communications Management Units, and how we must respond.

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20 Years Later: Remembering the Bombing of Judi Bari

Lessons from the car-bombing of Judi Bari and Darryl Cherney, two Earth First! activists, 20 years ago.

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Why Activists Should Never Talk to the Police or FBI (Video)

A great talk by James Duane, a professor at Regent Law School and a former defense attorney, on why you should never talk to the police.

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Take Action Against Secretive Political Prisons

The federal Bureau of Prisons has quietly submitted a proposal to make the secretive, political prisons called Communications Management Units permanent. As part of that process, there is a required public comment period, where individuals and organizations can register their opposition. This is a process required by the Administrative Procedures Act, and it should have […]

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Interview in “Journal of Aesthetics & Protest” on Labeling Activists as Terrorists

I was interviewed by Dara Greenwald for the Journal of Aesthetics & Protest about the Green Scare, and labeling political activists as domestic terrorists. One area that was particularly interesting, and has not been discussed much on this site, is the implications of all this for artists. Check out the interview for a bit more […]

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Know Your Rights Booklet for Activists

The Center for Constitutional Rights has a great new legal guide for activists called “If An Agent Knocks.” From CCR: Federal law enforcement agencies like the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) have a dark history of targeting radical and progressive movements. Some of the dirty tricks they use against these movements include: the infiltration of […]

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How to Build Stronger Communities in Response to Government Repression

The Let Live conference in Portland was fantastic, even better than last year. I was invited to open the conference (which was quite a daunting task, because my talk was followed by vegan soft serve ice cream and karaoke) and talk about building strong communities within the environmental and animal rights movements. I fully expected […]

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