Posted in Legal Issues, Surveillance on Aug 4th, 2008
Two activists who handed out vegan pamphlets outside of a HoneyBaked Ham store– and were harassed, spied on, and arrested for it– can proceed with a lawsuit against the cops, a federal appeals court recently ruled.
Caitlin Childs and Christopher Freeman were leafletting in an Atlanta suburb in 2003. Here’s much more from the ACLU, including [...]
Posted in Legal Issues on Feb 25th, 2008
Shock-jock talk radio host Michael Savage is suing the Council on American Islamic Relations under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, or RICO. RICO was originally intended to go after the mob. This is from a right-wing site applauding Savage for the lawsuit, and his attempts to label CAIR as “terrorists” using racketeering laws:
Savage [...]
Posted in Grand Juries on Jan 16th, 2008
Through my reporting, I focus on how the “War on Terrorism” is being used to target environmental and animal advocates. But one thing I try to hit home again and again is that this “Green Scare” doesn’t exist in a vacuum. The attacks on environmental and animal advocates are strikingly similar to other eras of [...]
Posted in Events on Oct 16th, 2007
[ November 17, 2007; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. ] Panel Discussion on State Repression: Past and Present
From the Green Scare to the Continued War on the Black Liberation Movement
Featuring:
Ramona Africa of MOVE
Will Potter, journalist and creator of GreenIsTheNewRed.com
Other Speakers: TO BE ANNOUNCED
Saturday, November 17 at 7 p.m.
at St. Stephen’s Church
1525 Newton Street NW
Washington, D.C.
$5-10 sliding scale, suggested donation will cover expenses and benefit
political prisoners. [...]
Posted in Terrorism Definitions on Apr 12th, 2007
Some bloggers have called the “War on Terror” the “Green Scare” for other reasons: green is the color of Islam. Check out this post, and here’s another, ok and one more.
I think it’s an important reminder of how far-reaching the War on Terrorism is, how many lives have been affected by the scare-mongering, and [...]
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.