Posted in Surveillance on Oct 7th, 2009
Two activists have been arrested for using Twitter to communicate during the G20 protests, another step in the continued, escalating attack on First Amendment rights in the name of combating “extremism” and “terrorism.”
Elliot Madison is a social worker and anarchist who was arrested in Pittsburgh on Sept. 24 and “charged with hindering apprehension or prosecution, [...]
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Posted in Legal Issues, Opposition on Jun 11th, 2009
A right-wing Christian group and an anti-gay Michigan church are suing gay activists who “terrorized” the congregation by protesting, distributing leaflets and kissing.
The far-right Alliance Defense Fund is taking on the lawsuit on behalf of Delta Township’s Mount Hope Church, which was “invaded” by queers in November.
Accounts of the day differ, of course, but [...]
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Posted in Activists Arrested, Legal Issues on Mar 25th, 2009
Corporate provocateurs turned Fran Trutt into an “animal rights terrorist.”
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Posted in Opposition on Mar 13th, 2009
A flier found in Portland warns that “terrorist” animal rights protesters are…being effective! “Stop these Terrorists now!”
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Posted in Opposition on Mar 12th, 2009
Center for Consumer Freedom Supports TerrorismThe Center for Consumer Freedom, a corporate front group formed by Philip Morris, is warning Dupont Circle businesses that People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals may bring “violence” to the Washington, D.C. neighborhood.
CCF’s press release and letter warns neighbors of the “potential for harassment, violence, and mass pet killings” [...]
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Animal Enterprise Protection Coalition Internal WebsiteIt has been two years since the passage of the Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act, a sweeping new law that wraps up non-violent civil disobedience and hurting corporate profits as “terrorism.”
The law marked a radical expansion of the “War on Terrorism,” and the most ambitious campaign yet by industry groups, [...]
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Posted in Opposition on Dec 9th, 2008
If anyone is looking for work in this failing economy, you might consider sending your resume to the FBI. Times are getting tight for everyone, but it seems the bureau has enough resources lying around to investigate a box left near the highway four years ago. ["The FBI and the Box of Secrets"... wasn't that [...]
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Posted in Media, Opposition on Oct 13th, 2008
The Denver police union made this shirt to commemorate the beating of DNC protesters.Later this week, I’ll post a closer look at how organizers of protests against the Republican National Convention were arrested as “terrorists.” But first I want to address some of the talk, in the mainstream press and even in activist circles, about [...]
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Posted in Legal Issues, Surveillance on Sep 15th, 2008
Check out this handy dandy guide to policing the protests of “eco-terrorists” and “domestic extremists” that activists in the UK obtained.
From the UK Indymedia:
Sometime during a busy day of policing the Camp For Climate Action, near Kingsnorth Power Station in Kent, an officer dropped a so-called ‘Pocket Legislation Guide on Policing Protest’. The document, [...]
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State Department PowerPoint on Animal Rights ActivismA PowerPoint presentation, leaked from a division of the State Department, reveals that the government is briefing corporations about animal rights activists and offering “countermeasures” to protect corporate profits.
For years, the government has relentlessly pushed to label animal rights and environmental activists as “eco-terrorists” and domestic terrorists. The FBI [...]
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