Activism & Activists’ Response

Monkey Wrench Gang Movie With Matthew McConaughey as Hayduke

Ed Abbey’s classic The Monkey Wrench Gang is being made into a big-budget Hollywood movie starring–wait for it– Matthew McConaughey and John Goodman. And the director of “Twilight” is set to direct. I feel ill. The Monkey Wrench Gang is Abbey’s classic tale of George Hayduke, an ex-Green Beret, leading a band of outlaws in […]

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The Impact of “Terrorism” Legislation on the Anarchist Movement, an Interview with Infoshop.org

Infoshop.org interview on the impact of terrorism legislation on anarchists and the anarchist movement, including labeling anarchists as terrorists.

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FBI Admits Utah Grand Jury May Lead to ALF “Sympathy Attacks”

An animal rights activist in Utah, Jordan Halliday, has been jailed for refusing to testify about his political beliefs and associations before a grand jury. In response, the FBI is going into Orwellian overdrive. Here are two ways the public statements by the FBI and prosecutors about this “animal rights terrorism” case just don’t add up:

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Portland Benefit for the AETA 4, Activists Facing “Animal Enterprise Terrorism” Charges

I’m heading off in a few weeks for a mini speaking tour on the Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act and the Green Scare (I’ll post the details for other events as they’re finalized). I’ll be in Portland, Oregon to speak at a benefit for the AETA 4, activists facing “animal enterprise terrorism” charges for allegedly chalking […]

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Utah Activists Resisting “Animal Enterprise Terrorism” Witch Hunts

[caption id="attachment_1170" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Activists protest grand jury in Utah investigating the Animal Liberation Front."]Activists protest grand jury in Utah investigating the Animal Liberation Front.[/caption]“Eco-terrorism” witch hunts in Utah haven’t kept local activists from speaking out and defending those targeted as “animal rights terrorists.”

When two animal rights activists were subpoenaed to a federal grand jury on February 18th, local organizers showed that the activists had public support, and that no one would be intimidated into remaining silent.

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5 Reasons Why Republicans Should Care About the Government Labeling Activists “Terrorists”

The coordinated campaign to smear political activists as “terrorists” should concern everyone, from far right to far left and everyone in between: It puts all Americans at risk. Animal rights and environmental activists have never flown planes into buildings or sent anthrax through the mail, but the FBI labels them the “number one domestic terrorism […]

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Are Mainstream Environmentalists Supporting “Eco-terrorism” Against Climate Change This Weekend?

Thousands of students converging in Washington, D.C. this weekend have already “gone green.” Now they are going “eco-terrorist.” That’s absurd, right? No one in their right mind would call the 10,000 young people participating in the Power Shift conference and mass non-violent civil disobedience against a coal-powered plant“eco-terrorists.” But corporations and the politicians who represent […]

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How Law Enforcement Uses Informants and Snitches Against Activists

The government relies on fear to create informants and snitches, and build cases against political activists.

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FBI’s 5-Step Process to Criminalize First Amendment Activity as “Terrorism”

The recent FBI arrests of animal rights activists as “terrorists” for chalking sidewalks, protesting and making fliers marks a drastic turning point in the Green Scare, and in the history of this country. The government and corporations are clearly hoping to set a legal precedent for the sweeping power of the Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act. […]

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5 Reasons for Activists to Cover Their Faces at Protests

“If activists have nothing to hide, why are they wearing masks?” I’ve heard that question over and over again. It usually comes in the form of a soundbite from someone affiliated with a corporation, industry or government agency that is attempting to smear lawful activists as “terrorists.” Their reasoning goes something like this: If you […]

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