There are a few benefits coming up for “Green Scare” defendants coming up, including one tonight for you NYC folks. What about you? Post a comment about what is going on in your town…
An Earth Day Benefit for the Pacific Northwest’s Old-Growth Forests and Daniel McGowan
What: Music, Food, Fun, and More
When: 8 PM, Friday, April 18th
Where: 1087 Broadway (In Brooklyn, between Dodworth and Lawton Streets, above Goodbye Blue Monday– see below for directions)
Cost: $7-$10, Suggested Donation (this is a benefit, so please be prepared to make a donation)Join us on Friday, April 18th for an evening of revelry to support political prisoner Daniel McGowan and the forests he fought to defend.
Among the bands performing will be:
Your 33 Black Angels (Ol’ time rock ‘n roll, but this ain’t Bob Segar)
Darren Deicide (Roots music to keep you moving)
Oogle Orphanage (If it was easy to describe, they wouldn’t be playing it)
The Forthrights (Think Desmond Dekker Meets Toots & The Maytals, only younger)
Shit Lovin’ Angels (Streetwise punk with a heart of gold)
More information at SupportDaniel.org.
In Portland:
Benefit for Jonathan Paul
Portland, Oregon, April 26, at the Red & Black Cafe
Tables/hangout at 6pm | Speakers at 7pm | Music around 8pm
This event will feature an informative talk by Lauren Regan of the Civil Liberties Defense Center, highlighting Jonathan Paul’s case within the context of the government’s “green scare” crackdown on activists. There will be a slideshow about Jonathan, local environmental and animal activist groups will be tabling, and an amazing old-time music duo will wash away our woes at the end of the night. To learn more about Jonathan’s case, see www.supportjonathan.org For venue info see www.redandblackcafe.com
And finally, in Washington DC, a 7-course gourmet meal?! (And no, “Potter’s House” is not “Will Potter’s House,” unfortunately. The closest my house comes to a 7-course meal is coffee, bagels, coffee, bagels, coffee, bagels, and more coffee.)
Tuesday – April 29th – Seating starts at 7 p.m.
Joshua Ploeg, The Traveling Vegan Chef, comes to D.C.!A special benefit dinner with the Traveling Vegan Chef: Joshua Ploeg. A
7-course gourmet vegan meal to benefit recent Green Scare arrestee and
environmental activist Marie Mason.At The Potter’s House
1658 Columbia Road NW
Washington, DC 20009***Minimum $20 per person donation requested — higher donations are
appreciated and encouraged.***Advanced reservations requested. Seating Limited to 40 people. R.S.V.P. to
Volunteers@dcinfoshop.org with “Benefit Dinner R.S.V.P.” in the subject
line. Please include your name, and how many people you are making
reservations for.–The Menu–
*Veggie Curried “Chikn”-Almond Salad Stuffed Tomato Boats
*Zucchini Puffs with Tomato Butter and Caper-Herb Dressing
*Seaweed-Wrapped Tofu, Romaine and Apple Salad with Ginger-Horseradish
Vinaigrette and Grated Beets
*Greens and White Beans with Garlic and Lemon
*Herbed Mushroom-Olive Balls with Fried Onions, Tomato Rice and Artichoke
Sauce
*Apricot-Orange Tarts with Vanilla-Pineapple “Cream” and Mint Sauce *Grape
Spritzer with Lime–A Benefit for Marie Mason–
Marie Mason is a school teacher in Cincinatti, Ohio, a long-time
environmental and labor union activist and a loving mother of two. On
March 10th, Marie was arrested by FBI, Homeland Security, and local police
and charged with the destruction of logging equipment related to an
incident in Michigan in 2000, and another incident in 1999 related to an
arson at Michigan State University.This is one of the more recent developments, in what many have dubbed the
“Green Scare”, a recent wave of repression aimed at disrupting and
discrediting grassroots environmental activism and criminalizing dissent.