Judge Dee Benson: “Civil disobedience can’t be the order of the day,” or it will lead to “chaos.” But chaos for who? For the people? For the planet? Or for corporations?
Read the new Green Is The New Red post about Tim DeChristopher
Tim DeChristopher Sentenced — What’s Next for the Environmental Movement?
www.greenisthenewred.com
Environmentalist Tim DeChristopher was sentenced to two years in prison for using non-violent civil disobedience to disrupt a sham oil and gas auction.
So, When is the Two Consecutive Weeks of Direct Action at Exxon’s HQ? Sign us up! Naomi Klein on the Montana Silvertip oil spill.
Climate Change and Disaster in Montana
www.commondreams.org
“We’re a disaster area,” Alexis Bonogofsky told me, “and it’s going to take a long time to get over it.” Bonogofsky and her partner, Mike Scott, were all over the news earlier this month, telling the world about how Montana’s Exxon Mobil pipeline spill has fouled their goat ranch and is threatening
Between Tim DeChristopher‘s Sentencing & the DC Tar Sands Action is Midwest Rising: Convergence 2011. Part climate camp, part anti-corporate camp, all direct action. Join Rising Tide North America and a host of other mid-west allies as bring more street heat to Big Coal and Big Banks.
Midwest Rising: Convergence 2011
convergence2011.org
Welcome to the official website for Midwest Rising: Convergence 2011! This site contains regular updates on the news and events of the upcoming convergence from August 12~15th in St. Louis, MO.
Between Tim DeChristopher‘s Sentencing & the DC Tar Sands Action is Midwest Rising: Convergence 2011. Part climate camp, part anti-corporate camp, all direct action. Join Rising Tide North America and a host of other mid-west allies as bring more street heat to Big Coal and Big Banks.
Midwest Rising: Convergence 2011
convergence2011.org
Welcome to the official website for Midwest Rising: Convergence 2011! This site contains regular updates on the news and events of the upcoming convergence from August 12~15th in St. Louis, MO.