Call for December 7th Day of Solidarity!
www.greenscare.org
OPPOSE THE NEW WAR ON DISSENT!
ORGANIZE A GREEN SCARE SOLIDARITY EVENT IN YOUR CITY!

December 7:
A Day of Solidarity with Green Scare Indictees and Political Prisoners.
The term Green Scare refers to the Red Scares of the early twentieth century, made famous by the McCarthy hearings and the House Un-American Activities Committee. The Green Scare demonstrates a similar systematic criminalization of dissent as the U.S. government is using all its tactics (e.g., grand juries, specialized legislation, paid agents provacateurs) to target the radical environmental and animal rights movements, those who publicly support them, and others who struggle for a healthy, diverse eco-system and the rights of animals.

On December 7th, 2005, the FBI made their first arrests of "Operation Backfire," a multi-state sweep targeting alleged Earth Liberation and Animal Liberation Front activists with charges of conspiracy and arson threatening them with life in prison. Elsewhere, the government has convicted organizers of the Stop Huntingdon (Life Sciences) Animal Cruelty (SHAC) campaign - a campaign that ultimately kept HLS off the stock market and can take credit for the divestment of hundreds of their clients and investors. The SHAC 7 are currently serving up to 6 years for violating the "Animal Enterprise Protection Act" by operating a website. In Sacramento, Eric McDavid, waiting in solitary confinement for trial, faces up to 20 years for alleged thought crime. In 2001, Jeff "Free" Luers was convicted of damaging 3 Sports Utility Vehicles that were later restored and sold. He is currently serving his 6th year of a 22 year, 8 month sentence.

This year, on December 7, people all over the country will be organizing and participating in events to raise awareness about the Green Scare and show solidarity with those targeted by it. Please organize an event in your area to support Green Scare Indictees and political prisoners.

Some ideas for events are:
· Film screenings
· Prisoner letter writing parties
· Teach-ins
· Support rallies
· Fundraisers (garage sales, 5-k runs, bike rides, booksales, etc)
· Shows or music festivals

To get ideas or support, please go to GreenScare.org. Remember, everything you do to support people who are targets of prosecution should be LEGAL and in their best interest. Many are in pre-trial or in an appeal process; please do not organize something that could jeopardize their cases. Further, if you are organizing events specific to targeted individuals, please contact their support committees before organizing rallies or fundraisers. You can find their contact information here or by emailing us. To let us know what events you have planned, please email us at greenscare@mutualaid.org .

New poster: "Support the 'Green Scare' Defendants!"
SUPPORT THE GREEN SCARE DEFENDANTS!

The world is in a bad way—even Time and Newsweek admit that we're facing a rolling environmental catastrophe of a grand scale. The government is working on its response: locking away our friends.

In December 2005, the FBI's "Operation Backfire" led to the arrests of a half dozen environmental activists nationwide, with other arrests following soon afterwards. The arrestees were accused of arson and sabotage against government and commercial facilities involved in ecological destruction and animal torture. Several other suspects wanted by the Feds have yet to be apprehended. The government's initial case was built with the assistance of Jacob Ferguson, a notorious Eugene, Oregon junkie. Bill Rodgers, one of those arrested on December 7, died Winter Solstice while caged in Arizona, an apparent suicide. Over half a year later, several surviving arrestees have been pressured to provide dubious testimony against each other in exchange for lesser sentences. Four non-cooperating defendants now face trial in the District of Oregon, with another person facing trial in a different jurisdiction. Many of the defendants face sentences in excess of "life," for property destruction that physically hurt no living being. These defendants deserve our support.

Read more here
Poster Available here

Green Scare benefit shirts!
Please contact redroserage@yahoo.com for more information and to place an order.
The shirts are black with white ink. There is an image of a crow breaking out of chains and the quote “In defiance of the order that ushers our dying earth to her grave, let us stand together so that the fires of our hearts may burn against this dark hour of repression as one brilliant inferno. RESIST THE GREEN SCARE.” The shirts are available in S, M, L, XL and are $15 each. All money will go to the non-cooperating defendant's legal funds.
Image of the shirts available here

Anti-Green Scare Poster
From Portland indymedia:
Here is an 8.5x14 poster that folks can use in their respective cities to make the situation more well-known and to present an anarchist analysis. People should consider putting some up as the International Weekend of Resistance Against the Green Scare (Jun 9-11) is coming up soon.
Poster is available here

Radio Interview "FBI Witch-Hunt: In memory of Bill Rodgers"
From Healing the Earth Radio:
Sarah, a friend and supporter of Bill Roders, talks about the circumstances that led to his arrest and eventual death.
http://www.radio4all.net/index.php?op=program-info&program_id=15759&nav=producer-directory&