It’s Time to Come Up With Our Own Solutions (aka the government wants you dead)

What a shock to discover, while scrolling through the news headlines from Victoria yesterday, that Saanich Police (Saanich is one of 14 municipalities in Greater Victoria) were out riding in an RCMP helicopter looking for homeless camps in city parks.
Holy war on the poor, batman! Are you serious? What next, dump agent orange on us, [...]

UC Berkeley Police Risking Oak’s Defenders Lives!

-from Indybay
Yes, the role of law enforcement is to protect and serve. But in this case, it seems that UCPD Police Chief Victoria Harrison’s directives are to “protect” the UC’s interests and “serve” a life threatening response to the peaceful and non-violent protectors of the Berkley Oak Grove. On June 17th at 6:30 am, UC [...]

Indiana: I-69 Tree Sit Evicted, Solidarity Demos and Phone Calls Requested

-from infoshop news
At 5:45 am local time, over 25 officers from three different agencies descended on the scene of the anti I-69 tree sit. Over the next few hours, the officers worked to bring both of the tree-borne protesters down and promptly placed them under arrest. We will be sending out more information very soon, [...]

More on The Earth First! Anti-I-69 Tree Sit

Duo weighs in on I-69 construction by scaling trees
by Jimmy Nesbitt, Evansville Courier and Press
Two people protesting the construction of Interstate 69 have pitched a tent roughly 30 feet off the ground in a cluster of trees near the Gibson-Warrick County line.
The two men who appeared to be in their 20s caused a headache Monday [...]

Taking to the Trees: Day 1 of the first Anti-I-69 Tree Sit

In the Wee hours of May 18th, fading into the early morning of May 19th, a small group of activists braved the pre-dawn chill (and the threat of arrest and imprisonment!) and slipped into the trees alongside a country road about 25 miles north of Evansville, Indiana. They went in loaded with ropes, tarps, platforms, [...]

No Charges for Bear Mountain Tree-sitters

-from Zoe Blunt
The Crown won’t proceed on mischief charges for the people arrested at
the site of the Bear Mountain Interchange in Langford. Charges were
stayed for tree sitters Luke Woodyard and Noah Ross, and no charges
were laid against Nancy Powell and Ingmar Lee. Ben Isitt will find out
his fate on Thursday morning.

Fifth Treesitter Arrested in Tasmanian Forest Action

-abc.net.au
Another forest activist has been arrested in the Little Dennison Valley near Ranelagh in Tasmania’s south.
The man was perched on a tree platform which was attached to logging machinery.

Earth Warriors Win One! Nanning Creek Treesit Declares Victory

(Oh yeah!! Shout out to my brothers and sisters taking a stand for the trees!! Great news!)
Who says Treesitting doesn’t work?
by Jeff Muskrat
We won! Read about Nanning Creek Treesit’s inspiring story! Thank you to all who helped us!
Apparently, Pacific Lumber missed the boat to refile the “Bonanza” THP in Nanning Creek, home of “Spooner” [...]

Lone Berkeley treesitter comes down

By Selina MacLaren and Asaf Shalev
Contributing Writers
Michael Schuck, who goes by “Fresh,” came down from the tree outsider Wheeler Hall Friday early afternoon. Fresh and another tree-sitter, who identified himself as “Jahlandin,” first climbed into a nearby tree on Tuesday, Feb. 26th.
The protester who has been sitting in a tree outside Wheeler Hall for more [...]

Injunction Granted Against Santa Cruz Tree Sit

(In all the chaos that happened after our tree sit fell, I neglected to stay on top of other tree sit news. Anyway, here’s the latest.)
SANTA CRUZ — A judge granted a preliminary injunction Monday against the 18-week tree-sit demonstration at UC Santa Cruz, but the ruling immediately raised questions about who the order affects [...]