February 2014 archive

Atlanta Tractors Sabotaged in Solidarity with Forest Defenders

Received Anonymously On the night of February 22nd, we poured a mixture of sand and water into the fuel tanks of two tractors used in the construction of a new Atlanta streetcar. The streetcar is one of many major development projects the city has initiated in the past few years as a part of a …

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Interview with Rod Coronado on Indigenous Resistance and Animal Liberation – Still Defending Wildlife

PE:  For those unfamiliar with your past, could you introduce yourself? YES SIR, INMATE #03895-000…oh wait, sorry, old habits… Hi my name is rod and I’m from the desert southwest, but live in the great lakes bioregion now. I’ve spent my life fighting for the earth and animals and have just finished a 5 year …

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ALF Prisoner Brian Vaillancourt Moved to Danville Correction Center

Posted by Negotiation Is Over Brian Vaillancourt M42889 3820 East Main Street Danville, IL 61834 Earlier today, Brian was moved from Stateville to Danville Correction Center in Illinois. Because he was unable to retain competent counsel, he accepted a plea deal on February 3, 2014, was convicted of aggravated arson, and was sentenced to 9 …

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Patterns of Oppression by Walter Bond

Whenever we the human race set about oppressing another group from within or from outside our own species the justifications we use are not only similar in design but often times exact verbatim. There is a fairly intricate pathology to how we determine the otherness of different groups. Unfortunately, it is far to complex for …

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Animal Liberation Forum 2014, March 21-22 in Long Beach, CA

JOIN US! For the fifth annual Animal Liberation Forum, a two day FREE event dedicated to the animals! The event kicks off Friday March 21st at 6pm in Kinesiology Room 59 at CSULB. 6-8pm, there will be a potluck and mixer for conference attendees so please bring vegan snacks and food to share! And then …

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Fur Coat Smeared with Red Paint in CA

Received anonymously A fur coat was smeared with red paint at a second-hand shop in the Bay Area rendering it unsellable. This was a small action to send the message that the wearing of fur, and profiting off the miserable captivity and slaughter of fur bearing animals, is never acceptable – even if it’s ‘second …

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New Donation Page for Animal Liberation Prisoner Brian Vaillancourt

The Earth First! Prisoner Support Project just created a new donation page for Brian Vaillancourt, in hopes of getting legal funds for him to appeal the 9 year sentence. Here’s the site: http://www.gofundme.com/6s3pvg Also, new links to records in Brian’s case: indictment: http://nycabc.files.wordpress.com/2014/02/brian-vaillaincart-indictment.pdf investigative report: http://nycabc.files.wordpress.com/2014/02/bvinvestigativereport.pdf     Brian Vaillancourt, a long-time animal rights activist …

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Twelve years ago today…

I was hauled in front of US Congress as part of their attempt to stop the work of the Earth Liberation Front and Animal Liberation Front. Thanks to my good friend and attorney Stu Sugarman who represented me during the hearing, the Congressional inquiry was a failure, an embarrassment for Subcommittee Chairman Rep. Scott McInnis, …

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Man Killed by Cockfighting Rooster

Opposing Views By Michael Allen Jose Ochoa died after a rooster stabbed him in the leg during an illegal cockfight near Tulare County, Calif. The rooster had a razor-like knife attached to its leg, which the birds use to fight each other to the death, notes LA Weekly. Ochoa may have lost too much blood …

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Brian Vaillancourt Gets 9 Years for ALF Arson

Brian was arrested on February 9, 2013 in Chicago for allegedly trying “to burn down a slaughterhouse known as McDonalds.” Negotiation Is Over has learned that days ago after serving a year in Cook County Jail, on February 3, 2014, he was convicted of aggravated arson and sentenced to 9 years in Stateville Prison. He …

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Is Freeing a Duck Terrorism?

By Ryan Shapiro, Truthout | Op-Ed A lawsuit filed today seeks to strike down the federal Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act. Politicians, industry and law enforcement too long employed the rhetoric and apparatus of national security to counter effective animal advocacy, labeling those who exercise constitutionally protected rights “terrorists.” It is only by chance that I …

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