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 Stories About: grassroots activism AND logging AND Oregon AND politics
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Going to jail for the environment
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Corey McKrill |
11 Aug 2006 |
Gristmill |
| Today I received an email from my friend Kate, with whom I studied environmental politics and geology in college, and who now works for the Cascadia Wildlands Project in Eugene, Oregon. On Monday, she was arrested in Medford, Oregon, during a protest against the roadless-area logging recently approved by the Bush Administration. Below the fold is her letter describing her experience and explaining why she chose to participate in an act of civil disobedience. I've added ... |
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| Topics: grassroots activism, logging, Oregon, politics (all these topics) |
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