During the last police attack against the Atlanta Forest Defenders, six people were arrested and sent to jail on terrorism charges for simply sitting in treehouses to stop the felling of trees for the building of a new police training city and a sound stage.
We have received the news that after multiple court appeals, all the arrestees have been granted bail and will be able to come back out to loved ones instead of spending any ,more time in jail until their case is heard in court.
We have taken down the mailing information about the defendents, but remember that many other prisoners remain locked up. Please write a letter to someone today:
We could not be happier to hear the news and want to send all the love and support to everyone who have had to endure the prison system for the protection of the Atlanta Forest.
Welcome back to the woods.
PS: Atlanta Defence Fund is still up and in need of support, the defence work will still need to carry on until court and lawyers fees are expensive. If you can afford it, please drop them some coins:
“Because their lives should never have be seen as anything other than their own. Because taste or tradition does not justify spilling a single drop of blood, or a single cry. Because legal does not equal moral
What will it take for you to not only stop participating in supporting these cruel and barbaric industries, but to actively start fighting against oppression and injustice, to stand up for what is right? As literally trillions of animals are being tortured, exploited, and sent to their deaths every year? What else will it take for you to join the fight against speciesism? Are you angry enough yet??”
“scholten farm and feed supply, at 260 139th ave in wayland michigan, recently woke up to the jubilation of 4,000 mink getting their first taste of freedom.
scholten farms has concrete walls surrounding their mink prisons, but 4 ramps were built (with their own materials) and lots of mink treats were laid along the ramps to entice mink out of the enclosure.
the mink killing machine was located and destroyed. the pvc water pipes that connect to each shed were dislodged and destroyed. to ensure this place closes, all 10 vehicles (including farm equipment) on property were sabotaged, by putting bleach, water, and sand in gas tanks and oil reservoirs.
“It is cold outside and the snow makes a crunching noise under our feet. We know our way around the campus, but leaving footprints behind is a bad idea so we decide to change our route. Two people assume their lookout positions whilst another three approach the trusty window we have been checking for months. It is open, like it has been before, but there is a problem. Someone is on the other side, oblivious to our presence.
What kind of animal abusing scum works at 2am so close to Christmas? We retreat annoyed. When we regroup we decide that someone busy at work might not be too bad after all. It means there is no alarms in place and we just need to take our chance when it comes. We reposition the lookouts and wait. The person takes a smoke break, which lasts less than ten minutes. We decide to go for it if it happens again. More than an hour passes when one of the lookouts let us know it is action time, so we pop the window open and climb fast. Without alarms, we don’t need to worry about the doors, so we walk directly to the room. It is disgusting, the smell of urine invades our eyes and noses. We make use of a couple of drawers piled in a corner and scoop out as many rodents as we have homes for, plus a few extra. Have you ever tried to count animals that are piled up in drawers?
It has not taken more than a couple of minutes and we are climbing back out through the window. There is a collective giggle at seeing a Santa dressed comrade passing drawers full of animals through the open window. In hindsight, we didn’t need to come dressed to impress!
In total over 100 rodents were taken to freedom, and they will no longer be just a number, just profit, just a tool. They will know love and freedom from now on.
We dedicate this action to the Atlanta Forest prisoners, locked up for sitting in tree houses to oppose the construction of a police training city.
We also dedicate this action to Mel. The fight goes on.
Lastly, we want to send our most sincere love to Ladislav, we hope your day of freedom is as fruitful as it was for these mice.
“BREAKING: Eighteen Beagle Puppies Rescued from Animal Testing: Two Dogs Captured and Held By Police: We Need Your Help!
At 5am this morning Animal Rebellion gained entry to MBR Acres, and rescued 18 beautiful beagle puppies. These lucky few are now safe, where they now live a happy life with loving families, free from the pain and torture of experimentation.
The lucky 18 are now being transported to safety. We are thrilled these beautiful, gentle puppies will be spending their Christmas in warm, loving homes, and not in miserable, unsanitary pens awaiting unimaginable horrors.
Two dogs, named Love and Libby, have been intercepted by police and are currently sitting in a police car. These individuals will now be classed as ‘contaminated property’, and will be killed unless we can get them out. “
“In Atlanta GA USA 5 people have been arrested and charged with Domestic Terrorism for their alleged connection to Defend The Atlanta Forest movement in USA.
These arrests were notoriously brutal, included the deployment of chemical weapons repeatedly, and placed unfounded charges against them in an effort to torture, terrorize, and brutalize.
We want every prison to burn, every prisoner to be free, and the violence of the state to be destroyed. We must stand in unflinching solidarity with all those arrested, and be committed to absolute resistance to any current or future state investigation, no matter what it requires of us. Anything less is unconscionable.
Send them mail here:
Francis Carroll – #X2210240 Dekalb County Jail 4415 Memorial Drive Decatur, GA 30032 USA
Nicholas Dean Olson – #X2210239 Dekalb County Jail 4415 Memorial Drive Decatur, GA 30032 USA
Serena Hertel – #X2210242 Dekalb County Jail 4415 Memorial Drive Decatur, GA 30032 USA
Arieon Robinson – #X2210252 Dekalb County Jail 4415 Memorial Drive Decatur, GA 30032 USA
Voiselle Leonardo – #X2210238 Dekalb County Jail 4415 Memorial Drive Decatur, GA 30032 USA
Mail must be a pre-stamped postcard, letters/envelopes are not allowed. Photo postcards are allowed but no obscene or violent images. Books must be softcover, shipped from a reputable supplier (Amazon, Barnes & Noble, etc.), Nothing “violent, pornographic, or obscene” …
In the days following the arrests of Atlanta forest defenders a San Francisco Wells Fargo Bank was attacked in solidarity.”Mitch Graul, a Lead Business Execution Consultant at Wells Fargo, sits on the Board of Trustees of the Atlanta Police Foundation.” www.indybay.org/newsitems/2022/12/15/18853422.php
From the West Coast, love and rage to the imprisoned Atlanta 5,
Some scum on a fancy estate decided to spend a long time building a massive and sturdy ladder trap. This trap had killed a lot of birds and was full of skeletons and no water to be seen. Despite the house lights being on in the distance we got to work. We spent ages cutting off most of the wire mesh then tipped it over and bashed and jumped and swayed it back and forth using our full bodyweight till the nasty massive thing crumbled.
The game keepers are on our naughty list. Don’t fuck with the wild.”
Mel Broughton, a dedicated activist from the UK, has been in prison since last month. He does not wish for his charges to be discussed publicly, but he would love the support and love you folks can show by sending mail to him.
Whilst he had a tumultuous few days at the beginning of his remand, with little to no vegan food and problems with being able to take medication, he has now settled and is doing a lot better. He is working in the library and has actually asked for books, specially about animals and nature.
From Peterborough Prison’s website, this is how mail (and books!) are handled:
“We accept books for prisoners sent directly from friends or family, or via our approved retailers. These are Waterstones, WH Smith and prisons.org.uk – we do not accept books purchased via Amazon. All books are subject to security protocols and must be sent separately, they cannot be accepted as part of a property parcel.”
Magazines, electronics, cash, food parcels and anything directly from Amazon is not permitted by the prison.
Of course, you can also send letters! Remember that he is on remand, so you SHOULD NOT discuss any legal maters and certainly you should assume that all mail is monitored by the screws, so do not put yourself (or him) at legal risk by discussing things you really shouldn’t!
“Back in October in the countryside of Northamptonshire we found a very disgusting place that stunk of rotting and looked like an animal incinerator. There was a dog locked up inside without water, drinking from puddles filled up with blood from dead animals rotting in bins and with a very infected eye. We decided to take her to give her proper care.
Later on we learnt that it was in fact a pet crematorium where an ex hunt master was burning badgers from the cull. Triple scum, seems like we scored.
Video and some of the information by Unicorn Riot.
‘On Tuesday 13th and Wednesday 14th , SWAT teams and other armed police officers from eight different federal, state, county, and city police agencies conducted a raid on those camping out in the Atlanta forest in hopes of preventing the construction of a 85-acre police training facility that opponents have dubbed “Cop City.”
During the raid, police shot tear gas and plastic bullets and forced people out of the forest at gunpoint. Police in Bobcats and other heavy equipment destroyed treehouses, a communal kitchen, and other infrastructure built by those dedicated to the defense of the forest.
By the end of the two-day operation, a total of 12 people were arrested, according to police. At least six of those have been charged with a host of felonies, including state-level domestic terrorism charges, according to the Atlanta Solidarity Fund.
At a hearing Thursday, Magistrate Judge Claire Jason denied bond to five of the arrestees charged with felonies.
“Each of you have been charged with domestic terrorism,” Jason said, appearing to read from a document on her screen. “Generally the information that I have on the affidavit of warrant…You did participate in actions of DTAF, Defend the Atlanta Forest, a group that’s been classified by the United States Department of Homeland Security as a domestic violent extremist group.” ‘
Once again, the police abuses their power in order to acquire further political power. They want to destroy the forest that keeps Atlanta city from flooding in order to practice how to kill people in their own private playground. Folks who oppose the destruction of the wild and the privatisation of public spaces get thrown in jail with domestic terrorism charges.
We all should do our very best to show solidarity to the arrestees and to ensure that cop city (and blackball studios) are not built in the Atlanta Forest or anywhere else for that matter.
For now, please write letters to the five folks locked up, who will really appreciate tales of the wild and unfortunate stories about the police.
Send them mail here:
Francis Carroll – #X2210240 Dekalb County Jail 4415 Memorial Drive Decatur, GA 30032 USA
Nicholas Dean Olson – #X2210239 Dekalb County Jail 4415 Memorial Drive Decatur, GA 30032 USA
Serena Hertel – #X2210242 Dekalb County Jail 4415 Memorial Drive Decatur, GA 30032 USA
Arieon Robinson – #X2210252 Dekalb County Jail 4415 Memorial Drive Decatur, GA 30032 USA
Voiselle Leonardo – #X2210238 Dekalb County Jail 4415 Memorial Drive Decatur, GA 30032 USA
Mail must be a pre-stamped postcard, letters/envelopes are not allowed. Photo postcards are allowed but no obscene or violent images. Books must be softcover, shipped from a reputable supplier (Amazon, Barnes & Noble, etc.), Nothing “violent, pornographic, or obscene”.
