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Thanks to everybody that has supported him and written letters, now he has to endure his two years of probation, but the worst has already past!
Remember that Nicole is still locked up, so checkSupport Nicole and Joseph and write her a letter!
PRISONS ARE FOR BURNING!
The IAPF – International Anti Poaching Foundation – www.iapf.org counts with an all women anti-poaching unit patrolling the land and protecting the wild.
The (apparently controversial according to the media) program started with 36 women being pushed even harder than men through a special forces style training. Only three dropped out.
The empowerment of women from disadvantaged backgrounds doesn’t just create an opportunity for them, but also for those around them. Although the unit is a wildlife conservation team, their background makes them work within the community and not against it and many have plans to open schools and foster orphans.
The fact that the whole team went vegan just says something is very right about the group.
We have linked up a video where you can see some of their training. Sadly, the documentary focuses a lot more on their white man trainer than on them, so we didn’t want to feature it as the main media. Who would’ve thought that media would still be so backwards thinking, reinforcing those social hierarchies?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XbY9MImrJtw
POWER TO MARGNINALISED GROUPS. FOR THE LIBERATION OF THE EARTH.
We requested and received an account of the happenings during the last 269 Libération Animale blockade in France. Read the words because they transmit not only how violent the cops can be but also how the estate repression keeps creeping up and the urgency of more activists joining to make a change.
Enjoy the ride and if you for some strange reason haven’t liked their page yet, go support them now!
“The action lasted 14 hours, the slaughterhouse is the 5th biggest in France, hundreds of cows are killed there daily. The slaughterhouse was already targeted by the association in the past, 9 activists chained themselves to the gate and blocked the trucks for 4 hours. 2 Nuits Debout were organized as well and we returned there because it belongs to an important carnist lobby ”Sicarev”.
We occupied the rooftop of another of their slaughterhouses 29-30/10 for 26 Hours. The president of Sicarev came on Monday and tried to convince the police to be harsh with us and said we should all get a prison sentence, as if he substituted himself to a judge. The police tried to steal the phone filming the evacuation and an activist was able to hide it in its pocket to film. They were really violent.
After the evacuation of the activists chained inside the death row, they evacuated us on the rooftop. Some of us (15 approximately) were put in jail for a couple of hours.
Tiphaine and Ceylan, the founders of the association, who were just supporting the action on the streets, and who were not participating, were chased by police officers and locked up for more than 24 hours!
This is just another sign they are trying to put huge psychological pressure on the whole disobedience movement.
This is the first time in France that a slaughterhouse is completely unable to kill for a whole day and it shows how effective we could be if we grew our numbers.
People should stop saying they defend animals and put themselves as heroes, we are just here to be allies and now our resistance against speciesist industries must go into slaughterhouses. We must resist with them, not just for them. This is why we put ourselves between the knives and the victims.”
“A Hunt Saboteur is in critical condition after being punched to the ground and ridden down by members of the Dart Vale and South Pool Harriers. The huntsman from the hunt was present and involved in the attack. Cameras and radios were stolen during the attack.
Saboteurs had been following the hunt when a small group of three were lured into a premeditated attack. The injured sab was punched to the ground before being ridden over by one of the hunt horses. He is currently in hospital undergoing a CT scan and repeatedly lost consciousness after the attack. He also has a hoof print in his head.”
Vía: Hunt Saboteurs
http://huntsabs.org
12th January, Veggiano
Dozens of posters from the Busnelli Niuman circus were destroyed on a combined action against animals in shows in Veggiano, Italy.
9th January, London Ontario.
Two rabbits used as “breeding stock” liberated from a rabbit meat farm in London Ontario. Now they will live a life of freedom away from exploitation and cages.
If you or any of your local groups need some extra support at your actions, give us a shout! At the collective we are looking to support as many organisations from different avenues as possible through offering workshops, advice and coming to your demos. With our travelling activists, we are able to mobilise and travel to you!
You’ll find us next at the Earth First! winter moot in the UK in February, where we will be hosting an exciting workshop.
Drop us a message and let us know what’s going on in your area!
SEE YOU IN THE NEXT RIOT.
After the cops threatening with barricade eviction and us waking up very early to have tofu sausages and a bit of fun with the “authorities” they didn’t turn up to play. What can we say, their lack of professionalism is tangible!
We have heard that hambis have been working hard reinforcing the entrances to the forest so that might be why they decided to prepare a little more. Who knows what the ecoterrorists have up their sleeve?!
They will come and we will be waiting for them with fun, games and a lot of creativity!
Until then… HAMBI BLEIBT!!
SEE YOU IN THE NEXT RIOT.
10th January, North UK
3 CHICKENS LIBERATED
3 chickens liberated from a slaughterhouse in the north of England.
After the cops threatening with barricade eviction and us waking up very early to have tofu sausages and a bit of fun with the “authorities” they didn’t turn up to play. What can we say, their lack of professionalism is tangible!
We have heard that hambis have been working hard reinforcing the entrances to the forest so that might be why they decided to prepare a little more. Who knows what the ecoterrorists have up their sleeve?!
They will come and we will be waiting for them with fun, games and a lot of creativity!
Until then… HAMBI BLEIBT!!
SEE YOU IN THE NEXT RIOT.