Earth First!

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Earth First! is a far-left environmental group founded on April 4, 1980 by Dave Foreman, Mike Roselle, Howie Wolke, Bart Koehler, and Ron Kezar.[1]

Earth First! members have committed numerous acts of violence and sabotage (also referred to as eco-terrorism and eco-sabotage).

Kieran Suckling, founder of the Center for Biological Diversity worked with Earth First![2]

Their publication is the Earth First! Journal.[3]

Background

On February 12 2002, Federal Bureau of Investigation's James F. Jarboe, Domestic Terrorism Section Chief, Counterterrorism Division testified in part before the House Resources Committee, Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health:

"Disaffected environmentalists, in 1980, formed a radical group called Earth First! and engaged in a series of protests and civil disobedience events. In 1984, however, members introduced "tree spiking" (insertion of metal or ceramic spikes in trees in an effort to damage saws) as a tactic to thwart logging. In 1992, the ELF Earth Liberation Front was founded in Brighton, England, by Earth First! members who refused to abandon criminal acts as a tactic when others wished to mainstream Earth First!.[4]

Earth First! Speakers Bureau

The Earth First! Speakers Bureau[5] includes:

1987 Earth First! Directory

The following was published at the Earth First! Journal in 1987:[6]

"Earth First! The Radical Environmental Journal is an independent entity within the international Earth First! movement, and is not the newsletter of the Earth First! movement. It does, however, provide a forum for Earth First!ers around the work! This directory is provided as a service to independent EF! groups. If you would like to be listed as a contact or as a group, please contact Bob Kaspar...Bob acts as coordinator for local EF! groups for the EF! movement.

=General/International

United States

California Earth First! Groups

COLORADO

Florida

NORTH IDAHO EARTH FIRST! Georgie Sarvis POB 422

Coeur d’ Alene, ID 83814 (208)667-4678

MAINE EARTH FIRST!

Gary Lawless Gulf of Maine Books 61 Main St.

Brunswick, ME 04011 (207)729-5083

MASSACHUSETTS EF!

NICA POB 597 Athol, MA 01331

Ben Gordesky 121 Museum St. #2 Somerville, MA 02143


MONTANA EARTH FIRST! Randall Restless Box 6151

Bozeman, MT 59715

John Zelazny POB 7153

Missoula, MT 59807 (406)549-0346

Rose Zechman 816 Cooley Missoula, MT 59802

NEW MEXICO EARTH FIRST! Steve Marlatt c/o 3957 Westview Las Cruces, NM 88005 (505)526-9380

Brad Lagorio 2405 Meadow Rd SW Albuquerque, NM 87105 (505)873-0299

Ron Mitchell

144 E. De Vargas #11

Santa Fe, NM 87501

Kathy Chaney 504 S. Michigan Roswell, NM 88201 (505)624-2856

OHIO EARTH FIRST!

Jerry R. Welch 1150 McIntosh Ave.

Akron, OH 44314 (216)848-1979

Dev Weiss

8293 Chagrin Mills Rd Novelty, OH 44072 (216)338-3589/338-5383

OHIO VALLEY EF!

Brian Hagemann

727 Dixmyth Apt. 502 West

Cincinnati, OH 45220 (513)961-3660

OREGON EARTH FIRST!

Ric Bailey POB 605

Joseph, OR 97846 (503)432-1015

TEXAS EARTH FIRST!

Barbara Dugelby POB 7292 University Station Austin, TX 78713 (512)467-1404

Sedge Simons 4018 Turn berry Houston, TX 77025 (713)669-0733

Leah Averett 1518 Owasso Ft. Worth, TX 76107 (817)731-6348

VERMONT EARTH FIRST!

Erik Sohlberg RR1, Box 80-A East Corinth, VT 05040 (802)439-6266

VIRGINIA/DC EARTH FIRST! Robert F. Mueller Rt. 1 Box 250 Staunton, VA 24401 (703)885-6983

Martha Slover 1512-A Meadowbrook Dr. Blacksburg, VA 24060 (703)552-6548

WASHINGTON EARTH FIRST! George Draffan POB 95316 Seattle, WA 98145

Fred E. Foiler POB 3566

Wenatchee, WA 98801

WYOMING EARTH FIRST! Hiroshima Svendsen Box 2166

Jackson, WY 83001 (307)733-4793

Vistara Parham 32 Redpoll Lane RR 3 Sheridan, WY 82801

"The Alliance hopes to involve environmental activists from all over the East. The day will include presentations on envisioning and understanding an ecological society; celebrations of Earth; and will involve Earth First!, Greenpeace, Sea Shepherd, local bio-regional and green groups and All Species folks. To offer help or obtain information, contact: David Levine, Learning Alliance
"As befits a group with no formal structure, the role of Earth First! in Montana was the first topic of discussion....Mike Bader presented a slide show on the Badger/Two Medicine area, after which Woody Kipp of the Blackfeet Tribe added his concerns for the spiritual value of the land. That night, the party started with Walkin’ Jim’s inspirational musical slide show and Greg Keeler’s witty environmental songs...On Sunday, discussion of the soon-to-be-introduced Montana wilderness bill led to the idea of organizing a huge “near-riot” in Missoula on March 2nd. Phil Knight talked about the rainforest situation. Before leaving, everyone formed one last circle to wrap up the rendezvous with Walkin’ Jim’s “Power Song.” And we all agreed, “For the Earth Now We Must Stand!”

References

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  1. ↑ Earth First! A Founder’s Story, accessed April 8 2017
  2. ↑ No People Allowed, accessed April 8 2017
  3. ↑ accessed April 8 2017
  4. ↑ , accessed April 8 2017
  5. ↑ Individuals, Projects & Collectives that the Earth First! Speakers Bureau collaborates with:, accessed April 8 2017
  6. ↑ Foreman, Dave, et al., eds., Earth First! 7, no. 3 (2 February 1987) Republished by the Environment & Society Portal, Multimedia Library http://www.environmentandsociety.org/node/6882, accessed April 10 2017
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