From our allies at Climate Direct Action: June 23, 2017 Contact: Jay O’Hara 7743130881 oharjo@gmail.com Sabotage Charge Dropped; Ward and Supporters Vow to Overturn His One Remaining Conviction [Mt. Vernon, Washington — June 23, 2017] Climate activist Ken Ward, the “valve turner” who was arrested and prosecuted for closing the emergency valve on an oil sands...
Month: <span>June 2017</span>
CDP Author: Dissidents Ramp Up Direct Action Against Climate Destroyers. Who Will the Courts Defend?
On Truthout, CDP co-founder Ted Hamilton analyzes the strategic value of climate necessity activism and discusses what it reveals about the fossil fuel system.
Understanding the Paris Withdrawal: It’s Still Up to the Movement to Make the Future
The past several months in global politics have been disorienting and frightening. Movements for liberation find themselves under assault from newly empowered opponents and atavistic ideologies that had appeared headed for the dustbin of history. It’s hard to have faith in progress at a moment when so much seems to be moving in reverse. But...
After Court Restricts Constitutional Right to Defense, Climate Activist Receives Split Verdict for Pipeline Protest
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE JUNE 7, 2017 Contact: Kelsey Skaggs Climate Defense Project (510) 883-3118 kelsey@climatedefenseproject.org Mount Vernon, WA — Following controversial court rulings restricting his right to present a defense, climate activist Ken Ward received a split verdict today in a trial in Skagit County, Washington. Mr. Ward was found guilty of burglary, a Class...