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Will Potter: "Don't turn your back on the fear"

Submitted by haloka on Mon, 02/16/2009 - 16:00
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About 90 people came to Cowles Auditorium on the University of Minnesota's West Bank last Thursday to hear journalist and activist Will Potter speak about the "Green Scare" and the use of terrorism laws to silence political activists. Potter is an independent journalist who authors GreenIsTheNewRed.com and earlier in the day spoke at William Mitchell College of Law in St. Paul.

Potter was introduced by Dallas Rising of the Animal Rights Coalition, who told of how her organization was targeted in a terrorism investigation last year by the Ramsey County Sheriff's Office. The organization only found out about the investigation after being contacted by a Pioneer Press reporter, she said, and the "investigation" as she knew it mostly consisted of pages from the ARC website, including a nonviolence pledge and articles about animal abuse. The targeting of such groups shows that state and corporate interests "are trying to destroy the entire animal rights and environmental movement," not just underground groups, said Potter.

Related Video: Will Potter on the Green Scare and RNC 8

Will Potter on AETA at William Mitchell College of Law

Submitted by haloka on Thu, 02/05/2009 - 18:48
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02/12/2009 09:30
02/12/2009 11:30

from GreenIsTheNewRed.com

We just lined up another event in Minneapolis next week. This one is focused specifically on the Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act, and taking a step by step look at how the legislation works, how it was passed, and what happens now. Later that evening, I’ll be speaking at the U of M on the Green Scare more broadly.

If you’re in the area, I hope you can attend! I know it’s early, but there’ll be coffee. Lots of coffee.

“The Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act: Examining the Chilling Effect of Eco-Terrorism Legislation”
02/12/09

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