Support Rod Coronado
Rod Coronado (recently convicted for involvement in the Chuk’shon EF! sabotage of the Sabino Canyon mountain lion hunt) was arrested on Wednesday February 22nd by federal agents and has been charged with “teaching and demonstrating the making and use of a destructive device, with the intent that the device be used to commit arson” during a question-and-answer session following a speech he gave in San Diego, California in 2003. For more information, read the story on arizona.indymedia.org.
Rod is currently in custody in Florence, AZ and the judge is considering whether to release him on bail or not. He has had visitors and can make phone calls, and people have been working to support him and his family locally.
Chuk’shon Earth First! encourages everyone to find some way to support Rod through this case and also through his Sabino Canyon-related state charges and his sentencing for the federal Sabino Canyon case. As of now, Rod is asking that anyone who wants to help do so by donating money to help support his children while he is incarcerated.
Please note that Earth First! is not the same as Rod Coronado Support, which has formed to help support Rod and his family and to answer people’s questions about this case. So if you have any questions about Rod’s legal status, those should be directed there.
The website for Rod Coronado Support (www.supportrod.org) is now active. The group also has an active email address now, info (at) supportrod.org. Donations can be made via paypal at the web site, and they are in the process of setting up a bank account and PO Box to be able to accept cash or checks.
Over the course of his life, Rod has made many sacrifices for the wild and our animal relations. Now he needs your support.