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Trial Update: Day 2

Friday, December 9th, 2005

from http://arizona.indymedia.org/news/2005/12/33710.php
Mountain Lion Trial Update: Day 2
by steev Thursday December 08, 2005 at 09:35 PM
On Day Two of United States vs. Coronado and Crozier, the prosecution continued to bring witnesses to the stand, mostly to address exactly what they claimed during opening arguements that the trial was NOT about: mountain lions, animal rights, and whether […]

Trial Update: Day One

Thursday, December 8th, 2005

From http://arizona.indymedia.org/news/2005/12/33703.php
Mountain Lion Courtroom Update: Day one
by Emrys Thursday December 08, 2005 at 04:26 PM
The US attorneys wasted a few hours admitting evidence that had absolutely nothing to do with Rod and Matt’s charges. We now know for sure that mountain lions live in the Santa Catalina mountains, and that Matt had a job with […]

Trial Schedule

Tuesday, December 6th, 2005

The court will reconvene Wednesday 12/7, at 9:30 a.m. Jury selection is still ongoing (almost all of the prospective jurors have heard of the case, and have to be questioned individually!), and may take the rest of the morning, but it also might finish within an hour or two. As soon as jury selection finishes […]

Courtroom Update: Tuesday 12/6

Tuesday, December 6th, 2005

Judge Bury heard final pretrial motions this morning, and we’re moderately pleased with the outcomes. He ruled the following:
* The prosecution may not use the term “trespassing” to refer to the defendants’ actions, and there can be no criminal consequences for merely entering the canyon (the federal closure was previously found to be invalid on […]

Trial Starts Tuesday!

Thursday, December 1st, 2005

Sabino Canyon Trial Starts TUESDAY!
The moment has arrived: starting Tuesday, December 6, the Sabino Canyon defendants will have their moment in court – and they need your support! Now is the time to step up and help the brave eco-warriors who risked their freedom to help mountain lions in danger.
BACKGROUND
As you may recall, in March […]

Rally Report/Campaign Update

Tuesday, November 8th, 2005

This is a report on our rally at the Game and Fish office in Tucson today. See below for more info; pictures to come.
There were about two dozen of us at the protest today, including three people animating our giant sandhill crane puppet from the All Souls Procession. The rest of us had banners, signs, […]

Press Release: Game and Fish Protest

Tuesday, November 8th, 2005

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: NOVEMBER 8, 2005
Earth First! Crane Defenders to Protest at Game and Fish Office: File Complaint, Demand Action
Contact: Ben Pachano or Jonathan Shapiro, Chuk’shon Earth First!
(520) 884-0283; sabthebastards@hotmail.com
Previous press releases available at www.azef.org.
On Tuesday, November 8 at 3:00 p.m., Chuk’shon Earth First! activists newly returned from the field near Willcox, where they have […]

All Souls Press Release

Sunday, November 6th, 2005

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: NOVEMBER 6, 2005
Earth First! to Carry Giant Crane Puppet in All Souls Procession
Contact: Ben Pachano (520) 884-0283 (evening/weekend), (520) 623-9184 (weekdays)
Previous press releases available at www.azef.org.
To symbolize the thousands of birds that have been senselessly slaughtered by the Arizona Game and Fish Department’s (AGFD’s) sandhill crane hunt, Chuk’shon Earth First! will […]

Upcoming Chuk’shon EF! Events

Sunday, November 6th, 2005

Chuk’shon Earth First! is once again asking community members to help patrol this November’s Sandhill Crane hunt south of Wilcox to document and report hunting violations. Last year we were able to draw media attention to the hunt while also saving countless cranes from the hunters’ guns.  Even if you can’t make it out into […]