Unfortunately, there are no recent videos dealing with the Green Scare in the context
of the current cases. There is a good video about Jeff "Free" Luers' case called 22/8 (see below)
that shows the precedence for the current situation. You may, however, want to show something else that may be more popular and still
relevant to the matter at hand
(if not directly addressing it) as a way to attract a larger audience. In either case, it would be good to have someone
who can speak to the audience about the current Green Scare and tell folks where they can go for more
information. Below are some ideas for films; if you have some of your own, please email them to
greenscare@mutualaid.org
Sourcecode
Episode: Eco Dissent/Not Terrorism (2006) (FSTV)
(29 min.) In George Bush's America, if you're an environmentalist, you're a
terrorist. SourceCode examines civil disobedience under the Patriot Act.
Come to Prescott, Arizona, where a recent sting resulted in the death of
one person accused under the new definition of terrorism. Hear from a
former Earthfirst!er on why she took direct action against a power
company. ACLU and Center for Constitutional Rights tell you what risks you
face in defending the environment. Ruckus Society makes a case for
nonviolent civil disobedience. And a video of the first monkeywrenching
action [sic] with Edward Abbey at the Glen Canyon Dam. [GreenScare.org note:
This aired in February and contains some information that is dated]
Can
be downloaded (quicktime) from the
Soucecode website
22/8: The Jeffrey Luers Story (2005)
(40 min.) This film, made by the Cascadia Media Collective in March 2005
features the background of Jeff's case and the motives for his actions
from his perspective. It attempts to explain how the state has attempted
to portray Jeff as an eco-terrorist leader, and the effects this has had
on both the length of the sentence and his life behind bars.
www.freefreenow.org/films.html
Pickaxe (1999)
(94 min.) An eclectic mix of activists take a stand to protect
an old growth forest from logging at Warner Creek. Features scenes of civil
disobedience by Operation Backfire cooperating witnesses Jacob Ferguson
and Kevin Tubbs.
www.crimethinc.com/a/dvd/films.html
Pom Poko (aka The Raccoon War) (1994)
(119 min.) As the human city development encroaches on the raccoon population's
forest and meadow habitat, the raccoons find themselves faced with the
very real possibility of extinction. In response, the raccoons engage in a
desperate struggle to stop the construction and preserve their home.
Can be purchased from individual sellers through Amazon.com
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984)
(117 min.) Faced with almost certain destruction of her planet's natural resources warrior princess Nausicaä rallies her people against an evil queen's rampaging army in an effort
to give her homeland a new lease on its future. Hayao Miyazaki directs this environmentally conscious anime.
Can be purchased from individual sellers through Amazon.com
The Lorax (1972)
(30 min.) Dr Seuss - A young boy goes to meet a ruined industrialist in a
treeless wasteland and hear his tale of what happened to him. His tragic
story is about how he began a thriving business with a useless fashion
product derived from the trees of a forest. As his business booms, the
forest and its inhabitants suffer as he wantonly clearcuts without regard
to the warnings of a wise old creature called the Lorax about the dire
consequences of his greed.
Can be purchased from individual sellers through Amazon.com
Princess Mononoke (1997)
(134 min.) On a journey to find the cure for a Tatarigami's curse, Ashitaka
finds himself in the middle of a war between the forest and Tataraba, a
mining colony. In this quest he also meets San, the Mononoke Hime.
Can be purchased from individual sellers through Amazon.com
Hoot (2006)
(91 min.) A young man (Lerman) moves from Montana to Florida with his
family, where he's compelled to engage in a fight to protect a population
of endangered owls.
Can be purchased from individual sellers through Amazon.com
The Plague Dogs (1982)
(30 min.) An animated adaptation of Richard Adams' novel, about a pair of dogs who escape from a research laboratory
and try to survive in the wild with the help of a cunning fox.
Can be purchased from individual sellers through Amazon.com
Sacco and Vanzetti (1971)
(120 min.) In 1920 during the first Red Scare, the anarchist Italian immigrants Niccola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti are sentenced to death, falsely accused of a robbery and murder. Indeed they are condemned due to their political beliefs, in one of the most shameful and hypocrite judgments of the human history.
Can be purchased from individual sellers through Amazon.com