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dc_ags@ac.nsac.ns.ca (Don Christie) writes:

>In article <25lipjINNrt7@lucille.cs.ubc.ca>, samuel@cs.ubc.ca (Stephen Samuel) writes:

>and I think it would be fair to say that many who *say* they support
>the illegal blockade will find (*ahem!*) `good' reasons why they can't
>participate when push comes to shove.

If I may burst a misconception ...

There are many ways to support the blockade.  People can:
  Write to Harcourt, the minister of logging (sorry -- forestry), or
	their local MLA.
  Write letters to the editor.
  Learn more about the issue (I feel that our local newspapers are
	basically hostile to clayoquot sound, so I consider it important
	to read from other sources.
  Make a donation (money, food, communications equipment, computers and
        various other kinds of donations are generally very welcome.
  If you have legal expertise, all sorts of assistance is needed on
        that front.
  Drop by the Friends's office, Greenpeace, one of our kiosks (etc.) and
	say thanks. (It's VERY nice to get words of thanks).
  Post up a couple of posters.

Not unlike a regular war, only a small percentage actually end up "on the
front lines". Although that may be the glory position, people are needed
and appreciated in all roles.

Friends of Clayoquot Sound may be reached (In Tofino) at (604)725-4218.
or (604)725-2527(fax)

VTRAC (Vancouver Temperate Rainforest Action Coalition) can be
reached at  (604)251-3190.

Greenpeace, Vancouver is at (604)253-7701, or (604)253-0014(fax)

>Peace camp? This isn't an example of a peace camp any more than Kent State
>was a love-in... this is a confrontation. In fact, it has the potential
>to be a violent confrontation... one in which the lives of citizens could
>be threatened by environmental zealots. Do you interpret their noble goal
>as `peaceful' and therefore describe the entire affair as such? I don't!

The actions have generally been peacefull -- even the police are mellow
at the arrest site.  The biggest problem they've had (other than the
sheer number of arrestees) have been with pro-logging protestors.
I talked with a police officer, the night before the Midnight Oil concert.
According to him, with thousands of people in for the concert most of the
problems they had had (i.e. two incidents) were with locals.

Are you suggesting that the logging interests are planning to use
violent tactics, now?
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