Shepherd
01-21-2016, 01:13 PM
Following is the latest article in the widely-read weekly East Bay Express and update by Mendocino's Will Parrish, a genuine radical (return to the roots), as described by former Sonoma Mayor Larry Barnett and long-time City Council member at the last Wine and Water Watch (www.winewaterwatch.org (https://www.winewaterwatch.org)) monthly meeting.
Shepherd
First, I want to mention that I have a dismissal hearing in Ukiah tomorrow, Courtroom "B," at 8:30 a.m., with a rally to follow that will highlight the lawsuit Coyote Valley Band of Pomo and Round Valley Indian Tribes have filed against CalTrans. By my count, this will be the 20th time I've appeared in court since July 2013 related to my activities opposing the Willits Bypass. When it's all said and done, I'm walking away with two infraction counts of illegal entry, no jail time, and an order to pay 10 grand in restitution.
Notably, that's down from 16 misdemeanors that carried a maximum jail sentence of nearly eight years and the $490,002 in restitution CalTrans filed for shortly after this whole thing started.
Following is my most recent article, an East Bay Express feature called Cap and Clear-Cut, which has been reprinted by the AVA [https://theava.com (https://theava.com/)]. Feel free to share and post.
Will
P.S.: Last time I wrote, I mentioned a fundraiser at the Little Lake Grange, organized mainly by Sara Grusky and a Willits-based musical benefit organizer extraordinaire who goes by the name Poobah. It raised the remainder I needed to pay off the restitution, plus a bit extra. Thank to all who have supported me. I'll be individually contacting people who have donated toward my restitution with an overview of the money we've raised and where it came from, a detailed explanation of this whole restitution process, etc.
https://www.eastbayexpress.com/oakland/cap-and-clear-cut/Content?oid=4647395
Cap and Clear-Cut By Will Parrish (https://www.eastbayexpress.com/oakland/ArticleArchives?author=4191937)
California's cap-and-trade system, which has been touted as a model for reducing greenhouse gas emissions worldwide, allows timber companies to clear-cut forests.
Jerry Brown basked in adulation during his whirlwind trip to Paris, and the evening of December 8 figured to offer more of the same. Standing alongside governors of states and provinces from Brazil, Mexico, and Peru, California's governor planned to tout his state's leadership role on global climate policy. The event was one of 21 presentations Brown delivered during a five-day swing through France during the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP 21). His busy schedule included a stately private meeting with UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon and presentations at events organized by the French, German, Chinese, and US governments.
The December 8 event was held at a mid-19th-century-mansion-turned-hotel and was hosted by the Governors' Climate and Forests Task Force, which is a collaboration of 29 states and provinces in forest-rich countries that are preparing to join a program called Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD). Crucially, though, it was Brown's only Paris presentation to which non-invited members of the public could purchase tickets.
As Brown concluded his remarks, Pennie Opal Plant, an East Bay resident and member of the group Idle No More Solidarity San Francisco Bay, stood up near the front of the room, directly in front of the governor. "Richmond, California says 'no' to REDD!" she shouted, '"no' to evicting indigenous people from their forests, and 'no' to poisoning my community!"
About thirty people, who had dispersed themselves throughout the room to avoid prior suspicion of coordinated dissent, soon joined in a chant of "No REDD! No REDD!"
Continue reading: https://www.eastbayexpress.com/oakland/cap-and-clear-cut/Content?oid=4647395
Shepherd
First, I want to mention that I have a dismissal hearing in Ukiah tomorrow, Courtroom "B," at 8:30 a.m., with a rally to follow that will highlight the lawsuit Coyote Valley Band of Pomo and Round Valley Indian Tribes have filed against CalTrans. By my count, this will be the 20th time I've appeared in court since July 2013 related to my activities opposing the Willits Bypass. When it's all said and done, I'm walking away with two infraction counts of illegal entry, no jail time, and an order to pay 10 grand in restitution.
Notably, that's down from 16 misdemeanors that carried a maximum jail sentence of nearly eight years and the $490,002 in restitution CalTrans filed for shortly after this whole thing started.
Following is my most recent article, an East Bay Express feature called Cap and Clear-Cut, which has been reprinted by the AVA [https://theava.com (https://theava.com/)]. Feel free to share and post.
Will
P.S.: Last time I wrote, I mentioned a fundraiser at the Little Lake Grange, organized mainly by Sara Grusky and a Willits-based musical benefit organizer extraordinaire who goes by the name Poobah. It raised the remainder I needed to pay off the restitution, plus a bit extra. Thank to all who have supported me. I'll be individually contacting people who have donated toward my restitution with an overview of the money we've raised and where it came from, a detailed explanation of this whole restitution process, etc.
https://www.eastbayexpress.com/oakland/cap-and-clear-cut/Content?oid=4647395
Cap and Clear-Cut By Will Parrish (https://www.eastbayexpress.com/oakland/ArticleArchives?author=4191937)
California's cap-and-trade system, which has been touted as a model for reducing greenhouse gas emissions worldwide, allows timber companies to clear-cut forests.
Jerry Brown basked in adulation during his whirlwind trip to Paris, and the evening of December 8 figured to offer more of the same. Standing alongside governors of states and provinces from Brazil, Mexico, and Peru, California's governor planned to tout his state's leadership role on global climate policy. The event was one of 21 presentations Brown delivered during a five-day swing through France during the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP 21). His busy schedule included a stately private meeting with UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon and presentations at events organized by the French, German, Chinese, and US governments.
The December 8 event was held at a mid-19th-century-mansion-turned-hotel and was hosted by the Governors' Climate and Forests Task Force, which is a collaboration of 29 states and provinces in forest-rich countries that are preparing to join a program called Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD). Crucially, though, it was Brown's only Paris presentation to which non-invited members of the public could purchase tickets.
As Brown concluded his remarks, Pennie Opal Plant, an East Bay resident and member of the group Idle No More Solidarity San Francisco Bay, stood up near the front of the room, directly in front of the governor. "Richmond, California says 'no' to REDD!" she shouted, '"no' to evicting indigenous people from their forests, and 'no' to poisoning my community!"
About thirty people, who had dispersed themselves throughout the room to avoid prior suspicion of coordinated dissent, soon joined in a chant of "No REDD! No REDD!"
Continue reading: https://www.eastbayexpress.com/oakland/cap-and-clear-cut/Content?oid=4647395