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About Earth First! Journal

The Earth First! Journal is the voice of the radical environmental movement. Published quarterly, it contains reports on direct action; articles on the preservation of wilderness and biological diversity; news and announcements about EF! and other radical environmental groups; investigative articles; critiques of the entire environmental movement; book and music reviews; essays exploring ecological theory and a sometimes-lively letters to the editor section. The Earth First! Journal is an essential forum for discussion within the Earth First! movement. It is meant to be bold, controversial, amusing and diverse in content and style. You won’t find hard-hitting news like this anywhere else.

Apr 2, 23

2023 Earth First! The Gathering: July 1st-9th, Occupied Abenaki Territory

Call to participate in the Earth First! summer 2023 gathering. Originally posted to Earth First! Journal. Occupied Abenaki territory (so-called Vermont or... Read Full Article

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Mar 16, 22

Amplifying the Ecological Resistance: A Request for Proposals from Biocentric Media and the Earth First! Journal on Next Steps Forward

A request for proposals from Biocentric Media and the Earth First! Journal on next steps forward. Originally posted to Earth First! Journal.... Read Full Article

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Oct 13, 21

A Letter to the Water Protectors

A critical look at the impact of repression on the Line 3 struggle. Originally posted to Earth First! The time is finally... Read Full Article

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Apr 26, 21

The Spring Earth First! 2021 Newsletter is Here!

The Earth First! Journal unleashes a newsletter with action reports, interviews, reflections and prisoner listings. Download and Print HERE Welcome back to... Read Full Article

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Apr 7, 21

Earth First! Spring Gathering 2021 Reportback

Reportback from Earth First! 2021 gathering and demonstration in solidarity with prisoners in Florida. On April 4th, a group of Earth First!... Read Full Article

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May 22, 20

Announcing Earth First! Spring 2020 Newsletter

Announcing a new issue of the Earth First! spring 2020 newsletter. Download and Print HERE We just released our Spring 2020 newsletter!... Read Full Article

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May 21, 20

Lake Effect EF! Statement About the 2020 Earth First! Summer Gathering

Statement from Earth First! organizers regarding the upcoming Earth First! summer gathering. We hope this letter finds you all safe and healthy... Read Full Article

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Apr 30, 20

Earth First! Journal Updates & 40th Anniversary Summer Issue

Updates from the long-running radical and ecological direct action originated media platform, Earth First! Journal. Our website is back up (again) and... Read Full Article

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Aug 14, 19

A Look At the Miners’ Blockade Stopping Coal in its Tracks

Interview from the Earth First! Journal about the ongoing coal blockade in Harlan County Kentucky. When I heard news of the coal... Read Full Article

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Jun 21, 19

Update on the 2019 Summer Rendezvous in So-Called Utah!

The Earth First! network and movement announces this years’ Earth First! Rendezvous, from July 3rd-10th. Join us in occupied Ute land, in... Read Full Article

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Jun 10, 19

Forest Defenders Head to Woods to Defend Mattole Forest From Loggers and Paramilitary Security

Things are heating up in Northern California, as corporate logging crews aided by high powered security are trying to stay one step... Read Full Article

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Jun 3, 19

Earth First! Journal Tour Updates

The Earth First! Journal is hitting the road and touring the West Coast. Come out to these upcoming dates! The Journal Crew... Read Full Article

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May 9, 19

Water Protector Locks Down to Tripod Blocking Enbridge Office, Crowds Rally Across Minnesota on Day of Enbridge Shareholders Meeting

Action report from Superior, Minnesota about a blockade against Enbridge and the Line 3 pipeline. Superior, MN – This morning, water protectors... Read Full Article

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May 6, 19

Announcing the Earth First! Journal West Coast Tour, June 2-11th

The Earth First! Journal is hitting the road this June to talk grassroots print media, the state of the radical environmental movement,... Read Full Article

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Apr 29, 19

Announcement for EF! Regional Rondy in the Hudson Valley!

Announcing the Earth First! Regional Rendezvous in the so-called Hudson Valley from May 30th to June 3rd. Mastodon Valley Earth First! is... Read Full Article

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Apr 23, 19

A Letter From Water Protector Little Feather

Water Protector and Native political prisoner Little Feather releases a dispatch from prison. Originally published on the Earth First! Newswire. To all... Read Full Article

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Apr 8, 19

Wet’suwet’en Strong: The Ongoing Fight for Indigenous Sovereignty on Wet’suwet’en Land

This article appears in our upcoming Spring issue of the Earth First! Journal. The authors of this piece are long-term supporters of... Read Full Article

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Mar 15, 19

Second International Call to Action for Gidimt’en, the Wet’suwet’en & Indigenous Peoples

On March 16th, 2019, we are calling on allies to step up for a second International Day of Action in solidarity with... Read Full Article

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Mar 7, 19

Green Anti-Capitalist Front Manifesto & Open Letter to Extinction Rebellion

Anti-capitalist manifesto aimed at the emerging new youth movements that are fighting climate chaos. Originally published on the Earth First! Newswire. The... Read Full Article

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Jan 2, 19

Call to Action: How to Support the Gitimt’en Camp

Call to support the Gitimt’en Camp and indigenous resistance to resource extraction in so-called British Columbia. At this very moment a standoff... Read Full Article

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Nov 20, 18

Duluth, MN: Banner Drop In Solidarity With Youth Climate Interveners

The following report was originally posted to the Earth First! Newswire. On Monday, November 19th, the Minnesota Public Utility Commission denied the... Read Full Article

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Nov 20, 18

Oil Trains Stopped Near Lake Superior

The following communique was submitted anonymously and originally posted to the Earth First! Journal Newswire. It reads: On Nov. 19th, action was... Read Full Article

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Nov 17, 18

People of Color, Trans, Two-Spirit, and Women’s Action Camp Coming Up This Fall

Upcoming two-spirit, trans, and women’s action camp for people of color. Learn below below and check out how to donate. This camp... Read Full Article

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Nov 8, 18

Medford, OR: Protestors Disrupt Chamber of Commerce Meeting to Demand End to LNG Pipeline Project

Protestors disrupt Medford Chamber of Commerce meeting to demand the Chamber condemn the Jordan Cove LNG pipeline project. Medford, OR- A group... Read Full Article

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Sep 5, 18

Michigan: Banner Drop Against Line 5

Following report and photo was originally published on the Earth First! Journal Newswire. On September 3, eco-defenders in the Lower Peninsula of... Read Full Article

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Aug 24, 18

Pennsylvania: Mobilizations To Support Jailed Water Protector Ellen Sue Gerhart

This weekend, actions will take place in support of jailed Water Protector, Ellen Sue Gerhart, who was railroaded by Energy Transfer Partner... Read Full Article

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Aug 9, 18

Week of Action to Save the Mattole’s Ancient Forest: August 25th to 31st

Earth First! Humboldt invites all forest defenders young and old, near and far to a Week of Action from August 25th– 31st... Read Full Article

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Jul 16, 18

Earth First!ers, Immigrant Justice Activists, and More Have Blockaded a South Florida Immigrant Detainment Facility in Protest of ICE

Report from the Earth First! newswire on continued anti-ICE blockades. Pompano Beach, FL—Activists decrying ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) and the Trump... Read Full Article

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Jul 9, 18

Ohio: Post-Rondy Action Shuts Down Street to Stop ICE

A post-Rondy protest against US immigration policy, recent deportations, and borders in general temporarily shut down a street in Ohio’s capital. Originally... Read Full Article

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Jun 28, 18

Minnesota: 25-Foot Structure Erected Against Line 3 Pipeline

Resistance continues in Minnesota as public hearing today decide the fate of the Line 3 pipeline. The following press release was originally... Read Full Article

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Jun 25, 18

New Blockade in California’s Mattole Forest Protects Old Growth from Timber Harvest Plans

Eco-defense of the Mattole Forest in Northern California is picking up again. The following report was originally posted on the Earth First!... Read Full Article

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Jun 14, 18

An Update on the 2018 Earth First! Round River Rendezvous in Ohio

Update on the upcoming Earth First! Round River Rendezvous. This year, the annual Round River Rendezvous will be hosted by Appalachia Resist... Read Full Article

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Jun 14, 18

Louisiana: Urgent Call for Help From Water is Life Camp

A call for participation and support in the fight against the Bayou Bridge pipeline. Water protectors, I’m writing to you personally because... Read Full Article

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Jun 13, 18

June 11th Statement from Happi: Solidarity With All Eco/Anarchist Prisoners

Statement on June 11th, made by Happi, an indigenous Water Protector, facing charges related to defense of Native territory in the #NoDAPL... Read Full Article

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May 18, 18

“The Fire is Catching”: Pipelines Faces Fierce Opposition

This following overview of anti-pipeline resistance in the Southeast was originally published on the Earth First! Newswire. On February 26, workers were... Read Full Article

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May 17, 18

Protesters Disrupt NEXUS Pipeline Construction

The following report was originally published on the Earth First! Newswire. Yesterday morning, a collective of protesters braved an Ohio thunderstorm and... Read Full Article

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May 14, 18

Atlantic Coast Pipeline Protestors Block Duke Energy CEO’s Driveway

This action report from May 9th was originally published on the Earth First! Newswire. People fighting the Atlantic Coast Pipeline in North... Read Full Article

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May 11, 18

Announcing the Mattole Forest Defense Training Camp May 24-27

Call for a forest defense training camp in late May in conjunction with the ongoing campaign to save the Mattole forest. Greetings... Read Full Article

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Apr 23, 18

The Earth First! Journal is Moving! But We Need Your Help to Get There

Earth First! Journal is an important publication and makes up a central piece of infrastructure within the radical media landscape. We hope... Read Full Article

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Mar 27, 18

Announcing the Switchboard Trainers Network

This announcement was originally posted on the Earth First! Newswire. Introducing the Switchboard Trainers Network. We’re a network of direct action trainers... Read Full Article

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