raven writes " CASCADIA SUMMER

:
Come to Cascadia to Protect Endangered Forests


June to August, Summer 2003

CALL TO ACTION:

In light of the ALL OUT WAR being
currently waged on our public forests and

environmental protections by George W. Bush and the
timber industry, forest defenders throughout
the mountains of Oregon, Northern California and
Southern Washington are organizing a campaign during
the upcoming summer of 2003. We are issuing a CALL TO
ACTION to all concerned individuals and organizations
to request their aid during the upcoming summer
months.

In the last year, eco-activists have seen a rapid
increase in the level of forest destruction on public
lands, the erosion of hard-fought legal protections
(As inadequate as they were, they were better than
nothing.), and the amount of government repression on
groups fighting for social and environmental justice.
Bush and his cronies are organizing to continue
profiting from injustice and exploiting the Earth. WE
ARE ORGANIZING TO PROMOTE SOCIAL JUSTICE AND
ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY.

The Cascadia Summer campaign is made-up of a diverse
group of local conservationists fighting to protect
forests, streams, and wildlife. We recognize and
value strength in diversity of tactics. During
Cascadia Summer, activists will be engaging in
a wide-range of tactics from civil disobedience,
tree-sits, public outreach in urban and rural areas,
lawsuits, political pressure, and popular education.
Trainings in direct action, non-violence, blockading,
legal issues, and much much more will be provided.

We are requesting:

-YOU!!! Come out and join us this summer for a few
days, a week, or three months to protect Native
Forests, Old Growth trees, Salmon, Owls, and Rivers.
Let us know: When you are coming. How long you are
staying? And how many people are in your group?

-HELP!! Help us get the word out. We need local
contacts throughout North America and the world. Help
us do outreach in your community: Make announcements,
Distribute flyers, Host a traveling roadshow and/or a
Cascadia Summer speaker, GET IN CONTACT WITH US!

-FUNDS!! Local groups are already strapped. Please
donate funds for Cascadia Summer organizing, and/or
the Legal Defense Fund. Put on local benefits in your
own community.

-YOU!!! Once again, we really need YOU! Come on out
to wild and free Cascadia, and help keep it that way.

FIGHT TO WIN!

For more information: www.cascadiasummer.org

CONTACT US:
Attn: Cascadia Summer

1540 SE Clinton St

Portland, OR 97202

For general inquiries: info@cascadiasummer.org


To offer help with outreach in your community:
outreach@cascadiasummer.org"