HEADWATERS UPDATE 11 NOV
1. H E A D W A T E R S F O R E S T U P D A T E
PEPPER SPRAY PRESS COVERAGE CONTINUES EVENT: RALLY AT S.F. FEDERAL BUILDING PACIFIC LUMBER READY TO LOG OLD-GROWTH GUARDED BY TREE-SITTERS UPCOMING HEADWATERS SLIDE SHOWS ROSE FOUNDATION SEEKS MAXXAM SHAREHOLDERS TO SPONSOR RESOLUTION WEEKLY FEATURE: HEADWATERS GROVE DESCRIPTION
2. H E A D W A T E R S A C T I O N A L E R T
TIME -- AND YOUR VOICE -- IS OF THE ESSENCE! URGE A PRESIDENTIAL VETO OF THE INTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS BILL
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See "www.HeadwatersForest.org" for the entire pepperspray story (includes articles from the San Francisco Chronicle, New York Times, Santa Rosa Press Democrat, CNN, MSNBC, and ABC, and links to video on the Web of the brutal pepper spraying incident). See also: "http://www.humguide.com/pepper.html"
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Date: Tue, 11 Nov 1997 22:16:49 -0800 From: Headwaters News <Headwaters@enews.org> Subject: UPDATE: pepperspray furor; PL threatens All Species Grove; rallies, slideshows...
H E A D W A T E R S F O R E S T U P D A T E Update 11-11-97 -- Tuesday, November 11, 1997 [Look for the adjoining Action Alert]
PEPPER SPRAY PRESS COVERAGE CONTINUES
The police pepper-spray attack on four peaceful Headwaters protesters continues to attract national press, with varying degrees of coverage for the issues hidden "behind the pepper spray curtain." A protest in front of Rep. Frank Riggs' office on Sunday generated some good coverage in the San Francisco Chronicle, reading: "Bay Area business executives and clergy yesterday demanded that Representative Riggs either apologize for his pepper-spray remarks or resign from office." For those who haven't been following this story, the protesters who were pepper-swabbed were chained to a tree stump they brought into Riggs' office. After the story was covered in the national news, Riggs defended the officers' actions on the floor of Congress, describing the protesters as "reckless, wanton lawbreakers." At the S.F. protest some protesters wore goggles in preparation for another pepper spray attack. The "San Francisco Comic Strip" in the Sunday Chronicle was a humorous parody of Riggs' office staff and Humboldt County law enforcement, featuring office workers cowering under their desks crying "No, please! Not a tree stump!" (Workers in Riggs' Humboldt County office have stated that they feared for their lives when the nonviolent protesters entered the building during October 16 protest, and that law enforcement acted properly when swabbing pepper spray on the locked-down protesters' eyes).
For more on the pepper-spraying incidents point your browser at... http://www.HeadwatersForest.org/news
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EVENT: RALLY AT S.F. FEDERAL BUILDING Friday, Nov 14, 10am (gather at 9:30am) Federal Building, 450 Golden Gate Blvd., San Francisco
There will be a rally outside the Federal Building in San Francisco this Friday in support of nonviolent protesters who were pepper-sprayed by Humboldt County Sheriffs in October. Inside, there will be a hearing on banning the use of pepper spray against activists in Humboldt County. The hearing starts at 10:30am and is open to the public. For more info call the BACH hotline: 510-835-6303, or Amanda: 510-548-2563.
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PACIFIC LUMBER READY TO LOG OLD-GROWTH GUARDED BY TREE-SITTERS
Humboldt County Sheriff deputies and Pacific Lumber personnel descended early this week upon tree sitters who were guarding a 154-acre area of residual ancient trees inside Headwaters Forest. This area protects a 2.5-mile stream adjacent to All Species Grove. The stream is critical habitat for the coho salmon, which requires cool, clear, free-flowing waterways. All Species is one of the six ancient groves of Headwaters Forest, and one of the four that would NOT be included in the proposed government acquisition (see bottom of this message for a full description of All Species Grove). Pacific Lumber's "Climber Dan" removed some of the tree sitters' gear and part of their platform, but the protesters remained upbeat and vowed to keep the "tree village" in place high in the canopy until all 60,000 acres of Headwaters Forest are permanently preserved.
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UPCOMING HEADWATERS SLIDE SHOWS Hosted by Headwaters Sanctuary Project and local organizations
If you live in any of these areas, please help us spread the word, and, if possible, make plans to attend! For more information on any of these events you can email Susan Stephenson at susans@nextgeneration.org. Thanks!
NEW YORK CITY Tuesday, Nov 18, 7pm Wetlands Preserve at 161 Hudson Street Hudson is 3 blocks south of Canal Street, in Tribecca, lower Manhattan. Parking available at 124 Hudson or take the 1, 9, A, C, or E trains to Canal. For more info call James Hanson at 212-966-4225. After the slide show we will discuss our national grassroots strategy and the formation of a New York Coalition for Headwaters.
NEW HAMPSHIRE Wednesday, Nov 19, 7:30pm Unitarian Universalist Church at 292 State St. For more info call Rita Semrau at 207-438-9237. After the slide show we will discuss our national grassroots strategy and the formation of a New Hampshire Coalition for Headwaters.
COLLEGE PARK, MD Monday, Nov 24, 7:30pm University of Maryland Campus Student Center For more info call Robin at 301-314-8356. After the slide show we will discuss our national grassroots strategy and the formation of a Washington Area Coalition for Headwaters.
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ROSE FOUNDATION SEEKS MAXXAM SHAREHOLDERS TO SPONSOR RESOLUTION
After a successful campaign targeting the California State Teachers Retirement System, which sold its Maxxam stock this summer, the Rose Foundation is continuing to put pressure on other public and organizations holding stock in Maxxam. So far, 19 California labor unions have contacted CalPERS (California Public Employees Retirement System) board members asking them to support a debt-for-nature settlement of the OTS and FDIC lawsuits. Fourteen of these have taken it one step further, asking CalPERS to sell all of its Maxxam stock (if Maxxam refuses debt-for-nature). The Rose Foundation is now seeking shareholders of other funds holding Maxxam stock to sponsor shareholder resolutions to do the same. The following is a partial listing of the funds with Maxxam holdings...
- New York State Common Trust Fund (the public employee's retirement system) - New York City Public Employee Retirement Funds - Pennsylvania Public Schools Retirement System - Ohio Public Employees Retirement System - Colorado Public Employee Retirement Administration - Aid Association for Lutherans (the Lutheran Pension Fund)
If you are a beneficiary of any of these funds and want to help get your money out of Maxxam, please contact susans@nextgeneration.org or call the Rose Foundation at 510-658-0702.
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WEEKLY FEATURE: HEADWATERS GROVE DESCRIPTION
ALL SPECIES GROVE AND RESIDUALS, including Booths Run and Road 12 Lawrence Creek (approximately 832 acres) This area encompasses Lawrence, Bell, and Booths Run Creeks and ranges between 1,250 and 2,000 feet in elevation. It is composed of two main areas. The first and largest intact element of the grove lies along Lawrence Creek, to the east, and up the Bell Creek watershed. A significant stand of Douglas fir old-growth is found on the north-facing slopes of Booths Run. All of these areas are either contiguous or connected through residual corridors. The area within the Bell Creek drainage is currently threatened by a proposed Timber Harvest Plan, THP 1-97-188 HUM. All Species Grove is located in a migration corridor from the Headwaters Forest to the old-growth forests and rock outcroppings of the BLM's Iaqua Buttes, which rim the greater Lawrence-Yager Creek watershed. The stream side and upland vegetation is also unique in this area, including western red cedar, hemlock, California bay laurel, and madrone along with the ancient redwood and Douglas fir.
From the Headwaters Forest Stewardship Plan, Oct. 1997. To view a map of the Headwaters Forest, aim your browser at... http://www.headwatersforest.org/about/about_HWF.html
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Date: Tue, 11 Nov 1997 22:24:20 -0800 From: Headwaters News <Headwaters@enews.org> Subject: ACTION: Still a chance for a VETO!
H E A D W A T E R S A C T I O N A L E R T N o v e m b e r 1 1 , 1 9 9 7 [Look for the adjoining Weekly Update]
TIME -- AND YOUR VOICE -- IS OF THE ESSENCE! URGE A PRESIDENTIAL VETO OF THE INTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS BILL
The longer it sits on the President's desk, the better our odds... You still have a chance to urge a veto of the Interior Appropriations bill. Although the Clinton administration is hearing from many environmentalists opposed to this bill, they need to hear from Headwaters supporters as well. Please contact the following people to demand a VETO!
President Clinton phone: 202-456-1111 fax: 202-456-2461 email: president@whitehouse.gov
Kathleen A. McGinty, Chair, Council on Environmental Quality phone: 202-456-6224 fax: 202-456-2710
Franklin Raines, Director, Office of Management & Budget phone: 202-395-4840 fax: 202-395-3888
You can make the following points in your message to the administration...
---> Provisions specific to authorization of the Headwaters Forest appropriation could further weaken the Habitat Conservation Planning process, resulting in further damage to ancient redwood forests and dependent wildlife, including endangered and threatened species.
---> Provisions requiring Congress to specifically authorize Land and Water Conservation Fund expenditures will impede future land acquisitions through a cynical and potentially destructive bargaining process similar to the one surrounding this year's Interior bill.
---> The rider calling for elimination of caps on Purchaser Road Credits will continue an environmentally destructive and fiscally irresponsible subsidy of corporate road-building in our publicly-owned National Forests.
---> The rider postponing management reforms to address grazing-related environmental damage on National Forest lands will allow continued degradation of watershed stability, water quality, and aquatic ecosystems throughout the Southwest.
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