By Staff - Earth First! Journal, Litha / June 21, 1990
EF! groups around the country held rallies, demonstrations, and vigils to protest the FBI’s treatment of Darryl Cherney and Judi Bari. The one that got the most notice was a lengthy Vigil by about 30 people outside the Oakland, CA, jail where Darryl was being held the night of the bombing.
Perhaps the most unusual was held by Shawnee EF! on June 8. They held a press conference outside the federal building in Carbondale, IL, denouncing government treatment of the two and the way in which EF! has been characterized as a “violent” “terrorist” organization. They then went inside the building to the FBI office, and turned in all their Earth First! weapons. These radicals surrendered writing paper, stress tabs, aspirin, paint brushes, water guns, a telephone, and a car tire. The FBI was not available for comment.[1]
Notes:
[1] This article, while uncredited, was probably also written by Orin Langelle, or it is an abridged version of the first article.