Earth Liberation Front Press Office
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The North American Earth Liberation Front Press Office (NAELFPO or ELFPO) is a legal, above-ground news service dedicated to publicizing the direct action
of the Earth Liberation Front
(ELF).
The Press Office receives anonymous communiques from the ELF and distributes the political and social motives behind the covert and underground cells to the mass media
and public.
NAELFPO was founded in 1999 by Craig Rosebraugh
and Leslie James Pickering
. It was founded in Portland
, Oregon
, "to work to explain the importance and necessity of clandestine guerrilla action in a revolutionary movement to liberate the Earth
from the stranglehold of the system."
The North American Earth Liberation Front Press Office (NAELFPO) opened again On October 31, 2008 and can be seen on the web at http://www.earthliberationfront.org/.
Direct action
Direct action is activity undertaken by individuals, groups, or governments to achieve political, economic, or social goals outside of normal social/political channels. This can include nonviolent and violent activities which target persons, groups, or property deemed offensive to the direct action...
of the Earth Liberation Front
Earth Liberation Front
The Earth Liberation Front , also known as "Elves" or "The Elves", is the collective name for autonomous individuals or covert cells who, according to the ELF Press Office, use "economic sabotage and guerrilla warfare to stop the exploitation and destruction of the environment".The ELF was founded...
(ELF).
The Press Office receives anonymous communiques from the ELF and distributes the political and social motives behind the covert and underground cells to the mass media
Mass media
Mass media refers collectively to all media technologies which are intended to reach a large audience via mass communication. Broadcast media transmit their information electronically and comprise of television, film and radio, movies, CDs, DVDs and some other gadgets like cameras or video consoles...
and public.
NAELFPO was founded in 1999 by Craig Rosebraugh
Craig Rosebraugh
Craig Rosebraugh is a writer, filmmaker and activist advocating for political and social justice, human rights, and environmental and animal protection.- Activism :...
and Leslie James Pickering
Leslie James Pickering
Leslie James Pickering is an American Activist and former spokesperson for the Earth Liberation Front Press Office advocating for political and social justice, human rights, and environmental protection.- Biography :...
. It was founded in Portland
Portland, Oregon
Portland is a city located in the Pacific Northwest, near the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2010 Census, it had a population of 583,776, making it the 29th most populous city in the United States...
, Oregon
Oregon
Oregon is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is located on the Pacific coast, with Washington to the north, California to the south, Nevada on the southeast and Idaho to the east. The Columbia and Snake rivers delineate much of Oregon's northern and eastern...
, "to work to explain the importance and necessity of clandestine guerrilla action in a revolutionary movement to liberate the Earth
Earth
Earth is the third planet from the Sun, and the densest and fifth-largest of the eight planets in the Solar System. It is also the largest of the Solar System's four terrestrial planets...
from the stranglehold of the system."
The North American Earth Liberation Front Press Office (NAELFPO) opened again On October 31, 2008 and can be seen on the web at http://www.earthliberationfront.org/.
See also
- Earth Liberation Prisoners Support NetworkEarth Liberation Prisoners Support NetworkThe Earth Liberation Prisoners Support Network , also known as Spirit of Freedom, is a network to provide information on people imprisoned for direct action relating to campaigns on Environmental and other issues...
- Green ScareGreen ScareThe Green Scare, alluding to the Red Scares periods of fear over communist infiltration of US society, is a term popularized by environmental activists to refer to legal action by the US government against the radical environmental movement....
- Operation Backfire (FBI)Operation Backfire (FBI)Operation Backfire is a multi-agency criminal investigation, led by the Federal Bureau of Investigation , into destructive acts in the name of animal rights and environmental causes in the United States described as eco-terrorism by the FBI....
Further reading
- Leslie James PickeringLeslie James PickeringLeslie James Pickering is an American Activist and former spokesperson for the Earth Liberation Front Press Office advocating for political and social justice, human rights, and environmental protection.- Biography :...
. Earth Liberation Front: 1997-2002, Arissa Media Group, 2006. ISBN 0-974288-40-3. - Best, StevenSteven BestSteven Best is an American animal rights activist, author, talk-show host, and associate professor of philosophy at the University of Texas at El Paso...
and Nocella, Anthony J. Igniting A Revolution: Voices in Defense of the Earth, AK PressAK PressAK Press is a worker-managed independent publisher and book distributor that specialises in radical left and anarchist literature. It is collectively owned and operated.-History:...
, 2006. ISBN 1-904859-56-9 - Rosebraugh, CraigCraig RosebraughCraig Rosebraugh is a writer, filmmaker and activist advocating for political and social justice, human rights, and environmental and animal protection.- Activism :...
. Burning Rage of a Dying Planet: Speaking for the Earth Liberation Front Lantern BooksLantern BooksLantern Books is an American book publisher since 1998, first located in Union Square , and now with offices in Brooklyn. It "publishes books for all wanting to live with greater spiritual depth and commitment to the preservation of the natural world." The subject areas that Lantern Books covers...
, 2004. ISBN 1-59056-064-7