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The movement is famous for direct-action protests and has re cendy been listed as a terrorist organ ization by the U.S. government. Members of the sometimes-contro versial environmental organization began the evening with a historical slide show of Earth First! activism that transitioned into an off-the-cuff discussion about environmentalism, activist tactics and the future of Earth First!. The night finished with live music and dancing. The Roadshow was designed as, among other things, “a show and tell of nonviolent direct action tactics and the wild beings that motivate us to take these actions,” according to an Earth First! press release. Ant, a representative of the move ment, told the Emerald that Earth First! members are willing to put their bodies between the forest and the bulldozers. “What makes (Earth First! mem bers) really unique is that they will do civil disobedience or direct action, where they put their bodies on the line and either sit in trees or blockade the road so that the timber compa nies and the forest service can’t get to the timber,” Ant said. These tactics are intended to in crease public awareness of environ mental issues and stymie timber companies with unexpected delays and sabotage, Ant said. Some Earth First! members go as far as engaging in property destruction tactics, re ferred to as “monkey wrenching.” “Monkey wrenching is basically just property destruction or putting cogs into machinery, whether it’s ... just making it so a bulldozer can’t move or tree spiking, where people put giant pins in the trees so they can’t be cut down,” Ant said. “Each different person has a different be lief on how far their actions can go. I believe in non-violent direct ac tion, and Earth First! as a move ment is non-violent.” Several University students and graduate students attended the event, but the bulk of the audience was composed of Eugene communi ty members. “On the micro-scale it seems like you’re never winning any battle,” said Kris Maenz, a Eugene resident and longtime activist. “But in the grand scheme of things, it really makes a difference.... “Every tactic is a great tactic. The only way for this to happen is with everything from letter writing and being a lawyer to monkey wrench ing,” she added. “You can put the Earth first and change your social consciousness.” Participants also discussed the problems facing Earth First!. Govern ment interference and members who put their egos above the movement’s goals are two problems that hinder the movement, Ant said. “There are two (problems) that are about the same. One is the gov ernment putting the terrorist label on us,” he said. “I definitely don’t believe that we are terrorists. I believe that I am a citizen that is re ally trying to save what’s left of the environment.”
