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No Compromise, Periodicals
No Compromise #18-19
10.23.12 | PermalinkNo Compromise #18-19 (2001-2002. Santa Cruz, CA.)
If you have been following our posting of the complete No Compromise than you have read along as the new, 1990s militant grassroots took its first steps, stumbling along an exciting, and at times error filled path towards animal liberation. Those early years saw a lot of dedication and courage, but sadly little in the way of new tactics or intelligent planning.
That all changed in 2001 with the arrival of the anti-HLS campaign in the United States. The focus suddenly shifted from scattershot regional targeting to a single, international pressure point and the results were encouraging.
2001 wasn’t just about the fight against Huntingdon. The tactics developing in that one small struggle were inspiring activists globally to step up the fight against all areas of animal abuse, and sadly, some of our friends ended up in prison as a result. The support of these jailed comrades was inspiring, but our movement was dealt a terrible blow as Barry Horne died on Hungerstrike. That was not the only tragedy we would witness in these 12 months. Jeff Luers was sentenced to nearly 23 years in prison for an act of sabotage which harmed no one. Animal liberationists had been a strong force in the growing movement against globalization of capitalism, and at the 2001 G8 summit we watched as protestors and media were brutalized and bloodied in the lead up to the police murder of Carlo Giuliani. And of course, non-humans continued to be slaughtered in endless, unfathomable numbers. The tone of these two issues of No Compromise may have been optimistic, even cocky, but those of us on the ground knew that times were tough and getting tougher.
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No Compromise, Periodicals
No Compromise #9, 10, 11
11.15.11 | PermalinkNo Compromise #9, 10, 11 (1998, Caldwell, NJ.)
After the shakeup caused by Freeman Wicklund’s departure, one might have expected No Compromise to slow it’s publishing schedule while it re-grouped. Instead, they had one of their most productive years, reporting on everything from the first daylight raid in the US, to the murder of Earth First! activist David “Gypsy” Chain. The volume of important articles in these issues is too great to summarize in a tiny blog post, so instead we would just like to encourage you to read each edition thoroughly. Truly, this is one of our favorite posts on Conflict Gypsy so far as it highlights so many significant events in the movement at the end of the 1990s.
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Periodicals
Eco-Vegan
08.08.11 | PermalinkEco-Vegan 1-6 and Special #1 (1994-1995, London, England)
Eco-Vegan was a short and sweet free publication passed around at demos just prior to the popular use of the internet. It kept people aware of the worldwide movement for earth and animal liberation, published prisoner addresses, and embraced a broad range of movements outside it’s own niche. Produced by Noel Molland, EV came after his previous publication, The Rabbixian Anarchist Times, better known as R.@.T.
Molland was also an editor at Green Anarchist, which was a frequent target of police harassment. After a series of raids known as “Operation Washington,” he was arrested and charged in the infamous GAndALF trial, which will be the subject of an upcoming Conflict Gypsy special. The arrest eventually resulted in the end of Eco-Vegan, but Noel continued to work on behalf of earth and animal prisoners and is still active today.
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