english
nederlands
Indymedia NL
Independent Media Centre of the Netherlands
Indymedia NL is an independent free communication organisation. Indymedia offers an alternative approach to the news by using an open publishing method for text, images, video and audio.
> contact > search > archive > help > join > publish news > open newswire > disclaimer > chat
Search

 
All Words
Any Word
Contains Media:
Only images
Only video
Only audio

Dossiers
Agenda
CHAT!
LINKS

European NewsReal

MDI's complaint against Indymedia.nl
Courtcase Deutsche Bahn vs. Indymedia.nl
Topics
anti-fascisme / racisme
europa
feminisme
gentechnologie
globalisering
kunst, cultuur en muziek
media
militarisme
natuur, dier en mens
oranje
vrijheid, repressie & mensenrechten
wereldcrisis
wonen/kraken
zonder rubriek
Events
G8
Oaxaca
Schinveld
Schoonmakers-Campagne
Help
Tips for newbies
A short intro into Indymedia NL
The policy of Indymedia NL
How to join?
Donate
Support Indymedia NL with donations!
Lawsuits cost a lot of money, we appreciate every (euro)cent you can spare!

You can also direct your donation to Dutch bank account 94.32.153 on behalf of Stichting Vrienden van Indymedia, Amsterdam (IBAN: NL41 PSTB 0009 4321 53)
Indymedia Network

www.indymedia.org

Projects
print
radio
satellite tv
video

Africa
ambazonia
canarias
estrecho / madiaq
kenya
nigeria
south africa

Canada
hamilton
london, ontario
maritimes
montreal
ontario
ottawa
quebec
thunder bay
vancouver
victoria
windsor
winnipeg

East Asia
burma
jakarta
japan
manila
qc

Europe
alacant
andorra
antwerpen
armenia
athens
austria
barcelona
belarus
belgium
belgrade
bristol
bulgaria
croatia
cyprus
estrecho / madiaq
euskal herria
galiza
germany
grenoble
hungary
ireland
istanbul
italy
la plana
liege
lille
madrid
malta
marseille
nantes
netherlands
nice
norway
oost-vlaanderen
paris/île-de-france
poland
portugal
romania
russia
scotland
sverige
switzerland
thessaloniki
toulouse
ukraine
united kingdom
valencia
west vlaanderen

Latin America
argentina
bolivia
brasil
chiapas
chile
chile sur
colombia
ecuador
mexico
peru
puerto rico
qollasuyu
rosario
santiago
tijuana
uruguay
valparaiso

Oceania
adelaide
aotearoa
brisbane
burma
darwin
jakarta
manila
melbourne
oceania
perth
qc
sydney

South Asia
india
mumbai

United States
arizona
arkansas
atlanta
austin
baltimore
big muddy
binghamton
boston
buffalo
charlottesville
chicago
cleveland
colorado
columbus
danbury, ct
dc
hampton roads, va
hawaii
houston
hudson mohawk
idaho
ithaca
kansas city
la
madison
maine
miami
michigan
milwaukee
minneapolis/st. paul
new hampshire
new jersey
new mexico
new orleans
north carolina
north texas
nyc
oklahoma
omaha
philadelphia
pittsburgh
portland
richmond
rochester
rogue valley
saint louis
san diego
san francisco
san francisco bay area
santa barbara
santa cruz, ca
seattle
tallahassee-red hills
tampa bay
tennessee
united states
urbana-champaign
utah
vermont
western mass
worcester

West Asia
armenia
beirut
israel
palestine

Topics
biotech

Process
discussion
fbi/legal updates
indymedia faq
mailing lists
process & imc docs
tech
volunteer
Credits
This site is produced by volunteers using free software where possible.

The system we use is available from:mir.indymedia.de
an alternative is available from: active.org.au/doc

Thanks to indymedia.de and mir-coders for creating and sharing mir!

Contact:
info @ indymedia.nl
ELF relieves earth - targets 60 SUVs
Every night is earthnight - 02.05.2003 14:37

The North Bay Ford and Lincoln Mercury car dealership on Soquel Avenue was hit hardest. Forty trucks in its lot were liberated with antiwar and anti-oil sentiments, including "Killer," "I love slavery" and "ELF."


ELF relieves earth - targets 60 SUVs

Earthliberators spray-painted antiwar messages on about 60 sport-utility vehicles and trucks Tuesday night.

'David Rosenthal, a Molly Lane resident, awoke Wednesday to find "No War," "SUVs suck," "No blood for oil," and other antiwar messages spray-painted in blue and yellow across all three of his vehicles a truck and two SUVs. Several of his neighbors' vehicles were tagged, too.

Rosenthal was outraged.
"It's idiotic antiwar people," Rosenthal said. "They're not getting their point across at all. They think they're doing it for a good cause. ...

Earthliberators targeted only trucks and SUVs, apparently to make a point that the vehicles burn more oil than cars and that America's dependence on oil was the impetus for the war with Iraq.

Kraft's Auto Body Shop on Soquel Avenue, just down the street from Rosenthal's house, fielded calls from seven neighborhood residents whose vehicles had been painted. Santa Cruz police said 18 residents of the Carbonero Estates neighborhood reported their vehicles had been painted. Robb Kraft, co-owner of the shop, estimated it would cost only $600 per vehicle to remove the graffiti.

The North Bay Ford and Lincoln Mercury car dealership on Soquel Avenue was hit hardest. Forty trucks in its lot were liberated with antiwar and anti-oil sentiments, including "Killer," "I love slavery" and "ELF."

Santa Cruz police Sgt. Brad Goodwin said ELF stands for "Earth Liberation Front," a radical environmental group he believes was involved in some taggings on the Westside about six months ago; "ELF" was spray- painted on several mobile homes.

Ingrid Stevison, a financial adviser for North Bay Ford, cried when told of the liberation
"Business is slow as it is," Stevison said. "I wondered if I was still going to have a job tomorrow. Why are they targeting us when we didn't do anything? They shouldn't target innocent people. I mean, we're not at war because of Ford."

Jeff Winterhalder, the dealership's general manager, did not know how much it would cost to remove the graffiti.

Its not a cost for society. Its a relief.
The environment and life itself is thankful.

You should not measure the so called damage in economical terms. Because its in fact a relief fund every time ELF strikes.

It is a relief.




Website: http://www.earthliberationfront.com
 
supplements
> indymedia.nl > search > archive > help > join > publish news > open newswire > disclaimer > chat
DISCLAIMER: Indymedia NL uses the 'open posting' principle to promote freedom of speech. The news (text, images, audio and video) posted in the open newswire of Indymedia NL remains the property of the author who posted it. The views in these postings do not necesseraly reflect the views of the editorial team of Indymedia NL. Furthermore, it is not always possible to guarantee the accuracy of the postings.