The Bloom Collective, an infoshop and lending library located in Grand Rapids, is hosting a benefit on June 7 for prisoners targeted by the government as part of the Green Scare:

Solidarity is a Weapon: A Green Scare Prisoner Benefit

On June 7, people from all over North America will gather together to discuss the threat against the radical environmental moveMENT, the Green Scare cases and what they mean, and to question how we can prevent impending ecological collapse.

This discussion will occur via an interactive webcast featuring critically acclaimed author Derrick Jensen and indicted environmental activist Marie Mason.

Come learn about radical environmentalism, government repression, and solidarity...

The Q&A will be an interactive experience where people from all over will be able to email questions to Derrick and Marie and a webcast discussion around those questions with Derrik will ensue.

Derrick Jensen is a ground-breaking and critically-acclaimed author speaking on civilization, violence, and resistance to ecological collapse. Check out www.derrickjensen.org for more info.

Marie Mason is a loving mother of two and environmental and social justice activist. On March 10 she along with four others were arrested by FBI and homeland security agents and charged with two ELF related actions dating back almost a decade.

Marie's case is the latest development in what has been dubbed the Green Scare, a recent wave of government repression aimed at disrupting and discrediting grassroots environmental activism and criminalizing dissent. See www.freemarie.org, www.greenscare.org and www.ecoprisoners.org more info on the Green Scare, Marie and her case.

June 7 - 8pm
Martineau Lofts - 126 S Division (look for signs!)
$2-$10 Suggested Donation.