Support the Eco-Prisoners (August 2007)

Spirit of Freedom
(August 2007)
Produced by
EARTH LIBERATION PRISONERS SUPPORT NETWORK

"The whole experience has been tough, but all the kind and
strengthening words and wise thoughts from strangers made it much
easier!”
(Former Swedish Animal Rights Prisoner)

Welcome to the August 2007 edition of Spirit of Freedom.  Regular
readers of Spirit of Freedom will notice that this issue of the
newsletter is slightly different to previous issues.  As long-term
ELP supporters will be aware, back in 2000, after the arrests &
remandings of a group of Irish anti-road protesters ELP launched its
e-mail “Urgent ELP!” service.  Over the years this service has proven
very popular with most of our supporters now receiving their news via
e-mail with very few people receiving the newsletter in its paper
version.  With that in mind, ELP has decided to end its paper version
of its newsletter.  And because most of the “Court Reports & Legal
Updates” news contained in Spirit of Freedom has already been
circulated via e-mail we are dropping this from our newsletter and
from now on “Spirit of Freedom” will solely be a prisoner listing
publication.  However, to remind everyone of all the prisoners we do
support we will be circulating the “Spirit of Freedom” prisoner
listing on a monthly basis, to give everyone a regular reminder of
all the prisoners we support.  Whilst looking through the list, if
you notice an error, please contact ELP and we will correct it
immediately.  In the meantime, remember, no matter where you are in
the world, support the eco-prisoners and no compromise in defence of
Mother Earth!


ECO-DEFENCE PRISONERS

Fadalla Idris Alajaimy (address unknown).  Sudan anti-dam protester
on remand accused of Waging War against the State for protesting
against the construction of a dam.

Mohamed Ahmed Alajaimy (address unknown).  Sudan anti-dam protester
on remand accused of Waging War against the State for protesting
against the construction of a dam.

Tre Arrow, CS# 05850722, Vancouver Island Regional Correction Center,
4216 Wilkinson Rd., Victoria, BC, V8Z 5B2, Canada.  On remand accused
of involvement with an arson on logging trucks and an arson on
vehicles owned by a sand & gravel company.  Both arsons occurred in
the USA.  Tre is fighting his extradition to the USA.

Grant Barnes #1533241 22, Denver County Jail, PO Box 1108, Denver, CO
80201, USA.  Serving 12 years for setting fire to a number of SUV
vehicles.  On one of the vehicles the letters ELF was spray-painted.

Nathan Block, #36359-086, FCI Lompoc, Federal Correctional
Institution, 3600 Guard Road, Lompoc, CA 93436, USA.   Serving 7
years & 8 months for an ELF arson against a Poplar Tree Farm and an
ELF arson against an SUV dealership.   Also admitted his role in an
ELF/ALF conspiracy.

Marco Camenisch, Postfach 3143, CH-8105 Regensdorf, Switzerland. 
Serving 18 years.  1) Ten years for using explosives to destroy
electricity pylons leading from nuclear power stations.  2) Eight
years for the murder of a Swiss Boarder Guard whilst on the run.  In
‘02 Marco completed a 12-year sentence in Italy for destroying
electricity pylons in Italy.

Ibai Ederra, Carcel de Pamplona, C/San Roque. Apdo. 250, 31080 -
Iruñez – Pamplona, Navarra (España), Spain.  Serving just under 5
years for sabotaging machinery at the controversial Itoiz dam
construction site.

Betty Krawczyk, Alouette Correctional Centre for Women, P.O. Box
1000, Maple Ridge, BC, V2X 3K4, Canada.  Serving 10-months for
protesting against the development of the Winter Olympics site on
traditional Squamish territory

Jeffrey Luers, #13797671, OSP, 2605 State St. Salem, OR 97310, USA.
Serving 22 years & 8 months for arson on a SUV dealership & the
attempted arson of an oil truck.

Ali Mohamed Alhassen Massad (address unknown).  Sudan anti-dam
protester on remand accused of Waging War against the State for
protesting against the construction of a dam.

Eric McDavid X-2972521 4E 231A, Sacramento County Main Jail, 651 "I"
Street, Sacramento, CA 95814, USA.  On Remand accused of planning to
destroy the property of the U.S. Forestry Service, mobile phone masts
and power plants.

Daniel McGowan, #63794-053, MDC Brooklyn Metropolitan Detention
Center, PO Box 329002, Brooklyn, NY  11232, USA.   Serving 7 years
for an ELF arson against a Poplar Tree Farm and an ELF arson against
a lumber company.   Also admitted his role in an ELF/ALF conspiracy.

Jonathan Paul – See details in Animal Liberation Prisoners List.

Costantino Ragusa, Casa Circondariale, Via Prati Nuovi 7, 27058
Voghera (PV), Italy.  Il Silvestre activist serving 2½ years.  1) 
18-months for burgling and firebombing a multinational company. 2)
12-months for organising an anti-GM protest.  Costanino is also
awaiting trial accused of using explosives to damage an electricity
pylon in protest at nuclear energy.

Joyanna Zacher, #0707300576, San Bernardino CDC, 630 E. Rialto Ave.,
San Bernardino, CA 92415, USA.  Serving 7 years & 8 months for an ELF
arson against a Poplar Tree Farm and an ELF arson against an SUV
dealership.  Also admitted her role in an ELF/ALF conspiracy.

ANIMAL LIBERATION PRISONERS

Jon Ablewhite TB4885, HMP Lowdham Grange, Lowdham, Nottingham, NG14
7DA, England.  Serving 12 years for attempting to blackmail a farmer
who supplied guinea pigs for vivisection.

Gregg Avery TA7450, HMP Winchester, Romsey Road, Winchester SO22 5DF,
England.  On remand accused of conspiracy to blackmail, in relation
to his involvement with the SHAC campaign.

Natasha Avery NR8987, HMP Bronzefield, Woodthorpe Road, Ashford,
Middx. TW15 3JZ, England.  Jailed for breaching her parole conditions
imposed on her for telling a fox hunting murdering scum what she
thought of them.  Also awaiting trial accused of conspiracy to
blackmail, in relation to her involvement with the SHAC campaign.

Nathan Block – See details in Eco Defence Prisoners List.

Jacob Conroy #93501-011, FCI Victorville Medium I Federal
Correctional Institution, P.O. Box 5300, Adelanto, CA 92301, USA.
Serving 48 months imprisonment for helping organise the SHAC-USA
campaign.

Donald Currie TN4593, HMP Whitemoor, Longhill Road, March, Cambs,
PE15 OPR, England.  Serving an Indeterminate Sentence, of not less
than six actual years, for carrying out arsons against targets
associated the vivisection industry including HLS.

Darius Fullmer #26397-050, FCI Fort Dix Satellite Camp, P.O. Box
1000, Fort Dix, NJ 08640 USA.  Serving 12 months for helping organise
the SHAC-USA campaign.

Lauren Gazzola #93497-011, FCI Danbury, Federal Correctional
Institution, Route #37Danbury, CT 06811, USA. Serving 54 months
imprisonment for helping organise the SHAC-USA campaign.

Sarah Gisborne, LT5393, HMP Cookham Wood, Rochester, Kent, ME1 3LU,
England.  Serving 5½ years for conspiracy to cause criminal damage
following the damaging of 8 vehicles owned by people linked to
Huntingdon Life Science.

Joshua Harper #29429-086, FCI Sheridan Federal Correctional
Institution, P.O. Box 5000, Sheridan, OR 97378 USA.  Serving 36
months imprisonment for helping organise the SHAC-USA campaign.

Joseph Harris TN5728, HMP Bullingdon, Patrick Haugh Road, Arncott,
Nr. Bicester, Oxon, OX25 1WD, England.   Serving 2 years for damaging
the property of people associated with Huntingdon Life Sciences.

Kevin Kjonaas #93502-011, FCI Sandstone, PO Box 1000, Sandstone, MN
55072 USA.  Serving 72 months imprisonment for helping organise the
SHAC-USA campaign.

Josephine Mayo PR6508, HMP Drake Hall, Eccleshall, Staffs, ST21 6LQ,
England.  Serving 4 years for attempting to blackmail a farmer who
supplied guinea pigs for vivisection.

Daniel McGowan – See details in Eco Defence Prisoners List.

Heather Nicholson VM4859, HMP Bronzefield, Woodthorpe Road, Ashford,
Middx. TW15 3JZ, England.  On remand accused of conspiracy to
blackmail, in relation to her involvement with the SHAC campaign.

Jonathan Paul, c/o Friends of Jonathan Paul, PMB 267, 2305 Ashland
St., Ste. C, Ashland, OR 97520, USA.  Sentenced to 51 months for an
ALF arson on a horse meat plant.  Also admitted his role in an
ELF/ALF conspiracy.

John Smith TB4887, HMP Lowdham Grange, Lowdham, Nottingham, NG14 7DA,
England.  Serving 12 years for attempting to blackmail a farmer who
supplied guinea pigs for vivisection.

Andrew Stepanian #26399-050, FCI Butner Medium II Federal
Correctional Institution, PO Box 1500, Butner, NC 27509 USA. Serving
36 months for helping organise the SHAC-USA campaign.

Mark Taylor TT6636, HMP YOI Onley, Rugby, Warkwickshire, CV23 8AP,
England.  Serving four years for organising loud demonstrations
outside the offices of companies with links to HLS.

Suzanne Taylor, TM7154, HMP Foston Hall, Foston, Derby, Derbyshire,
DE65 5DN, England.  Serving two and a half years for helping organise
loud demonstrations outside the offices of companies with links to
HLS.

Kerry Whitburn TB4886, HMP Lowdham Grange, Lowdham, Nottingham, NG14
7DA, England.  Serving 12 years for attempting to blackmail a farmer
who supplied guinea pigs for vivisection.

Joyanna Zacher – See details in Eco Defence Prisoners List.

PLOUGHSHARES PRISONERS

Helen Woodson, 03231-045, FMC Carswell - Admin. Max. Unit, POB 27137,
Ft. Worth, TX  76127, USA.  Serving 8 years 10 months for actions
that focused on the interrelationship of war & the destruction of the
natural world.  The actions included pouring red paint over the
security desk of a federal court and making threatening
communications.  Previously Helen had served 20½ years for: 1) Using
a hammer to disarm a nuclear missile silo.  2) Burning $25,000 on the
floor of a bank whilst denouncing war, environmental destruction &
economic injustice.  3) Mailing warning letters with bullets attached
to Government & corporate officials.

OTHER ANTI-WAR PRISONERS

Brendan Walsh 12473-052, FCI/FSL Elkton, PO Box 10, Lisbon, OH 44432
USA.  Serving 5 years for an arson on an army recruitment office in
protest at the War on Iraq.

THE LECCE FIVE
The Lecce Five have been charged with “subversive association”
accused of damaging Esso petrol pumps to oppose the War on Iraq;
sabotaging the cash machines of a bank which funds an immigration
centre; and targeting the multinational company Benetton in support
of Mapuche land rights activists in Chile.  All of the defendants are
currently either under house arrest or released on bail.

ANTIFA PRISONERS

Lasandra Burwell W063658, Ohio Reformatory for Women, 1479 Collins
Ave. Marysville, OH 43040, USA.  Serving 5 years for taking part in
an anti-fascist demonstration which turned into a riot.

Vahtang Devitlidze, ul. Libbedova 42, UO 68/2, otryad 14, brigada
142, g. Hagyshensk, Krasnodarskiy Kray, 352680 Russia.  Serving 2½
years for stabbing a neo-nazi in the leg whilst defending himself
from attack.

Augustin Kraus, Vazebni veznice, PP-1, Litomerice, 41 201, Czech
Republic.  Serving 14 months for his participation in attacks against
local neo-nazis. His charge was "bodily harm". He speaks Czech,
Slovak and Polish.  You can also write him short postcards in English.

Christian Sümmermann, BNR: 727/07/7, JVA Tegel, Seidelstr. 39, 13507
Berlin, Germany.  Serving 40 months for breaching the peace whilst
serving a suspended sentence issued for anti-fascist activities.

Tomasz Wiloszewski, Zaklad Karny, Orzechowa 5, 98-200 Sieradz,
Poland.  Serving 15 years for accidentally killing a neo-nazi whilst
defending himself.

OTHER PRISONERS

Oscar Santa Maria Caro, CERESO, Miahuatlan de Porfirio Diaz, Oaxaca
en Hall B, Cell 5., Mexico.  On remand.  The exact charges against
Oscar are unknown but Oscar is a member of RATA, a known animal
rights group.

Sacramento Delfino Cano Hernandez, CERESO, Miahuatlan de Porfirio
Diaz, Oaxaca en Hall B, Cell 5., Mexico.  On remand.  Co-defendant of
Oscar Santa Maria Caro.

Olga Aleksandrovna Nevskaya, UU163/5, 7 Otryad, pos. Dzerzhinskiy,
Mozhaysk 140090 Moskovskaya oblast, Russia. Eco-activist serving 6
years for arson, criminal damage and causing explosions in protest at
the war in Chechnya.  Due for release in 2009.

Fran Thompson, #1090915 HU 1C, WERDCC, PO Box 300, Vandalia, MO
63382, USA.  Serving Life for killing, in self-defence, a stalker who
had broken into her home. Before her imprisonment Fran was an eco,
animal & anti-nuke campaigner.

MOVE
MOVE is an eco-revolutionary group who carried out protests in
defence of all life. There are currently eight MOVE activists in
prison each serving 100 years after been framed for the murder of a
cop in 1979.  9th defendant, Merle Africa, died in prison in 1998.

Debbie Simms Africa  (006307), Janet Holloway Africa  (006308) and
Janine Philips Africa (006309)  all at: SCI Cambridge Springs, 451
Fullerton Ave, Cambridge Springs, PA 16403-1238, USA.

Michael Davis Africa (AM4973) and Charles Simms Africa (AM4975) both
at SCI Grateford, PO Box 244, Grateford, PA 19426-0244, USA.

Edward Goodman Africa  (AM4974), 301 Morea Rd, Frackville, PA 17932, USA.
William Philips Africa (AM4984) and Delbert Orr Africa (AM4985) both
at SCI Dallas Drawer K, Dallas, PA 18612, USA.

Mumia Abu Jamal, (AM8335), SCI Greene, 175 Progress Drive, Waynesburg
PA 15370, USA.  In 1981 Mumia, former Black Panther and vocal
supporter of MOVE, was framed for the murder of a cop.  He was
originally sentenced to death but is currently awaiting re-sentencing
following a court hearing in 2001.

STATEMENT ON VIOLENCE
Some people listed in this newsletter have carried out violent
actions.  ‘Spirit of Freedom’ does not condone violence.  But we are
also against censorship & believe people can decide for themselves
who they wish to support.

ABOUT E.L.P. SUPPORT NETWORK
ELP is an international eco-prisoner support network founded, in
Britain, in 1993 to support jailed eco-activists.  We support the
prisoners by producing various regular prisoner lists:

Spirit of Freedom is ELP’s international monthly prisoner listing
which is circulated by e-mail.

Urgent ELP! Bulletin is an e-mail service that distributes the names
of any new eco-prisoner as soon as ELP gets their details.  For more
info e-mail ELP4321@hotmail.com

On-Line Newsletters – ELP has a number of websites that provide news,
prisoner lists and additional info about ELP & the prisoners.

English language ELP Website
www.spiritoffreedom.org.uk

North American ELP Website
www.ecoprisoners.org

Turkish language ELP Website
www.geocities.com/yesilanarsi/elp.htm

ELP Extra is an e-mail group that circulates the details of political
prisoners, ELP learns about, who do not fall within the remit for
support by ELP.  To subscribe to the list e-mail ELP4321@Hotmail.com

Belgium ELP.SN is our Belgium contact.  For more info e-mail
elp_bel@hotmail.com

German ELP.SN is a prisoner led initiative run by eco-prisoner Marco
Camenisch.  For more info contact Marco Camenisch, Postfach 3143,
CH-8105 Regensdorf, Switzerland.

North American ELP is our North American contact.  For more
information e-mail naelpsn@mutualaid.org

Turkey ELP.SN is our Turkish contact.  For more info e-mail
yesilanarsi@yahoo.com

North American ELP Prisoner Fund.  The North American ELP group has
set up a fund where people can pay money, for North American
Eco-Defence and Animal Rights prisoners, which will then be
distributed to the North American prisoners.  For information about
the Fund and how to make a donation please contact
naelpsn@mutualaid.org

DEDICATION
This Edition of Spirit of Freedom is dedicated to Bill ‘Avalon’
Rodgers, the American ‘Oregon Defendant’ who ended his own life in
December 2005 whilst on Remand.