Swanspirit
November 12th, 2001, 01:43 PM
because we could all use some good news.......from my email.....
For your Monday Morning Smile...
Topless Protesters 'Strip-Tease for Trees'
Updated: Sun, Nov 11 8:34 AM EST
EUREKA, Calif. (Reuters) - Nine bare-breasted women briefly halted
logging work near California's contested Headwaters Forest on Friday
in a protest against what they said was unconscionable logging of
redwood trees.
"These gorgeous young women were belly dancing. One logger actually
got down on his knees and kissed the ground," said Dona Nieto, a
California activist who has staged several "Strip Tease for the
Trees" protests.
Nieto -- a poet who goes by the name "La Tigresa" -- said the protest
interrupted logging work for about two hours at a point known as
the "Hole in the Headwaters," an area of second-growth redwood trees
left out of a 1999 deal between Pacific Lumber Inc. and state and
federal officials aimed at preserving the Headwaters Forest about 250
miles north of San Francisco.
"The protesters, who gathered at around 5 a.m. PST, stripped off
their shirts, sang, chanted and handed out chocolates to surprised
loggers, tying up traffic for about two hours until police arrived to
clear up the scene. There were no arrests.
"The loggers and the cops were absolutely stunned," said Nieto, who
launched her anti-logging protests last year with demonstrations of
what she calls "Goddess-based, nude Buddhist guerrilla poetry" to a
number of timber and logging sites in and around northern California.
Pacific Lumber spokeswoman Mary Bullwinkel said the protest occurred
on a county road, not company property, and quickly dispersed once
police appeared.
"They weren't trespassing; they were on a county road. It didn't
cause too much of a delay," she said.
Friday's action marked the largest environmental strip-tease to date.
One of the protesters, a 22-year-old who gave her name as "Maple,"
said she was surprised at how agreeable the loggers were when
confronted by topless women.
I love it ......... and I wanna do it ...... LOL I wish it had more impact on the actual logging.............
Love and Light
Swannie
For your Monday Morning Smile...
Topless Protesters 'Strip-Tease for Trees'
Updated: Sun, Nov 11 8:34 AM EST
EUREKA, Calif. (Reuters) - Nine bare-breasted women briefly halted
logging work near California's contested Headwaters Forest on Friday
in a protest against what they said was unconscionable logging of
redwood trees.
"These gorgeous young women were belly dancing. One logger actually
got down on his knees and kissed the ground," said Dona Nieto, a
California activist who has staged several "Strip Tease for the
Trees" protests.
Nieto -- a poet who goes by the name "La Tigresa" -- said the protest
interrupted logging work for about two hours at a point known as
the "Hole in the Headwaters," an area of second-growth redwood trees
left out of a 1999 deal between Pacific Lumber Inc. and state and
federal officials aimed at preserving the Headwaters Forest about 250
miles north of San Francisco.
"The protesters, who gathered at around 5 a.m. PST, stripped off
their shirts, sang, chanted and handed out chocolates to surprised
loggers, tying up traffic for about two hours until police arrived to
clear up the scene. There were no arrests.
"The loggers and the cops were absolutely stunned," said Nieto, who
launched her anti-logging protests last year with demonstrations of
what she calls "Goddess-based, nude Buddhist guerrilla poetry" to a
number of timber and logging sites in and around northern California.
Pacific Lumber spokeswoman Mary Bullwinkel said the protest occurred
on a county road, not company property, and quickly dispersed once
police appeared.
"They weren't trespassing; they were on a county road. It didn't
cause too much of a delay," she said.
Friday's action marked the largest environmental strip-tease to date.
One of the protesters, a 22-year-old who gave her name as "Maple,"
said she was surprised at how agreeable the loggers were when
confronted by topless women.
I love it ......... and I wanna do it ...... LOL I wish it had more impact on the actual logging.............
Love and Light
Swannie