Spirit of Freedom
(September 2011)
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 September 2011 edition of Spirit of Freedom. Firstly ELP would like
to apologise for the delay in the production of this newsletter and our last
newsletter. Over recent months ELP has lost a number of our volunteers including
the person who used to maintain our website. We won’t name the person, as they know
who they are, but we’d like to thank them for everything they’ve done for ELP over
the past 7 years that they’ve been working with us. ELP wishes them and all our
former volunteers all the best with their new ventures.
Since our last newsletter quite a lot has happened. An anonymous animal rights
activist in Gothenburg, Sweden, has been arrested for alleged animal rights activity
against the fur industry. ELP is unable to provide any further information at this
moment in time but should people wish to send messages of support to the prisoner
please e-mail S.GBG.VEGAN@gmail.com and the messages of support will be passed onto
the prisoner.
We’ve also heard about two Finnish animal rights activists who have been arrested
for filming inside a pig farm and they are now being threatened with two years
imprisonment!
ELP has also heard of police raids in Germany where activists have been accused of
anti-fur activity. In an unrelated four Dutch people are also awaiting trial for
alleged anti-fur farm activity (liberating mink).
And in Spain a large number of people have been arrested and are facing trial for
alleged animal rights activity.
Elsewhere in Europe, due to changes in the prison system, some British prisoners are
having their prison numbers changed. Therefore please be aware of this and make
sure the prisoner number you are using is up to date (you can check this our via the
ALF.SG website).
Leaving European news, in America, Green Scare defendant Justin Solondz has been
extradited from China back to America where he is now held pending trial accused of
both ELF and ALF activity.
ELP has also heard the shocking case of American environmentalist Tim DeChristopher
who has been jailed for two years for making fake bids at a land auction to disrupt
the activities of the oil and gas companies. We don’t know his address, but if
anyone has it please let ELP know.
But despite the bad news, there is good news. Scott DeMuth, who was jailed for an
ALF action in America, has been released. Also released is Kevin Kjonaas of the
American SHAC 7.
And some brilliant news. The American traitor and police informant, Jacob Jeremiah
“Jake” Ferguson has been jailed for five years on drugs charges. Furguson is
personally responsible for a number of activists being inside. One of his victims
committed suicide in prison whilst awaiting trial.
As this brief editorial demonstrates, animal & earth liberation occur around the
world. Remember, prisoner support is international. Support all the eco-prisoners
wherever they are in the world. And no compromise in defence of Mother Earth!
If anyone notices any of ELP's prisoner details is out of date or we do not list a
prisoner who we should list, please let ELP know as soon as possible. ELP is run by
a small group of volunteers and although we try to ensure our lists are accurate, we
admit we do make mistakes. So help us help keep the lists accurate by letting us
know of any changes we need to make.
ECO-DEFENCE PRISONERS
Grant Barnes #137563, San Carlos Correctional Facility, PO Box 3, Pueblo, CO 81002,
USA. Serving 12 years for setting fire to a number of SUV vehicles. The letters ELF
were spray painted onto all of the vehicles. (Grant is a vegan).
Luca Bernasconi, c/o Regionalgefängnis Bern, Genfergasse 22, 3001 Bern, Switzerland.
Serving 3 years 6 months for possession of explosive materials. Luca is Swiss and
is a known animal rights and prisoner support activist. Although not linked to Il
Silvestre himself, other defendants in this case are linked to Il Silvestre (Luca is
a vegan)
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. (Diet unknown).
Federico Buono, c/o CC San Vittore, Piazza Filangieri 2, 20123 Milano, ITALY. On
remand accused of possession of an explosive device (Federico is a vegan).
Marco Camenisch, Justizvollzugsanstalt Lenzburg, Postfach 75, 5600 Lenzburg,
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. (Marco is a meat eater
who encourages organic living).
Tim DeChristopher (address unknown). Serving 2 years for making fake bids in an
auction to disrupt attempts by oil and gas companies to buy land.
Silvia Guerini, c/o Regionalgefängnis Biel, Spitalstrasse 20, 2502 Biel/Bienne,
Switzerland. Serving 3 years and 4 months for possession of explosive materials.
Silvia is an Italian linked to Il Silvestre. (Silvia is a vegan)
Marie Jeanette Mason, 04672-061, FMC Carswell, P.O. Box 27137, Fort Worth, TX 76127,
USA. Serving 21 years and 10 months for her involvement in an ELF arson against a
University Professors Office as the Professor was linked to Genetically Modified
crop testing. Marie also admitted destroying logging equipment. She also pleaded
guilty to conspiring to carry out ELF actions and admitted involvement in 11 other
ELF actions and 1 ALF action. (Marie is a vegan).
Abraham López Martínez (Jailed in Mexico). E-mail letters of support to
cna.mex@gmail.com On remand accused of a series of ELF style activities against
various trucks and businesses. (Abraham is a vegan)
Eric McDavid, 16209-097, FCI Victorville, Medium II, Federal Correctional
Institution, PO Box 5300, Adelanto, CA 92301, USA. Serving 19 years & 7 months for
planning to destroy the property of the U.S. Forestry Service, mobile phone masts
and power plants. At the point of his arrest no criminal
damage has actually occurred. (Eric is a vegan).
Daniel McGowan, #63794-053, FCI Terre Haute – CMU, Post Office Box 33, Terre Haute,
Indiana 47408, USA. Serving 7 years for an ELF arson against a Poplar Tree Farm and
an ELF arson against an old growth logging corporation. Also admitted his role in an
ELF/ALF conspiracy. (Daniel is a vegetarian).
Steve Murphy, 39013-177, FCI Beaumont Medium, Federal Correctional Institution, P.O.
Box 26040, Beaumont, TX 77720, USA. Serving 5 years for Conspiracy to Commit Arson
following an attempted arson at a town house construction site in 2006. The action
was claimed under the banner of the ELF. (Steve is a vegan).
Mattia Petit, c/o CC Vigevano, Via Gravellona 240, 27029 Vigevano (PV), ITALY. On
remand accused of possession of an explosive device (Mattia is a vegan).
Costatino Ragusa, c/o Regionalgefängnis, Thun
Allmendstr. 34, 3600 Thun,
Switzerland. Serving 3 years and 8 months for possession of explosive materials.
Costatino is an Italian linked to Il Silvestre. (Costatino is a vegan)
Justin Solondz, #98291-011, FDC SEATAC, FEDERAL DETENTION CENTER, P.O. BOX 13900,
SEATTLE, WA 98198, USA. On remand accused of ELF & ALF activity. (Diet unknown).
Michael Sykes 696693, Michigan Reformatory, 1342 West Main Street, Ionia, MI 48846,
USA. Serving four to ten years for anti-sprawl arsons, criminal damage to a utility
pole, spray-painting political graffiti and burning the American flag. (Diet
unknown)
Fermín Gómez Trejo (Jailed in Mexico). E-mail letters of support to
cna.mex@gmail.com On remand accused of a series of ELF style activities against
various trucks and businesses. (Fermin is a vegetarian)
Joyanna Zacher, #36360-086, FCI Dublin, 5700 8th St.- Camp Parks- Unit F, Dublin, CA
94568, 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. (Diet unknown).
ANIMAL LIBERATION PRISONERS
(All Animal Liberation Prisoners follow a minimum vegetarian diet and most are vegan).
Anonymous Animal Rights Prisoner (Sweden). E-mail S.GBG.VEGAN@gmail.com Accused of
activity against the fur industry. (Anonymous is a vegan).
Jonny Ablewhite A5750AH, H.M. Prison, Hewell Lane, Redditch, Worcs B97 6QS, England.
Serving 12 years for attempting to blackmail a farmer who supplied guinea pigs for
vivisection. (Jon is a vegan).
Diego Alonso (address unknown, jailed in Mexico– E-mail letters of support to
rabiayaccion@mac.hush.com) On remand accussed of targeting banks, slaughterhouses
and other institutions. (Diego is a vegan)
Gregg Avery A4874AD, HMP Coldingley, Shaftesbury Road, Bisley, Woking, Surrey GU24
9EX, England. Serving 9 years for conspiracy to blackmail Huntingdon Life Sciences.
(Gregg is a vegan).
Natasha Avery A5180AD, HMP Send, Ripley Road, Woking, Surrey, GU23 7LJ, England.
Serving 9 years for conspiracy to blackmail Huntingdon Life Sciences. (Nat is a
vegan).
Walter Bond #2011-03339, Davis County Jail, PO Box 130, Farmington, UT 84025-0130,
USA. Serving 5 years for an ALF arson at a Sheepskin factory. He is also charged
with arson attacks against a leather factory and a foie gras restaurant. (Walter is
a vegan).
Mel Broughton, A3892AE, HMP Bullingdon, PO Box 50, Oxford, OX25 1WD, England.
Serving ten years for his active campaigning against vivisection carried out by
Oxford University. The police set him up and accused him of plotting an arson
against the University. (Mel is a vegan).
Adrian Magdaleno Gonzales (address unkown, jailed in Mexico – E-mail letters of
support to libertadparaadrian@hushmail.me). Serving 7 years 11 months for
detonating a gas bombs against various targets including banks and against targets
whose actions were claimed by the Frente de Liberación Animal (ALF). (Adrian is a
vegan).
Marie Mason - See details in Eco Defence Prisoners List.
Daniel McGowan - See details in Eco Defence Prisoners List.
Gavin Medd-Hall A3624AD, HMP Coldingley, Shaftesbury Road, Bisley, Woking, Surrey
GU24 9EX, England. Serving 8 years for conspiracy to blackmail Huntingdon Life
Sciences. (Gavin is a vegan).
Heather Nicholson A3158AJ, HMP Foston Hall, Foston, Derby, Derbyshire, DE65 5DN,
England. Serving 11 years for conspiracy to blackmail Huntingdon Life Sciences.
(Heather is a vegan).
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. (Kerry is a vegan).
Sarah Whitehead, A8369CE, HMP Downview, Sutton Lane, Surrey, SM2 5PD, England.
Serving six years campaigning against Huntingdon Life Sciences. Was previously
sentenced to two years for: 1) rescuing a puppy from horrific conditions. 2)
rescuing over 100 animals from a pet breeder who was later prosecuted for animal
abuse. (Sarah is a vegan)
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. (Diet
unknown).
ANTIFA PRISONERS
Aleksey Bychin, FBU OIK-2 IK-7 otryad No. 12, ul. Karnallitovaya d. 98, g. Solikamsk
Permskiy Kray, 618545 Russia. Serving 5 years for defending himself against
neo-nazis. (Diet unknown).
Andy Baker, A5768CE, HMP Highpoint, Stradishall, Newmarket, Suffolk, CR8 9YG,
England. Serving 21 months (Diet Unknown).
Thomas Blak, A5728CE, HMP Wormwood Scrubs, PO Box 757, Du Cane Rd, London, W12 OAE,
England. Serving 18 months. (Diet Unknown).
Sean Cregan, A5769CE, HMP Coldingley, Shaftesbury Road, Bisley, Woking, Surrey, GU24
9EX, England. Serving 21 months. (Diet Unknown).
Phil De Sousa, A5766CE, HMP Elmley, Church Road, Eastchurch, Sheerness, Kent, ME12
4DZ, England. Serving 21 months. (Phil is a vegetarian).
Ravinder Gill, A5770CE, HMP Wayland, Griston, Thetford, Norfolk, IP25 6RL, England.
Serving 21 months. (Diet Unknown).
Austen Jackson, A5729CE, HMP Wormwood Scrubs, PO Box 757, Du Cane Rd, London, W12
OAE, England. Serving 15 months. (Diet unknown).
Rinat Sultanov, FBU IZ-47\4, ul. Lebedeva d. 39, 195009 Saint-Petersburg Russia.
Serving 2 years for fighting with neo-nazis. (Rint is a Vegetarian).
OTHER PRISONERS
Ihar Alinevich, c/o P.O. Box 8, Glavpochtampt, 220050 Minsk, Belarus. Jailed for a
variety of reasons including alleged anti-mititarism and alleged involvement in
solidarity actions for two jailed Russian environmentalists. (Diet unknown)
Mikalaj Dziadok, SIZO-1, ul. Volodarskogo 2, 220050 Minsk, Belarus. Jailed for a
variety of reasons including alleged anti-mititarism and alleged involvement in
solidarity actions for two jailed Russian environmentalists. (Diet unknown)
Aliaksandar Frantskievich, Valadarskaha str., 2, SIZO-1, k. 46, Minsk, Belarus.
Co-defendant of Ihar Alinevich and Mikalaj Dziadok. (Diet unknown)
Fran Thompson, #1090915, CCC, 3151 Litton Drive, Chillicuthe, MO 64601, 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. (Fran is a vegan).
JONATHAN POLLAK ,HERMON PRISON NSWING,PO BOX 4011, MAGHAR 14930, ISRAEL. Anarchist
animal rights activist jailed for three months for cycling slowly during a Critical
Mass protest against the bombing of Gaza. (Jonathan is a vegan).
MOVE
MOVE is an eco-revolutionary group who carried out protests in defence of all life.
All move prisoners describe themselves as vegetarians. 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) SCI Graterford, PO Box 244, Graterford, PA 19426-0244,
USA.
Edward Goodman Africa (AM4974), SCI Mahanoy, 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.
Charles Simms Africa (AM4975), SCI Retreat, 660 State Route 11, Hunlock Creek, PA
18621, 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 including
assault and murder. '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
new site coming soon
Greek language ELP Website
http://greekelp.blogspot.com
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
Australian ELP.SN is our Australian contact. For more info 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.
Greek ELP.SN is our Greek contact. For more info e-mail greekelp@yahoo.gr
North American ELP is our North American contact. For more information e-mail
info@ecoprisoners.org
Turkey ELP.SN is our Turkish contact. For more info e-mail yesilanarsi@yahoo.com
PDF
