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| author = [[Dave Foreman]] |
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| publisher = Ned Ludd Books |
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[[Image:Ecodefense-second-edition.jpg|thumb|Cover of the 1987 second edition.]] |
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'''''Ecodefense: A Field Guide to Monkeywrenching''''' is a book edited by [[Dave Foreman]], with a foreword by [[Edward Abbey]]. |
'''''Ecodefense: A Field Guide to Monkeywrenching''''' is a book edited by [[Dave Foreman]] (and Bill Haywood in later editions), with a foreword by [[Edward Abbey]]. |
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== Background == |
== Background == |
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⚫ | Much of the inspiration for the book, as well as the term "[[Sabotage#As environmental action|monkeywrenching]]", came from Edward Abbey's 1975 novel ''[[The Monkey Wrench Gang]]''. Other inspiration for the book likely came from the 1972 book ''[[Ecotage!]]'', which was published by the group [[Environmental Action]] and was in turn inspired by the actions of an activist in the [[Chicago, Illinois]] area who called himself "[[James F. Phillips|The Fox]]", and engaged in such [[vigilante]] actions to protect the environment as plugging smokestacks. The Fox named after the [[Fox River (Little Wabash tributary)|Fox River]] northwest of Chicago was an avid historical boater who educated and demonstrated Native American and early trapper fishing and boating techniques. |
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The Fox was radicalized and became a founding mentor of the Earth Liberation Front movement<ref>{{cite book |author-link=Craig Rosebraugh |last=Rosebraugh |first=Craig |title=Burning Rage of a Dying Planet: Speaking for the Earth Liberation Front |location=New York |publisher=[[Lantern Books]] |date=2004 |page=20 |isbn=978-1590560648}}</ref> after witnessing toxic dumping into the Fox River over decades which polluted the river to near-death. The Fox became infamous after dumping a bucket of said toxic waste upon the desk of a [[Stone Container Corporation]] executive in Chicago. The Fox was rumored also to plug drainage pipes from toxic industrial plants from his canoe along the Fox River.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |last=Solzman |first=David M. |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210412210709/http://www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org/pages/481.html |archive-date=12 April 2021 |url-status=live |title=Fox River |encyclopedia=[[Encyclopedia of Chicago]] |url=http://www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org/pages/481.html |access-date=12 April 2021}}</ref> Much of the actual content for ''Ecodefense'' came from the "Dear Ned Ludd" column in the [[Earth First!]] newsletter during the 1980s. |
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Ned Ludd Books published the first two editions, with Abbzug Press publishing a third edition. The book was first published in 1985. |
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This book was banned in Australia, gazetted in 1992 as "refused classification" and a prohibited import.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/rendition/nla.news-page25930365.pdf |title=Publications Classified Under the Act Classification of Publications Ordinance 1983 |work=[[Commonwealth of Australia Gazette]] |number=GN 1 |date=8 January 1992 |page=61 |quote=This book is also considered to contravene Regulation 4A of the Customs (Prohibited Imports) Regulation.}}</ref> |
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⚫ | Much of the inspiration for the book, as well as the term "[[monkeywrenching]]", came from Edward Abbey's 1975 novel ''[[The Monkey Wrench Gang]]''. |
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== Publication history == |
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[[Monkeywrenching]] is a form of ecodefense. So are [[temporary restraining order]]s and [[tree sitting]], as well as non-violent [[blockade]] and [[civil disobedience]]. |
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Ned Ludd Books published the first edition in 1985 and the second edition, revised and enlarged, in 1987. Abbzug Press in [[Chico, California]] published the third edition. Bill Haywood joined Dave Foreman as editor for the second and subsequent editions. |
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== See also == |
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Other forms include [[tree spiking]], and [[billboarding]]. These are more controversial because they involve destruction, vandalism, and/or the potential for injury. |
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== References == |
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“Tentatively called ''Ecodefense: A Handbook on the Militant Defense of the Earth'', the publication was to be a radical environmental version of [[William Powell]]'s ''[[Anarchist Cookbook]]''. In its final form, brought out by Foreman's own [[Ned Ludd]] Books (named after the nineteenth-century British worker who destroyed labor-saving machinery), ''Ecodefense: A Field Guide To Monkeywrenching'' gave practical, detailed instructions on how to decommission bulldozers, pull out [[survey stakes]], spike trees, and generally harass and delay resource industry plans. It was an immediate success, and its popularity led [[Oregon]]'s [[Willamette National Forest]] supervisor [[Michael Kerrick]] to denounce the book in a white paper presented at a congressional hearing, in which he threatened to 'close the entire [national forest logging] area to unauthorized entry' if the activities described in the book took place.<ref>Michael Kerrick, "Ecotage From Our Perspective" (http://www.foresthistory.org/ASPNET/Publications/region/6/willamette/chap6.htm)</ref> Kerrick soon thereafter introduced the controversial policy of closing national forests to the public whenever environmental protests were expected. |
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==Notes and references== |
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== Further reading == |
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* {{Cite book |last1=Larabee |first1=Ann |title=The Wrong Hands: Popular Weapons Manuals and Their Historic Challenges to a Democratic Society |date=2015 |isbn=978-0190201173 |publisher=[[Oxford University Press]] |location=New York |oclc=927145132 |df=mdy-all |chapter=Monkeywrenching}} |
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*''[[Ecotage!]]'' [book] |
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==External links== |
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* [https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/various-authors-ecodefense-a-field-guide-to-monkeywrenching Online text of ''Ecodefense''] |
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Latest revision as of 00:21, 2 October 2024
Author | Dave Foreman |
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Publisher | Ned Ludd Books |
Publication date | 1985 |
Ecodefense: A Field Guide to Monkeywrenching is a book edited by Dave Foreman (and Bill Haywood in later editions), with a foreword by Edward Abbey.
Background
[edit]Much of the inspiration for the book, as well as the term "monkeywrenching", came from Edward Abbey's 1975 novel The Monkey Wrench Gang. Other inspiration for the book likely came from the 1972 book Ecotage!, which was published by the group Environmental Action and was in turn inspired by the actions of an activist in the Chicago, Illinois area who called himself "The Fox", and engaged in such vigilante actions to protect the environment as plugging smokestacks. The Fox named after the Fox River northwest of Chicago was an avid historical boater who educated and demonstrated Native American and early trapper fishing and boating techniques.
The Fox was radicalized and became a founding mentor of the Earth Liberation Front movement[1] after witnessing toxic dumping into the Fox River over decades which polluted the river to near-death. The Fox became infamous after dumping a bucket of said toxic waste upon the desk of a Stone Container Corporation executive in Chicago. The Fox was rumored also to plug drainage pipes from toxic industrial plants from his canoe along the Fox River.[2] Much of the actual content for Ecodefense came from the "Dear Ned Ludd" column in the Earth First! newsletter during the 1980s.
This book was banned in Australia, gazetted in 1992 as "refused classification" and a prohibited import.[3]
Publication history
[edit]Ned Ludd Books published the first edition in 1985 and the second edition, revised and enlarged, in 1987. Abbzug Press in Chico, California published the third edition. Bill Haywood joined Dave Foreman as editor for the second and subsequent editions.
See also
[edit]- Earth Liberation Front
- Eco-Terrorism
- Operation Backfire – FBI operation initiated against eco-terrorism
References
[edit]- ^ Rosebraugh, Craig (2004). Burning Rage of a Dying Planet: Speaking for the Earth Liberation Front. New York: Lantern Books. p. 20. ISBN 978-1590560648.
- ^ Solzman, David M. "Fox River". Encyclopedia of Chicago. Archived from the original on 12 April 2021. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
- ^ "Publications Classified Under the Act Classification of Publications Ordinance 1983" (PDF). Commonwealth of Australia Gazette. No. GN 1. 8 January 1992. p. 61.
This book is also considered to contravene Regulation 4A of the Customs (Prohibited Imports) Regulation.
Further reading
[edit]- Larabee, Ann (2015). "Monkeywrenching". The Wrong Hands: Popular Weapons Manuals and Their Historic Challenges to a Democratic Society. New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0190201173. OCLC 927145132.