Wisconsin awakens: arrests follow mining protests

IN Forest County, Wisconsin, 29 people have been arrested for participating in an Earth First! protest against Exxon/Rio Algom corporation's proposed metallic-sulphide mine. Protesters were bussed hundreds of kilometres to five different jails in five different counties in the Midwestern state.

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Published in:New internationalist 1997-10 (295), p.5-5
Main Author: Manski, Ben
Format: Magazinearticle
Language:English
Subjects:
Demonstrations
Environmental movement
Environmentalism
United States
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Summary:IN Forest County, Wisconsin, 29 people have been arrested for participating in an Earth First! protest against Exxon/Rio Algom corporation's proposed metallic-sulphide mine. Protesters were bussed hundreds of kilometres to five different jails in five different counties in the Midwestern state.
ISSN:0305-9529