I agree with Vikki, I remember when she first sat up there and gave the tree
a name, I thought it was "Luna" or something. She wants the world to become
aware of what is going on in regards to logging and the swift deforestation
that is occurring. She has definitely gained the publicity she wanted-I saw
her on CNN awhile back. I think it is amazing.
----- Original Message -----
From: vikki charles <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: STUDIES IN WOMEN AND ENVIRONMENT <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, December 09, 1999 12:57 PM
Subject: RE: BUTTERFLY NOT FREE YET
> I wouldn't say it was specifically women's rights other
> than the fact she is a woman. But it is to do witht he
> environment. I think she's sitting there to stop "them"
> chopping the forest down - they can't chop it down while
> she's sitting there because there would be world-wide media
> coverage or something.
> I think it's pretty good.
> On Wed, 8 Dec 1999 09:02:17 +0800 Wong Ee Ling
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > I don't understand. Could someone enlightened me how
> > 'sitting' up some big redwood tree at 'Humboldt county'
> > serve woman's rights ? Hahahahah
> >
> > > ----------
> > > From: vikki charles[SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > > Reply To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 1999 7:50 PM
> > > To: STUDIES IN WOMEN AND ENVIRONMENT
> > > Subject: Re: BUTTERFLY NOT FREE YET
> > >
> > > Does anyone know any thing else about this woman? I heard
> > > something about it before and I think it's great.
> > > Was anyone at the WTO demo? There was one in London that I
> > > wanted to go to but couldn't afford the train fare. We had
> > > a discussion about it in a seminar the other day. In June
> > > of next year there is this thing organised where loads of
> > > people are going to stand in the street outside Buckingham
> > > palace and show their arses to the Queen. I will be there
> > > because it sounds good.
> > > On Sun, 5 Dec 1999 03:00:58 -0600 Rutherfords
> > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > >
> > > > BUTTERFLY NOT FREE YET
> > > >
> > > > Julia Butterfly Hill might normally be expected to be among
> > > > the protestors at the World Trade Organization meetings in
> > > > Seattle - but she has a more pressing engagement. Hill is
> > > > still up a tree in Humboldt County, Calif. On Dec. 10, she
> > > > will mark her second anniversary of sitting 180 feet up in a
> > > > giant redwood - a one- woman protest demonstration intended
> > > > to keep a logging company from cutting the tree down. Joan
> > > > Baez and Bonnie Raitt will perform a benefit concert for Hill
> > > > on Dec. 8 in Redway, Calif.
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > > ----------------------
> > > vikki charles
> > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > >
> >
>
> ----------------------
> vikki charles
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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