Broadside advertising speakers John Seed and Earth First! co-founder Dave Foreman, wilderness folksinger Cecilia Ostrow, and two films: “GIve Trees a Chance” and “The Cracking of Glen Canyon Damn.” Beginning in its early years, Earth First! organized touring road shows, blending educational presentations and socially conscious entertainment with practical workshops on civil disobedience tactics and resources.

Founded in 1979, Earth First! presented a radical alternative to mainstream environmentalist groups, moving in the 1980s from policy proposals and publicity campaigns to direct action campaigns of organized civil disobedience. In 1985, Foreman published “Ecodefense: A Field Guide to Monkey Wrenching,” and the following year co-founder Howie Wolke would be incarcerated for six months for eco-sabotage. By the 1990s, philosophical and personal differences among members would eventually lead to the departure of Foreman along with several other longtime members. Scace and ephemeral document of this influential if controversial environmental advocacy group.

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