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Disclaimer about reports and essays on this site
Essays and reports on this site have been selected by the Media/Outreach working group as appropriate for our Web site; however, that does not signify that Buffalo Allies of Bozeman or the working group has endorsed the viewpoints expressed in these essays. They have been chosen for their relevance to our work or because they are by individual members of our group or because we believe they would be otherwise provocative.
If you object to the content of the site, you can bring it up to the Media/Outreach working group or propose that it be removed at one of our regular meetings (so long as you at the same time agree and commit to our mission.)
If you are interested in submitting an essay or action report, please contact Jim at jsmacdonald@riseup.net.
Buffalo torture 2010: Firsthand witness account of Tuesday's haze
Buffalo torture 2010: Firsthand witness account of Tuesday's haze
by Jim Macdonald
Here is something to keep in mind before reading any further. When describing through any medium the cruelty of a buffalo haze (forced march), you need to keep in mind that these moments are highly edited moments. We followed this haze for six hours - mostly on foot - it continued for hours longer. It's probably going on right now as I begin to write this account. You miss the step after painful step; each whoop and holler and whistle of an agent on a horse; each desperate breath prolonged over time; each blade of grass or sagebrush plant trampled under foot. I cut out many points of dialogue, many repetitive words of desperation.
The Beehive Collective presents their innovative True Cost of Coal graphic – a visual exploration of Mountaintop Removal Mining
For immediate release
Contact:
Beehive Design Collective
1 Elm Street
Machias, ME 04654
phone: 207-255-6737
email: pollinators@beehivecollective.org
web: www.beehivecollective.org
Buffalo Allies of Bozeman
Ellen Figura
phone: 406-209-2811
email: elightstorm@gmail.com
November 5, 2009
The Beehive Collective presents their innovative True Cost of Coal graphic –
a visual exploration of Mountaintop Removal Mining and Resistance
(Bozeman, Mont.) A swarm is coming! The Beehive Design Collective, a non-profit, volunteer driven, political arts organization based in eastern Maine, is headed this way. They are out to “cross-pollinate the grassroots” by creating collaborative, anti-copyright images that deconstruct complex global stories for use as educational and organizing tools.
No Buffalo Allies of Bozeman meeting Wednesday, May 20
We will not be meeting May 20, 2009. Our next meeting will be May 27, 2009, at 7 PM in the Montana State University student union 2nd floor cafeteria in the NW corner.
If you agree with our mission, you are welcome to join plan with us.