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Selma, Oregon- Last summer an intense campaign of civil disobedience, lawsuits, and media focused on stopping massive clearcuting of old-growth reserves burned by the 500,000 acre Biscuit fire of 2002 in Southern Oregon. This year the North and South Kalmiopsis Roadless Areas have been targeted for clearcuting as the Bush administration continues it's full frontal assault on the nation's forests while promising to let states decide whether to log or not to log in roadless areas. The DVD is a tribute to those who gave it their all to defend the Wild Siskiyou in 2005 and why folks should come to defend the Siskiyou roadless areas in the weeks and months to come.

John West owner of Silver Creek logging company, who recently purchased the Mikes Gulch roadless area logging sale, is called to task in this 89 minute documentary made on a zero budget.

Major changes to existing environmental laws such as HR4200 would essentially mandate logging in sensitive areas to "save them" and the Bush administration's new roadless rule would open up 58.5 million acres of unspoiled national-forest land in 39 states to logging.

Now more than ever, grassroots organizing is needed to stop the increased assaults upon Oregon's largest roadless areas and old-growth reserves. Joan Norman, tireless activist arrested twice during the 2005 protests who passed on last year said, "No, I am not afraid. I am 75 years old...I would rather go out in a blaze, defending the world I love. I am more afraid that my grandchildren will think I did not try hard enough to leave them a legacy of peace, and a world worth living in. I don't want them to know the beauty of trees by looking at a book. I want them to be able to walk among 800-year-old trees and know that is our destiny. That is where we have to get back to."

From Kirsten Anderberg's review of In Defense of the Biscuit, "I believe this DVD should be shown in every high school and college across the land. There are many issues addressed in this video that the average person probably does not know about. There is a world happening out here that many do not even know exist. A world where people put their fears away and go to the woods to lay their lives on the line for the land. Yes, it is still happening today. Eco-activism did not die with the national pronunciation of Earth Day, folks. Direct action such as those taken in defense of The Biscuit can be employed all over, and can be applied to many causes. This DVD shows you not only that you can make a change, but HOW to make a change NOW. It shows you can trump fear with courage, that you can trump authority with action, and that is a powerful lesson in this day and age".

This “In Defense…” DVD documents grassroots action taken by earth defenders to stop questionable, and perhaps illegal, logging of public lands under the guise of burn logging. It appears that the logging companies were told they could not begin logging until the sensitive environmental matters were addressed by a court, but John West, owner of Silver Creek Timber Company, took some extraordinary steps to jump the gun on the logging, and it could very well be said that the Biscuit activists in this DVD saved acres of old growth forest from the ravages of clear cut in 2005. The DVD documents several protest tactics, and also, several law enforcement tactics, as well. The use of indy media, in collaboration with the protesters and law enforcement watch-dogging is effectively sampled in this DVD as well". www.biscuitfire.org/video/review.html

Derrick Jensen says, "In Defense of the Biscuit is simultaneously beautiful, heartbreaking, and inspiring. It is the story of one of the most beautiful places on earth, and of the courageous individuals and groups who are defending this place from devastation caused by huge corporations and criminal logging company operators who are protected in their illegal activities by armed (selective) law enforcement officers.

Watch this film, and then go join these or other activists on the front lines of forest defense". Derrick Jensen, author, A Language Older Than Words, The Culture of Make Believe.

Want to help protect the wild siskiyou from disgusting roadless clearcutting? There are a number of things you can do NOW!

1. Visit www.siskiyou.org/swrc/timbersales/logging_roadless_areas.cfm where you can send free instant faxes.
2. Write a letter to the editor, call and your representatives, organize a film screening, educate your community.
3. Plan a few days, weeks, or month to come visit the Siskiyous and help out as needed.
4. Stay Tuned: Actions, Rallies, and Protests this summer, 2006.

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