Tim DeChristopher: An Act of Bravery. Your help is needed.

The whole world by now knows of Tim DeChristopher's brave act of civil disobedience who won bids totaling about $1.5 million on more than 10 lease parcels in December in an attempt to disrupt a U.S. Bureau of Land Management lease auction of 149,000 acres of public land in scenic southern and southeastern Utah. The … Continue reading Tim DeChristopher: An Act of Bravery. Your help is needed.

The Sugarhouse Debacle

It's been well over a year since Sugarhouse merchants were forced to move from their locations so that a rich developer could level the building and erect a newer high rise structure. Well, the building was leveled (nearly a year ago), but nothing else has happened. Today's Deseret news reports that developer Craig Mecham has … Continue reading The Sugarhouse Debacle

Property Manager in Salt Lake City attempting to oust residents, local business

The Artspace building has long been a place where artists have been able to reside and work in Salt Lake City on meager incomes. Housed in the building is the local coffee shop A Cup of Joe, which has been open to the artist and peace communities and other progressive groups, opening its doors to … Continue reading Property Manager in Salt Lake City attempting to oust residents, local business

EXXON HACKS THE YES MEN

The Yes Men have been attacked. There's no hard proof that the attackers is EXXON - but make up your own mind: EXXON HACKS THE YES MEN Yes Men badly need sysadmin, server co-location Contact: mailto:people@theyesmen.org One day after the Yes Men made a joke announcement that ExxonMobil plans to turn billions of … Continue reading EXXON HACKS THE YES MEN

The Yes Men pose as Oil Execs at Conference in Canada

This is a stunning act of direct action - Yessssss to the Yes Men!--------------------------------------Imposters posing as ExxonMobil and National Petroleum Council (NPC) representatives delivered an outrageous keynote speech to 300 oilmen at GO-EXPO, Canada's largest oil conference, held at Stampede Park in Calgary, Alberta, today. The speech was billed beforehand by the GO-EXPO organizers as … Continue reading The Yes Men pose as Oil Execs at Conference in Canada

Dumpster Diving

If you haven't checked out the Dumpster Diving Community, you should. Dumpster diving has been part of our lives always. Tom is great at it and has been able to get tons of items from dumpsters that otherwise would end up in the landfill.It's amazing what people and businesses throw away. Sadly, there are many … Continue reading Dumpster Diving