Arrest Stories: Recent Episodes
Arrest Stories -- interviews with climate heroes
Interviews with regular people who have entered civil resistance in order to save our world from climate collapse. Recorded on unceded territory.
Laura is a 24-year-old engineer and tree-planter taking a break from her career to save our beautiful home from burning to the ground.
Interview with Dan about his 9 days in jail for... wait for it... attempted graffiti. Or was it because he didn't treat Judge Adams with enough reverence? Regardless he had a nice rest, adequate food and read three books. Thank you for your service, Dan!
This is Josh Pringle, a 24-year-old engineer putting his career on hold to fight for a liveable future. The solutions are there -- we just need a little bit of political will on the part of our so-called leaders. Please donate to the campaign -- every little bit helps. donate@lastgenerationcanada.ca
Francine is a retired engineer, mindfulness teacher, a mother and a grandmother of SEVEN. She is absolutely delightful. I was forbidden from communicating with her for a while in case we masterminded more criminal capers, so Bill from Professor Bill Goes to Jail did the honours! This was recorded back in October but it took us a while to get it edited and up.
Howard Breen -- 46(ish) arrests and counting. This guy takes commitment to a whole new level!
Dan is a roofer and rock climber from Squamish who knows what's up and puts on quite a show in court self-representing at a mischief trial.
Kaleb discusses his art road action, his action in the National Gallery where he threw washable paint on Tom Thomson's iconic "Northern River" and what brought him to this point in his life.
T-Bear compares arrest for climate action in the UK, the Netherlands and Norway, and talks about the benefit of state overreach on Last Generation Germany.
Everr was arrested, placed on what we now know is termed a "show hold" (doesn't seem like something that should be legal in a democratic state), and is now banned from Ottawa for what amounts to graffiti.
If you enjoy these episodes please consider donating to the rebels' legal fund -- this work involves great personal AND economic sacrifice. Standing up to the man isn't cheap. Head to our funding page at: https://chuffed.org/project/on2ottawa
April stopped to share some words when she was on her way to a meeting with Minister of Environment Nikki Sharma to ask her to intervene so that the women being sentenced in Kamloops did not have to ride, handcuffed, in a seatbelt-less police wagon over the Coquihalla in February. Nikki Sharma cried when she heard April's story, and promised to do what she could. April never heard from her again and four of the women WERE transported in police wagon from Kamloops to Maple Ridge. One sustained a shoulder injury and a concussion on the way. April was granted appeal and so was not transported to prison.
April is one of the most engaging, intelligent and brave women I have ever had the privilege of speaking with.
Donna Clark, a teacher on unceded Squamish, Museum, Tsleil-Waututh land, talks about her Fairy Creek arrest on June 14, 2021.
Ever narrowly escaped spending a month in prison for displaying climate messages on her body at the Junos.
Interview with Ben Holt, on house arrest during the recording for multiple arrests for trying to save the last 2.7% of old-growth trees in so-called British Columbia.
Dr. Tim Takaro is a professor, physician and expert in health-related consequence of climate crisis. He sat in trees and delayed the Trans Mountain pipeline for 16 months.
Susan Bibbings is currently serving a 28-day jail sentence for acting as media at a ceremony 5 meters from the Trans Mountain Expansion worksite. Find out what is really going on inside this petro-state's courtrooms.
Leenie spent more than 36 hours in the Cordova Street Jail, in unsanitary and torturous conditions.
An in-depth look at the labyrinth that is the BC justice system with the oh-so-intelligent and poetic Lyric Crow.
Conversation with Squid, who spent 19 hours in the dirty, unsanitary, unusually cruel Cordova St jail for a nonviolent action that did not block anyone from going anywhere.
Recorded on unceded occupied territories of Museum, Tseil-Waututh and Squamish traditional territories.
How many more ridiculously lovely young people is the BC Supreme Court going to put in jail for standing up for a liveable future?
Australia's draconian protest laws and its horrifying remand system are a serious threat to democracy.
Interview with Bill, retired UBC French professor, who hit the streets to save humans from extinction.
Interview with 29-year-old Badger of Save Old Growth. Learn about non-violence and how to block a highway. Just another brave young person putting his body and freedom on the line to save humanity.
Starling was a straight A student with a bright future as a mechanical engineer till he realized that he wouldn't HAVE a future if he didn't join the movement to engage in non-violent civil disobedience to get our government to take the first step to ensuring a livable future.
This is a follow-up to 21-year-old Zain's pre-jail interview, and is a stark look at the dark underbelly of so-called British Columbia's prison system.
Earle was sentenced to two weeks in prison for protesting the Trans Mountain Pipeline. Listen to his incredibly intelligent analysis of the "criminal" justice system. It wasn't all bad -- sometimes you get a Ravi Shankar concert in jail!
Interview with 67-year-old badass activist, Laura, arrested 4 times for peacefully protesting against extinction. Hear about her extraction from a pink boat.
This week we interview 19-year-old climate activist Jo. The way the police and the court system have treated this brave and intelligent young individual is shocking and appalling.
In the first official Arrest Stories episode, we interview 21-year-old environmental activist Zain Haq, who is being sentenced in the next few days. These are Zain's thoughts on the climate crisis, the justice system and what needs to happen for humans to avoid mass starvation, violence and death. Oh, and going to jail!