[GBlist] Oregon is burning

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From: The Havens <thehavens@highland.net>
Subject: Oregon is burning


Oregon is burning
by Hanora 1:37pm Sun
Aug 11 '02

My name is Hanora. I hide my true identity for
safety purposes, not mine, by my community.

I have lived in Oregon for all my life. I lived in
the deep forests until recently. I came to the
city to try to wake the people up. My main
community is the people who live in the mountains
between the valleys and the oceans. These areas
were once great rain forests. Most of the humans
who live in these mountains and forests are considered
to be poor. Many do not possess electricity, indoor plumbing,
or good drinkable water. But we have a connection
to the earth. We must trust the earth for our
survival. So we listen and watch. I am writing
this message from that connection with the earth.
We are in grave danger. The community people from
Southern Oregon say that the big forest fires in
Southwest Oregon were intentionally set. Some
community people looked for the area where the
fires were set and found the headwaters of the
fire. They tried to get others to look at these
areas and when they came back to the area, forest
service and other law enforcement officers kept them
out. Then the area was burned over again.

We believe that the fires were set to create a
political climate in which the rainforests of the
West Coast will be permanently destroyed.
Many community people, those close to the earth,
and protectors of the earth, have been burned out
of their homes. We have nothing to lose by posting
this message to others who might be willing to
wake up.

We have lived in the Oregon forests for a long
time. Collectively we span 80 years. Our ancestors
span many more years. We have a memory. What is
happening in Oregon happened before. Please do not
turn away from this message. Please listen to us.
We have something grave to share with you. We also
believe that in a short time the internet will be
taken down and we will not be able to
share with you anymore, except in person-to-person
contact in our
communities. So please do not excuse this message
as some crackpot, lunatic fringe. We post this
message with our courage, truth and peace.

In the 1980's the regime of George Bush, Sr. came
to Oregon. During his reign of terror he was able
to take down a quarter of the rain forests of
Oregon and the West Coast. He was also able to
corrupt the communities of Oregon so that we could
not fight back. So deep was this corruption that
even today whole communities are afraid of each
other. He played old timers against newcomers, and
young against old, and old time farmers against
new sustainable farmers. He told the logging
families that the hippies in the woods were here
to destroy them. He spread fear and then he helped
corporate logging companies cut down millions of
acres of forests, including old growth. The trees
were cut into logs and sent overseas for cheap
production. The local mills lay off workers and
blamed the layoffs on environmentalists.

The people were filled with fear of each other so
they could not act to help each other. It was
during this time that we lost our healthy drinking
water. The clearcuts of the forests destroyed
the streams and sources of drinking water. Many
people fell into poverty. The scar is still
present in all communities of Oregon. We are
unorganized and unable to stop the present
destruction of the forests.

You who think this is a regional war, and will not
be affected by this rape of the earth, are
mistaken. You who live in the Midwest, in the
cities, on the east coast who think this damage to
the rainforests has nothing to do with you, are
mistaken. This is not about saving a pretty place
on the earth. It is about saving the future of
North America.

THE SEEDS FOR SURVIVAL

The coast range of British Columbia, Washington
State, and Oregon is a rain forest that is vital
to moisture throughout North America. The Pacific
Ocean creates clouds from condensation. The clouds
raise up onto the land mass just off the West
Coast of North America, ...now this is
important..

.THE RAINFORESTS OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST,
CANADA, AND NORTHERN CALIFORINA SEED THE
CLOUDS WITH MOISTURE! The clouds laden with moisture
travel across the western states, deserts, valleys, then to the
Midwest...the so-called breadbasket of the America, and dump
their moisture. Without this moisture...without healthy rainforests,
the middle part of America will dry up and burn up.

We in Oregon no longer expect people from other
parts of North America to care about the
rainforests for the sake of this region. But, if
you knew that your own safety and future was at
stake would you start to care?

THE NOW

George Bush Jr. is here. His armies of federal
police, corporate lackeys, and mis-information
media have us in a strangle hold. Already the
corporate media is saying the big fires of
Southwest Oregon were caused because
environmentalist would not let corporate logging
companies cut down the forests.

Already, the community people are being told that
they need to move to the cities because it is not
safe to live next to the forests...too much fire
danger. They want us to move away so we will not
report on what they are doing to the forests.

The logging companies and local arm of corporate
media are spreading misinformation and hatred.
Hatred and fear is once again being spread amongst
the people so we cannot help each other.

We are asking you to help us. Rise up! Turn off
those damn televisions...it is a drug....to keep
you asleep and immovable. Do not believe the lies.
We are fast moving into a war culture that is on
the move. Like a great crusade to steal the
natural resources of each country of the planet,
all economic, political, and cultural resources
are being diverted into war. Once it is
over, there will be no food, or drinking water.

Millions of humans, and an untold number of other
species will be destroyed. Other humans will be
sick from environmental degradation. There already
is no healthcare for many in America and other
countries to help those who are sick. The earth is
losing its other communities. These plants, and
animals and insects are vital to our survival. If you
cannot love these communities for their own sake,
for their beauty, peace and truth, love them because
in them is locked YOUR survival.

This is the truth of my community. Will you now
turn away and say we are lunatics? Do you have
courage to find the truth for yourself and unhook
from the addictions that pin you to inaction?
We believe in the near future there will be no
internet. We believe that you will need to come
out of your houses and away from you computers to
talk to one on one. Are you up to it? Can you
spread courage and peace? Will you even remember
how to talk to each other.

I have to go now. I have a fire to fight. A fire
that burns across the land and engulfs all that is
peaceful, sustaining, and healthy.

Peace and courage to you

Hanora



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