In honour of Earth Day today, I want to talk about Julia Butterfly Hill, one of the great nonviolent activists of my time.
When she was 23 years old, this woman lived in a 1500 year old tree for 738 days (over 2 years) to prevent the Pacific Lumber Company from cutting it down. It was a California Redwood, one of the world's most ancient beings, one of the last of its kind in the world, within one of the last wild forests in the United States.
The Pacific Lumber Company ended up sparing the 200 feet around that particular tree and cutting the rest, in exchange for a payment of $50 000 that Julia and an organization called Earth First helped to raise.
Julia has since written books about her work, which she has continued all over the world.
When she was 23 years old, this woman lived in a 1500 year old tree for 738 days (over 2 years) to prevent the Pacific Lumber Company from cutting it down. It was a California Redwood, one of the world's most ancient beings, one of the last of its kind in the world, within one of the last wild forests in the United States.
The Pacific Lumber Company ended up sparing the 200 feet around that particular tree and cutting the rest, in exchange for a payment of $50 000 that Julia and an organization called Earth First helped to raise.
Julia has since written books about her work, which she has continued all over the world.
No comments:
Post a Comment