Spokane Democracy School

Posted on April 3, 2012 by WIRT

Please do not miss the Spokane Democracy School on Friday evening, April 6, and Saturday, April 7, described in the following message from Kai Huschke, who taught the Moscow Democracy School Workshop on March 23 and 24. A video and website of its Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund instructors also reveal the crucial value of these sessions that empower citizens to institute their rights over corporate privilege. Several Wild Idaho Rising Tide (WIRT) activists who participated in the Moscow workshop and are preparing to launch a Latah County community bill of rights will carpool to Spokane for the weekend training, departing Moscow on Friday, April 6, at 3 pm or earlier. If you plan to attend the Spokane Democracy School, please contact Kai at kai@celdf.org, to reserve your spot, and WIRT at wild.idaho.rising.tide@gmail.com or 208-301-8039, to arrange Moscow carpools and Spokane lodging. (Also listen to Kai on the March 29 and upcoming podcast of Democracy Matters. Continue reading →

Climate Justice Forum: Alma Hasse & Tina Fisher 4-2-12

Posted on April 2, 2012 by WIRT

On the Monday evening, April 2, Climate Justice Forum radio program hosted online and on-the-air by Wild Idaho Rising Tide organizers between 7:30 and 9 pm Pacific time, we talked again with anti-fracking activists Alma Hasse and Tina Fisher of Payette County, Idaho. They discussed resident initiatives to counter emerging natural gas exploitation recently facilitated by industry bills and state rules enacted by the Idaho legislature and governor. Alma also described the conflicts of interest and disregard of constituents’ concerns among myriad state legislators, agency personnel, and county officials. Listen to an excerpt of our conversation, Little Regulation of Payette County Fracking Near Homes Expected, between 20:50 and 13:29 on the Tuesday, April 3, KRFP Radio Free Moscow Evening Report, Climate Change. WIRT intends to edit the sound quality of all of the Climate Justice Forums and post links to each broadcast on our website.

Everybody’s Mama’s Got the Blues (First Annual Celebration of WIRT)

Posted on April 2, 2012 by WIRT

Sharon Cousins introduced and performed her song, Everybody’s Mama’s Got the Blues, at the First Annual Celebration of Wild Idaho Rising Tide (WIRT), a group of eco-activists centered in Moscow, Idaho. WIRT confronts the root causes of climate change through direct actions such as demonstrations against tar sands megaloads. Jeanne McHale, Joshua Yeidel, and Fritz Knorr accompanied Sharon for this rendition videographed by Liz Foster. To view the lyrics or record this copyrighted music, please see Everybody’s Mama’s Got The Blues.

(Link provided by Joshua Yeidel)

First Annual Celebration of Wild Idaho Rising Tide 3-31-12

Posted on April 1, 2012 by WIRT

Participants gathered near the Wild Idaho Rising Tide (WIRT) outreach display inside the 1912 Center Great Room entrance on a rainy Saturday evening in Moscow (Tom Hansen photo).

Jeanne McHale opened the musical entertainment for the First Annual Celebration of WIRT, with original, politically charged songs about corporate and government malfeasance and environmental mayhem (Tom Hansen photo).

WIRT volunteers shared and served beer and wine as First Annual Celebration guests arrived and mingled (Tom Hansen photo).

First Annual Celebration revelers exchanged stories and smiles as the festivities commenced (Tom Hansen photo).

Jeanne McHale played galvanizing dinner music for WIRT celebration attendees, while volunteers launched a slide show of our first year in pictures (Tom Hansen photo).

The Threat Level Purple singers joined Jeanne McHale in serenading First Annual Celebration participants (Tom Hansen photo).

As the 1912 Center Great Room slowly filled with party-goers, activists and supporters enjoyed a potluck dinner provided by participants (Tom Hansen photo).

Our conservation allies from around the north central Idaho region joined WIRT stalwarts in celebrating our resistance to dirty energy invasions (Tom Hansen photo).

Moscow Mayor Nancy Chaney attended the First Annual Celebration of WIRT and offered her gratitude and congratulations for our activism in a speech (Tom Hansen photo).

Between musical performances, First Annual Celebration participants filled their plates, glasses, and hearts among friends (Tom Hansen photo).

Wild Idaho Rising Tide presented Cass Davis (left) and Jim Prall (right) with commemorative T-shirts honoring their megaload blockade bravery (Tom Hansen photo).

Sharon Cousins (left) and Joshua Yeidel (right) graced the stage during intermission with a single blues song accompanied by Jeanne McHale and Fritz Knorr (Tom Hansen photo).

WIRT organizer Sharon Cousins belted out "Everybody's Mama's Got the Blues" at the First Annual Celebration of Wild Idaho Rising Tide (Tom Hansen photo).

Joshua Yeidel played back-up guitar and vocals for the tune "Everybody's Mama's Got the Blues" sung by Sharon Cousins on Saturday night (Tom Hansen photo).

After recognitions and speeches and before the raffle drawing and Corn Mash's two sets of raucous music, WIRT leaders provided a musical interlude at their First Annual Celebration (Tom Hansen photo).