PETER YOUNG & BEHIND THE MASK SCREENING
October 22, 2007
Brooklyn Law School
250 Joralemon Street
Subotnick Center, 11th Floor
5:00PM - 8:00PM
(2, 3, 4, 5 to Borough Hall Station. M, R to Court Street Station. A, C, F to Jay Street-Borough Hall Station)
Peter Young
"With one night and $20 in gas, we saved the lives of thousands of animals. Those are the results you don't get writing letters."
Convicted animal rights activist Peter Young, released from prison this year after serving a prison sentence for "ecoterrorism" is coming to Brooklyn Law School to speak about his experiences as a fugitive, political prisoner, and clandestine animal liberator.
After a multi-count federal indictment charging him with extortion and "Animal Enterprise Terrorism", Young was on the FBI's "Wanted" list for 7 years before being apprehended in 2005. He was convicted of the Animal Enterprise Terrorism charges and sentenced to 2 years in federal prison. Tagged a "folk hero in the animal rights movement" by the Associated Press, and "terrorist" by the fur industry, Young earned notoriety in activist circles for his role in a two week wave of daring midnight raids on fur farms across the Midwest. The campaign saw 5 farms visited and 8,000 to 12,000 mink and fox released.
With sweeps on animal rights and environmental activists increasing – including the recent sentencing of a cell of eco-saboteurs in Eugene – Young is a rare and uniquely credible voice for those who cross legal lines to liberate animals from captivity. Young will be speaking on the subjects of the prison experience; political trials; and his story of moving from mainstream activism, to masked midnight raider, to prison and beyond.
Behind the Mask
A 72-minute documentary by Los Angeles animal lawyer Shannon Keith, Behind the Mask focuses on the Animal Liberation Front, direct action, and the current repressive, so-called free governments to which activists are victim. Using real undercover and underground video, the film explores the world of those people who choose to break the law for the liberation and freedom of animals. While learning about specific individuals in the movement, the viewer is taken on a journey into the world of animal exploitation as well.
Labeled as terrorists by the U.S. government and freedom fighters by the animal rights community, the ALF's aim is to liberate animals from abusive exploitation. Activists carry out anonymous raids on university laboratories, factory farms, and fur farms in order to place animals in homes where they can live free from unnecessary suffering. The ALF has been known to set fire to empty buildings that house animal experimentation labs as well as sabotage expensive research equipment, in efforts of inflicting economic damage to animal exploiters. The ALF does however claim to be a nonviolent movement, with the primary goal of exposing and putting an end to atrocities committed against animals behind closed doors. The ALF have never hurt a human or animal in any of their raids.
October 22, 2007
Brooklyn Law School
250 Joralemon Street
Subotnick Center, 11th Floor
5:00PM - 8:00PM
(2, 3, 4, 5 to Borough Hall Station. M, R to Court Street Station. A, C, F to Jay Street-Borough Hall Station)
Peter Young
"With one night and $20 in gas, we saved the lives of thousands of animals. Those are the results you don't get writing letters."
Convicted animal rights activist Peter Young, released from prison this year after serving a prison sentence for "ecoterrorism" is coming to Brooklyn Law School to speak about his experiences as a fugitive, political prisoner, and clandestine animal liberator.
After a multi-count federal indictment charging him with extortion and "Animal Enterprise Terrorism", Young was on the FBI's "Wanted" list for 7 years before being apprehended in 2005. He was convicted of the Animal Enterprise Terrorism charges and sentenced to 2 years in federal prison. Tagged a "folk hero in the animal rights movement" by the Associated Press, and "terrorist" by the fur industry, Young earned notoriety in activist circles for his role in a two week wave of daring midnight raids on fur farms across the Midwest. The campaign saw 5 farms visited and 8,000 to 12,000 mink and fox released.
With sweeps on animal rights and environmental activists increasing – including the recent sentencing of a cell of eco-saboteurs in Eugene – Young is a rare and uniquely credible voice for those who cross legal lines to liberate animals from captivity. Young will be speaking on the subjects of the prison experience; political trials; and his story of moving from mainstream activism, to masked midnight raider, to prison and beyond.
Behind the Mask
A 72-minute documentary by Los Angeles animal lawyer Shannon Keith, Behind the Mask focuses on the Animal Liberation Front, direct action, and the current repressive, so-called free governments to which activists are victim. Using real undercover and underground video, the film explores the world of those people who choose to break the law for the liberation and freedom of animals. While learning about specific individuals in the movement, the viewer is taken on a journey into the world of animal exploitation as well.
Labeled as terrorists by the U.S. government and freedom fighters by the animal rights community, the ALF's aim is to liberate animals from abusive exploitation. Activists carry out anonymous raids on university laboratories, factory farms, and fur farms in order to place animals in homes where they can live free from unnecessary suffering. The ALF has been known to set fire to empty buildings that house animal experimentation labs as well as sabotage expensive research equipment, in efforts of inflicting economic damage to animal exploiters. The ALF does however claim to be a nonviolent movement, with the primary goal of exposing and putting an end to atrocities committed against animals behind closed doors. The ALF have never hurt a human or animal in any of their raids.
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