Judi Bari. © 1991 Evan Johnson
#tdih 1990, a pipe bomb went off under the seat of legendary Earth First! activist Judi Bari as she drove to a demonstration to stop timber companies from clearcutting old-growth redwood trees. Bari was almost killed. After the incident, the FBI arrested Bari and her passenger, Darryl Cherney — charging them with building the bombs themselves! The pair sued the FBI and won more than $4 million in damages. [Description from Democracy Now!]
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