Bare-Breasted Forest Activist Goes to Court Logging Protests Continue Against MRC/GAP

Contact: James Ficklin 707/925-0012 Environmentally Sound Promotions 707/923-4949.

Ten forest activists charged with trespassing in Mendocino County, including a woman who bears her breasts to stop logging in the coastal redwoods, will appear at the Ten Mile Justice Court in Ft. Bragg, California this Tuesday, February 13th. A press conference and presentation If the bare facts will take place at noon outisde the courthouse. It will be followed by a 1:30 pm court proceeding where a pre-trial hearing concerning a restraining order against the forest defenders will take place.

La TiGresa (Dona Nieto), who has conducted several "strip tease for the trees" at active logging sites, is among the "Mendocino Ten" facing charges. The protests for which the activists were arrested took place in Kaisen Gulch, a redwood forest being logged by Mendocino Redwood Company (MRC), which is owned by the Fisher Family, owners of the GAP clothing chain. Activists have called for a boycott of GAP clothing stores for the last two years and protests are ongoing.