June 15, 2004
Taking A Stand to Save Our Ancient Forests

Woods here, a proud occupant of my new one unit mobile home, here in Southern Oregon, just East of Glendale.

The beautiful forests that surround this box will be protected as long as we can hold them.

These are public lands, and I'm public right?

Hey we just had some loggers trying to come to work, drove their truck up, said some threatening remarks, but they have left.

Kirby's locked down to the outside, they saw the loggers up close, they are doing fine.

Getting back the message, obviously the Bush Administration and the BLM aren't doing their part to protect forest ecosystems on public lands, so it's up to you and me.

We are lucky to have the ability to peacefully protest in the USA, and as a US citizen, I feel obligated to stand up against the corrupt, unjust actions of certain branches of my government.

to be cont'd...

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UPDATE FROM WOODS: APPROX 9:15 AM PDT

I always wanted to work alongside some of the most creative, resourceful, ingenious, and competent environmental activists around.

Today is my lucky day!

Greenpeace has a reputation of using peaceful direct action and civil disobedience, in order to bring public attention to environmentally damaging practices.

Greenpeace's member base is a tribute to its work. Obviously there are many people in the USA and internationally that support Greenpeace's actions.

Everyone I've worked with puts safety as the #1 priority, which is a large reason why I am not afraid to participate in a Greenpeace action such as this one.

to be cont'd in part 2...

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UPDATE: 8:30 AM PDT

Greenpeace has a reputation of using peaceful direct action and civil disobedience, in order to bring public attention to environmentally damaging practices.

Greenpeace's member base is a tribute to its work. Obviously there are many people in the USA and internationally that support Greenpeace's actions.

Everyone I've worked with puts safety as the #1 priority, which is a large reason why I am not afraid to participate in a Greenpeace action such as this one.

to be cont'd in part 2...
Locked inside a big yellow container, near a site that would currently be being logged, I can only hope that the people reading this message will feel compassion and that a better world is possible.

We've been locked in for 5 hours now, and logging has been stopped for 3 hours.

Peace on earth,
Woods

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Kingman Lim (aka Woods) graduated from UC Berkeley this year with a degree in Environmental Science and an emphasis on the workings of the global food economy. He played collegiate volleyball, and coaches at Berkeley High. Kingman survived a bout with Hodgkin’s Disease at age 15 that inspired him to be more health conscious and passionate about environmental issues. He is into music and art.