Leslie
James Pickering was a Founder and Spokesperson for the North American
Earth Liberation Front Press Office, serving with the organization
from early 2000 until the summer of 2002. During this period, the
Press Office sustained two raids by the Federal Bureau of Investigation,
the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms and local law enforcement
agencies, responded to over a half dozen grand jury subpoenas, conducted
public presentations, produced booklets, newspapers, magazines, and
a video on the Earth Liberation Front and handled the public release
of communiqués for dozens of the most vital Earth Liberation
Front actions.
Through the Press Office, Leslie was the editor of Resistance, the Journal
of the North American Earth Liberation Front Press Office, and many other
independently produced materials regarding the Earth Liberation Front.
Leslie has handled countless local, national and international media inquires,
resulting in articles in The New York Times, The Washington Times, The
Los Angeles Times, USA Today, Christian Science Monitor, Rolling Stone,
The Village Voice and many more, conducted interviews with ABC, NBC, CNN,
FOX, CBC, BBC, National Geographic TV and many others, and has given lectures
at American University, Lewis & Clark College, Saint Michael’s
University, Furman University, Bard College, New York University, Fresno
State College, Macalester College, University of West Los Angeles, Princeton
University, Mercyhurst College, Syracuse University, Buffalo State College
and others.
Leslie’s most recent book, Mad Bomber Melville, the biography of Vietnam
War ear revolutionary Sam Melville, was published in 2007 and his first book,
Earth Liberation Front 1997-2002 was published in 2003 by Arissa Media Group.
He has written articles in the Earth First! Journal and Igniting a Revolution:
Voices in Defense of the Earth published on AK Press and others. He has a California
High School Equivalency Diploma, a BA in Community Organizing and Journalism
and a MA in History of American Social Justice Struggles and Journalism from
Goddard College. Leslie lives in his hometown of Buffalo, NY.
Leslie
can be contacted directly at:
lesliejamespickering@yahoo.com
PO BOX 84, Buffalo, NY 14213
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