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> From: 	yassen.roussev[SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
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> Sent: 	Thursday, December 23, 1999 2:57 AM
> To: 	[log in to unmask]
> Subject: 	re: Julia Butterfly
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I thought that the news might be of interested to the people who mentioned
> Juliarecently.
> 
> Best wishes,
> 
> Yassen
> 
> > December 22, 1999
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > Greetings Luna and Headwaters Forest supporters,
> > 
> > WE DID IT!!!!!!!!
> > 
> > Above the little town of Stafford, California, the ancient redwood tree,
> =
> > Luna, stands today and now in perpetuity as a symbol of hope and as an =
> > example of the power of an individual and of grassroots communities to =
> > affect change.
> > 
> > For 738 days, Julia Butterfly Hill engaged in a tree-sit, a continuous =
> > vigil in a 1,000 year-old redwood giant, located on the Pacific Lumber =
> > Company's property in Humboldt County, California. As all of you know, =
> > Julia lived on a six-foot by eight-foot, tarp-covered platform nestled =
> > in the branches of Luna, 180 feet above the ground. Her intensely =
> > dedicated support team provided her with food, water and supplies, =
> > helpling her survive two extremely fierce Northern California winters. =
> > After Julia's descent, the support team even stayed to insure that the =
> > platform and supplies were safely taken down to return Luna to her =
> > natural glory.
> > 
> > International media and millions of people throughout the world observed
> =
> > this story unfolding and have shown their incredible support. Even the =
> > president of the Pacific Lumber Company, John Campbell, has now =
> > recognized Julia's belief that Luna has come to hold ecological and =
> > historical value of great importance to the world. On December 18, 1999,
> =
> > the Pacific Lumber Company extended permanent protection to Luna and the
> =
> > 200 foot buffer zone necessary for the tree's protection, in the form of
> =
> > a legally binding Preservation Agreement and Deed of Covenant.=20
> > 
> > The Pacific Lumber Company and representatives for Julia Butterfly took
> =
> > unprecedented steps in reaching this tediously negotiated agreement. The
> =
> > Luna Preservation agreement symbolizes hope that a new era of peace and
> =
> > cooperation has begun and that bridges can be built between the timber =
> > industry and environmentalists, between corporations and communities. =
> > Luna stands to beautifully symbolize this hope and to represent that =
> > which is good and decent about humans in our relationship to each other
> =
> > and our connection to the natural world.=20
> > 
> > Julia wishes to extend her gratitude to all of you for supporting her, =
> > this action and for continuing the work she has done while living among
> =
> > Luna's branches. We look forward to sharing the next steps Julia will =
> > take with the Circle of LIfe Foundation, following the spirit from which
> =
> > this tree-sit began.=20
> > 
> > nancie four waters
> > 
> > We must be the change we want to see happen in the world.
> > -Ghandi
> > 
> > (707) 923-9522
> > www.CircleOfLifeFoundation.org
> > 
> > Circle of Life Foundation's mission is to develop a sustainable culture
> =
> > on Earth that is rooted deeply in love and respect for the =
> > interconnectedness of all life, by inspiring, supporting and networking
> =
> > individuals, organizations and communities around the world create =
> > social and environmental solutions.
> 
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