Former Ecoprisoner Tre Arrow Qualifies for Mayoral Race in Portland

The city of Portland, Oregon, announced that Tre Arrow had submitted enough verified signatures to officially be added to the primary ballot for the 2012 Mayoral election.

http://www.portlandonline.com/auditor/?c=39546&a=387842

In a Survey USA/KATU News poll taken in late February, 7 percent of respondents said Arrow was their choice for mayor, putting him in 4th place of the 23 people contending for the position.

http://www.katu.com/politics/Undecided-leads-in-Portland-mayors-race-140677323.html

http://www.portlandonline.com/auditor/index.cfm?c=55607&a=364279


Arrow is well-known for a protest in 2000 when he sat on a narrow ledge for a week at the Portland office of the U.S. Forest Service to protest logging. He was also convicted in 2008 of firebombing three cement trucks at Ross Island Sand & Gravel and setting fire to logging trucks near Estacada and spent 6 years in prison.

In related news from today, prosecutors declined to file charges against Tre after he was arrested and accused of domestic violence on Tuesday morning. They decided to not file charges after the person, who made the original accusation, said they wouldn’t testify against Tre and regrets making the call.

http://search.katu.com/default.aspx?ct=r&q=%22tre+arrow%22&x=0&y=0

http://www.katu.com/news/local/Prosecutors-decide-to-not-file-charges-against-Tre-Arrow-141818383.html


Arrow had been scheduled for a court appearance on Wednesday afternoon but was not required to show up after charges were not filed. But as of this post, Tre remained in jail on a US Marshals hold.

http://earthfirstnews.wordpress.com/2012/03/07/former-ecoprisoner-tre-arrow-qualifies-for-mayoral-race-in-portland/#more-6872

Radio Interview with Tre Arrow on Free Radio Olympia 98.5 FM

Interview with environmental activist and former international political prisoner Tre Arrow. Tre talks about his current activities in Portland and his past efforts to preserve forest eco-systems. He recounts his participation in the Eagle Creek and Tillimook forest campaigns. Tre became well known for standing on the ledge of the US forest Service building in downtown Portland for 11 days. He then ran for congress for the Green Party and got over 15,000 votes.

Tre became a suspect for the Ross Island Sand and Gravel arson after his co-defendant bragged to his girlfriend, who told her dad, who told the FBI. While a fugitive on the FBI's most wanted list, Tre crossed Canada and was arrested in Vancouver. Tre fought his extradition and lack of raw vegan food in jail with a series of hunger strikes. His weight dropped to around 80 pounds at one point.

Tre served his prison time and is currently on parole. He remains committed to social and ecological justice.

-Download at: (50 mb) 56 minutes
http://www.indybay.org/uploads/2011/04/26/trearrow042511.mp3

http://www.frolympia.org/content/radio-interview-tre-arrow

http://www.frolympia.org/