Volunteer
Father's Day Message from Tre.
Response to extradition.
Previous messages from Tre.
General information regarding Tre's case

Want this badge?

Sentencing hearing: August 12, 2008, 2:30pm.
Please read the June 18th update and mail letters to be received as soon as possible

Tre's Latest Callout

June 18th, 2008

A blessed greeting to you all! Thank you for your continued love and support. It truly makes a difference in my life and gives me strength to persevere. What is extremely important and needed at this time are letters reflecting my nature and character which we will submit to the judge. Here are some guidelines and suggestions of things to include:

• Address the letter to the Honorable James A. Redden
• Include who you are, your relation to me, how long you've know me, and your occupation and/or standing in the community. Please don't discuss any details regarding this case.
• Include things we've done or shared together and qualities in me you've witnessed.
• Please type or write your letter on stationary or letterhead if possible.
• Please use tree-free or 100% post consumer, processed chlorine-free paper if possible.
• Be sure to sign your letter and send to my lawyer Paul, not the judge, so he can submit them all as one document.
• Send you letter to:
  Paul Loney
  3430 S.E. Belmont
  Suite 101
  Portland, Oregon 97214
• Have your letters to Paul as soon as possible, please and thank you.

I wish you all a glorious summer solstice.
Namaste,
Tre

June 3rd, 2008

A warm blessing to you all. i thank you for your support and for being here today. Some may look at this non-cooperation plea agreement as a victory. Some may see it as a defeat. It's really neither! It's simply another step in this journey as i walk my path of conscience. You see, it's never been about me. From before the days of the ledge-sit, right thru 'til today, this has been and will always be about the commitment to leave our Earth Mother in a healthier, more beautiful state then when i arrived. This is about taking back our power from the government and corporate entities that would have us believe that monetary wealth and the acquisition of material objects is more important than the health of the planet, it's people and the billions of life forms with whom we share this home. This is about being a voice for the trees, our animal friends, the waters, mountains and blue skies. This is a calling to consider our children grandchildren and the generations to follow. This is living up to our divine potential. This is an opportunity to be a voice for truth, compassion and respect in the face of profound corruption and disregard for the sanctity of life that permeates the governments and corporations of the world. Now, more than ever, the desperate need to be thoughtful stewards of this earth is upon us. The reality of the enormous detriment impact humyns have on the planet can no longer be ignored. In honor of our Earth Mother and all her sacred creatures (big and small, plant and animal, humyn and non-humyn), i ask you to take a deep, hard look at your life and ask yourself this one question:

"Is this what really matters?"

This government with its many devices of power and control has constructed the Prison Industrial Complex, not as a means for healing and benefit to society, but as a form of institutionalized slavery that garners big-business contracts. Most are worse off when they leave prison than when they arrived. Instead of rehabilitation and true opportunity for self improvement, the Prison Industrial Complex is largely a political tool to crush dissent and keep the status- quo in place. No being deserves to be locked in a cage, no matter what their "crime". Many government and corporate officials are responsible for the most heinous crimes yet never spend a day behind bars.

I say to those who try to keep the voice of dissent squelched: you may cage my body, but you will never succeed in trapping or containing my mind and spirit! The deeper the oppression, the stronger the light radiates. And so i declare with confidence and passion: As long as i am able, i will do what i can to help preserve the last remaining wild places while helping to restore the damage this one race has caused.

Someday, in the not-so-distant future, i will meet you on the outside of the prison walls and fences, and together we will heal this Earth.

Blessings,
thank U
NAMASTE
tre arrow

May 25, 2008

Perhaps you've heard that I'm set to take a plea bargain on June 3rd. In the aftermath of Briana Waters' and Eric McDavid's trials, I have weighed the options and decided that i don't want to take the risk of potentially being convicted and spending the rest of my life in prison.

I want you all to know that this is a non cooperation plea agreement: I am in no way selling my soul just to receive a sweet deal from the prosecution. By this I mean I am not giving them any information about anyone or any thing which could lead to others being prosecuted. They offered me a deal I couldn't refuse, which takes into account the time I served in Canada. For those who supported me through all of this, I thank you deeply.

I continue to stand firm in my commitment to being a voice for the Earth. I speak for the trees, for our fellow co inhabitants, and for the voices commonly ignored. This is our home, our one and only Earth Mother. Just as I will protect my birth mother from violation and harm, I am dedicated to being a force to stop the unnecessary and egregious assault on this precious planet. To this end I devote my music, my passion, my life. I look forward to seeing everyone on June 3rd.

Namaste,

Tre

Previous messages from Tre.

top of page.

Tre Arrow

Environmentalist and political prisoner, Tre Arrow has been incarcerated in Canada and the US since March 13th 2004. For almost four years, Tre was imprisoned while contesting extradition to the United States. Like the 125 000 American draft dodgers who came to Canada between 1964 and 1977, Tre came to Canada hoping to escape persecution in the United States. This became Tre's only option when his life in Portland, Oregon was unjustly turned upside down in the Summer of 2002. The US government is laying charges that could see him locked up for the rest of his life if convicted. After working tirelessly for years to protect some of the only ancient forests left in the North Western U.S., Tre had become an extremely well-known and important organizer. Like other peaceful organizers, Tre found himself at the forefront of an environmental movement which successfully interfered with industrial powers; he therefore became a target. Environmental journalist Tim Ream wrote in reference to Tre's case, "If you garner increasing popular support, you are a threat to everything the state stands for. You must be stopped."

Read more about Tre Arrow

top of page.