Activist, Supporters Organize Response to Federal Trial “Intimidation”

SALT LAKE CITY, UT – This Monday after two years and six delays by the prosecution, Tim DeChristopher’s trial is finally happening, and he is hard at work—but not on his defense. He’s working with Peaceful Uprising, the climate justice action group he helped develop during the years between his indictment and his trial. The organization views DeChristopher’s trial as sheer intimidation and is preparing to respond.  “The federal government admitted that the auction [DeChristopher] disrupted was illegal,” states Dillon Hase, a board member of Peaceful Uprising. “As soon as Obama took office,