Roadblock EarthFirst! is going to shut this road down, and we need your help. The plan (one of many) is to shut down construction every day for thirty days: an entire month of unabated roadblocks!
This month is called X-69, and we need you and your affinity group to make it happen.
Click here to learn more and get involved!
The I-69 Listening Project has set up a legal hotline (812-650-4414) for land owners that will be affected by the construction of I-69 in Southern Indiana. Land owners faced with evictions or eminent domain can contact the number in order to receive free legal aid and be put in touch with lawyers committed to fighting the road. While this is only one facet of the struggle to stop I-69, we feel it’s vital that land owners receive at least basic legal support and the largest compensation possible for their land, should they be forced to sell.
INDOT has recently stepped up surveying and the police presence in Section 1 of I-69, hoping to intimidate land owners into selling off their property without a fight. If you have experienced harassment or trespassing by surveyors, please do not hesitate to call this hotline.
You can now send us donations through Pay Pal, using a major credit card, debit card sponsored by a major credit card company, or your own Pay Pal account. We are currently seeking donations for a convergence space - we’re borrowing $3000 and need to pay the persyn back by the end of May. We are also seeking donations for our legal fund, bills (e.g. internet and phone), and general material needs.
Please hold fundraisers, ask sympathetic professors and activists, or whatever you can do!
If you prefer to send us a check or money order, please mail them to:
The I-69 Listening Project
323 S. Walnut Ave.
Bloomington, IN 47401
A P.O. Box in Evansville will also soon be available, and will be posted here at that time.
We’re glad you are interested in learning more about stopping the extension of Interstate 69 through southwestern Indiana, a highway that is opposed by 75-94% of Indiana citizens yet is being undemocratically built in the summer of 2008.
In Indiana alone, I-69 will destroy thousands of acres of farmland, wetlands, and forest. It will displace 400 families, leave twice as many with an interstate in their yards, and divide many communities in half. According to economists at the University of Illinois, rural jobs created by the interstate will cost $1.56 million each, as opposed to best practices rural development plans, which cost an average of 1,000 to 5,000 dollars per job.
This road has been fought fiercely by the residents of Southwestern Indiana for almost two decades, and is now being pushed through with the State’s disdain of democratic processes and independent journalism. Now, they’ve bought the first two miles north of Interstate 64 and plan on constructing two miles of I-69 in the spring of 2008. But we will never let them build this road.
Roadblock Earth First! has worked with a broad coalition of grassroots groups to stop the construction of Interstate 69. Please email us at roadblockef @ yahoo.com if you are interested in getting involved or supporting our efforts.
To get into contact with the point persyns for our logistical working groups, please email:
For media work, try the independent group I-69 Media Office
