Internationally known environmentalist & peace activist CODEPINKer Diane Wilson and several other activists, including NJ activist Paula Rogovin, are on trial two days in New Jersey, March 10 and 12 for challenging Formosa Plastics.
About the Formosa 4 and March 12th Support:
On August 2, 2024, more than 70 protestors – including clergy, parents, and environmental justice leaders from around the country – gathered at Formosa’s USA headquarters in Livingston, New Jersey. Six were arrested after engaging in civil disobedience. The Formosa 4 asserted the affirmative defense of environmental and public health necessity or justification supported by expert testimony to the defiant trespass charges they are facing, but the Municipal Court Judge said he would not permit it. Arguments of their interlocutory appeal from that decision will be heard by Superior Court Judge Arthur J. Batistajudge on March 12 in Newark.
The 4 defendants include: Diane Wilson, CODEPINK co-founder, GoldmanAward winner, and Executive Director of San Antonio Bay Estuarine Waterkeeper; Robin Schneider, Executive Director of Texas Campaign for the Environment; Matthew Kennedy, Petrochemical Campaign Coordinator at Texas Campaign for the Environment; Paula Rogovin, resident of Teaneck, NJ and the Co-chair ofFood and Water Watch, North Jersey Volunteer Team.
Location: Essex County Veterans Courthouse. 50 W. Market Street, 8th Floor. Newark, New Jersey 07102. Parking lot entrance off South Orange Ave., Route 510
8:30 am: Arrive and head up to the court room on the 8th floor. Judge Hon.Arthur J. Batista, J.S.C.
9:00 am: Attend the argument of the Formosa 4’s interlocutory appeal from the Municipal Court’s denial of their right to present the affirmative defense of necessity/justification in their trespassing trial.Press Briefing: immediately after the argument.Location: Rosa Parks Statue, next to the MarketStreet entrance of the Courthouse
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Essex County Veterans Court House
50 W Market St,
Newark, NJ 07102,
United States,
CONTACT
Paula ·