Mike Roselle (born 1954) is an American environmental activist and author who is a prominent member of the radical environmentalism movement. [1] [2] Roselle is one of the co-founders of the radical environmental organization Earth First!, as well as of Rainforest Action Network, the Ruckus Society, and Climate Ground Zero. [3] [4] [5]
Roselle grew up in Louisville, Kentucky and moved to Los Angeles, California as a child in 1968. [5] During his youth and after his relocation to California, Roselle became more interested in politics. [5]
Earth First! was founded in 1980 by Mike Roselle, Dave Foreman, Howie Wolke, Bart Koehler, and Ron Kezar. [6] Rainforest Action Network was founded in San Francisco in 1985 by Roselle and Randy Hayes. [7] Roselle states that he has been arrested about 50 times in his career; he says that "it's hard to remember them all anymore." [8] He participated the Washington A16, 2000 protest, alongside environmental activist Julia Butterfly Hill and United Steelworkers of America president George Becker. [3]
Roselle is the co-author of his biography, Tree Spiker: From Earth First! to Lowbagging: My Struggles in Radical Environmental Action (2009). [8]
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