Tape 42: Beacons, Visitors, Reflections

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    Contributor

    Julia Butterfly Hill

    Geraldine Goldberg

    Episode Description

    G: ...She’s been up in that tree called Luna for 385 days, let’s check in with Julia Butterfly. Hi Julia!

    J: Hello Geraldine.

    G: Is it a gorgeous day up there for you today?

    J: Oh, it’s so beautiful. The sun is shining, there’s a cold breeze, but it’s just unbelievably beautiful.

    G: I was wondering about the beacon, that we talked about last time. And I have unfortunately not been able to be down on that part of the highway to see it. Are we still going to get a chance?

    J: Well, by popular demand, yes. The battery power lasted for as long as I thought it would, I was able to shine them continuously from the evening of the solstice until the evening after Christmas. They ran continuously every night until then and then the power ran out. I was on the walkie-talkie, conversing with the activist in the Grizzly Creek area, defending the forest and the sight where David Gypsy Chain was killed, and I was on the walkie-talkie with them, and one person was in a car, and another person was I’m not sure where, they said “Miss Butterfly, you gonna light up yer beacons?” And so I told them that I had run out of battery power, but when I got two different requests over the walkietalkie, and numerous requests through the Luna Media Service, that I continue it. I’ve asked for a new battery supply to be brought up so I can run it for at least a couple of more days, Then, after that, what I am going to do is leave just a few of them. I have about 26 of them up here, but I’m going to leave just a few of them at the very top, and keep those blinking continuously, because I think that it really is a beacon of hope to people that something...it is wonderful to be able to look up and know that light is Luna, standing tall.

    Broadcast Date

    12-29-1998

    Filename

    19981229

    Language

    English

    Digital Format

    MP3

    File Size

    7.32 MB

    Duration

    8:59

    Collection

    KHSU

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    Tape42_19981229.pdf (1373 kB)

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