Mike Roselle
American environmental activist and author (born 1954)
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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]
Early life
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]
Career
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]
