History
An eight-page spread about Root Force was published in the September–October 2006 issue of the Earth First! Journal. At this time, the campaign sought to interfere with the expansion of global trade infrastructure in Latin America by targeting the corporations involved in specific infrastructure projects: La Parota dam in Guerrero, Mexico and the Anillo Periférico highway in San Salvador, El Salvador.
In October 2006, a "Root Force Road Show" traveled the eastern US to publicize the campaign. This was followed by a western road show in 2007.
In January 2007, Root Force, along with Rising Tide North America, Arizona Earth First! and a Florida group called Justicia Global, called for boycotts and protests of CompUSA, Kmart and Sears due to links between those companies and plans for La Parota dam.
In February 2008, Root Force issued a statement titled "A Revised Strategy," saying that because the campaign had failed to generate direct action against La Parota dam or the Anillo Periférico to date, the group would be changing its focus to promoting anti-infrastructure analysis and action, providing resources for those fighting infrastructure, and facilitating connections between people and groups fighting infrastructure.
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