12 Facts About Darryl Cherney

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Darryl Cherney was born on 1956 and is an American musician and environmental activist.

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Darryl Cherney organized four rallies in support of Julia Butterfly Hill's two-year tree sit.

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Darryl Cherney organized the Redwood Summer campaign with Judi Bari.

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Darryl Cherney ran for Congress in the 1988 Democratic primary in Northern California.

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In 2016 Darryl Cherney ran for the Green Party presidential nomination.

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Darryl Cherney wanted to emphasize non-violence in the group's protests.

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Darryl Cherney was divorced and for a time, the pair had a close relationship.

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Bari and Darryl Cherney subsequently filed a civil rights suit in 1991 against the FBI and Oakland Police Department for violations of the United States Constitution during their investigation of the incident.

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Darryl Cherney touched on suggestions that Michael Sweeney, Bari's ex-husband, or others were involved.

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Darryl Cherney said that in 1991, Bari had privately told him "in confidence" that she suspected her ex-husband Sweeney of the bombing of her car.

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Darryl Cherney kept her confidentiality as a source at the time, but believed that her death had released him from that restriction.

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Darryl Cherney sought to have DNA and other forensic evidence assessed with current techniques that might help identify the bombmaker in these cases.