Reclaim the Commons teach-in program as of 6/1/04
Thursday evening June 3rd:
Genetic Engineering: Endangering the World’s Food and Farms
Unitarian Hall, 1187 Fraklin at Geary, 7 PM
Starhawk: Intro. to RTC mobilization
Anuradha Mittal (Oakland Institute)
Ignacio Chapela (University of California, Berkeley)
Andrew Kimbrell (International Center for Technology Assessment)
Silvia Ribeiro (ETC Group, Mexico)
Bryce Lundberg (Lundberg Organic Farms)
Brian Tokar (Institute for Social Ecology), moderator
Friday, June 4th
Morning Panel, 9:30 – 11 AM at the Women’s Building, 3543 18th St., west of Valencia:
Myths and Realities of ‘Biodefense’ Research
Inga Olson (Tri-Valley CARES)
Edward Hammond (Sunshine Project)
Susan Wright (University of Michigan)
Robert Gould (Physicians for Social Responsibility),
Alex Gorman (Women’s Voices for the Earth, Montana)
Charles Margulis (Center for Environmental Health), Moderator
Morning Workshops, 11:30 AM – 1 PM, at the Women’s Building (3543 18th St.) and New College (777 and 766 Valencia)
Workshops will be organized in ‘tracks,’ roughly corresponding to the subject areas of the main panels, but with an effort to maximize opportunities for cross-collaboration as well (see table below).
Afternoon Panel, 2 – 3:30 PM at the Women’s Building:
Corporate Power, Local and Global
Clarence Thomas (International Longshore Workers Union)
Michael Dorsey (Dartmouth College)
Hope Shand (ETC Group, US)
Anamaria Loya (La Raza Centro Legal)
Juliette Beck (Public Citizen)
Skip Spitzer (Pesticide Action Network), moderator
Afternoon Workshops, 4 – 5:30 PM (Women’s Building, New College – see below)
Friday evening: Benefit performance: Dance Down the Empire!
At Cellspace, 2050 Bryant St., 8 PM – 2 AM
Saturday, June 5th
Morning Panel, 10 – 11:30 AM at the Women’s Building:
Biotech Barriers to Medical Justice
Marcy Darnovsky (Center for Genetics and Society)
Gregor Wolbring (International Centre for Bioethics, Culture and Disability, University of Calgary)
Anne-christine d’Adesky (Health Gap)
Le’a Kanehe (Indigenous People’s Council on Biocolonialism)
Jesse Reynolds (Center for Genetics and Society), moderator
Noontime Workshops, 12 noon – 1:30 PM (Women’s Building, New College)
Workshops will be organized in ‘tracks,’ roughly corresponding to the subject areas of the main panels, but with an effort to maximize cross-collaboration as well.
Afternoon Workshops A, 2 – 3:30 PM (Women’s Building, New College – see below)
Afternoon Workshops B, 4 – 5:30 PM (Women’s Building, New College – see below)
Saturday evening:
Resistance and Alternatives to Genetic Engineering and Corporate Control
Unitarian Hall, 7:30 PM:
Keynote: Vandana Shiva (Research Foundation for Science, Technology and Ecology, India)
Panel:
Cathrine Sneed (The Garden Project)
Van Jones (Ella Baker Center for Human Rights)
Jaime Castillo (UNORCA/Via Campesina, Mexico)
Luke Anderson (Genetic Engineering Action Network)
Evening emcee: Antonia Juhasz (International Forum on Globalization)
Workshop schedule – stay tuned for updates:
