Biodev. 7 Media
Press reports from Biodevastation 7, part 1.
Biodev. 7 media 2
Second installment of press reports from Biodev. 7.
Biodev. 7 arrests/bike caravan on the radio
Links to news reports on Democracy Now and Free Speech Radio News
Pre-emptive arrests in St. Louis
Police invaded two known movement homes Friday morning 5/16, apparently in “pre-emptive raids” to prevent their attendance at Sunday’s demonstration against the World Agricultural Forum.
Workshop descriptions/May 16-17th
This is the final listing of concurrent workshops for Biodevastation 7: A
Forum on Environmental Racism, World Agriculture and Biowarfare
Via Campesina Call to Action for Sacramento
The international farmers’ movement Via Campesina denounces the Sacramento “Ministerial Conference and Expo on Agricultural Science and Technology” and insists that governments do not participate in this event.
Press Release: Farmers vs. GE Wheat Coming to St. Louis
There is widespread opposition in the northern US and Canada to the
introduction of Roundup Ready wheat, a genetically modified (GM) crop
Monsanto hopes to market. Farmers in the forefront of this opposition will join with scientists, environmentalists and civil rights activists in St. Louis immediately prior to the World Agricultural Forum (WAF) and participate in a protest at the WAF.
Housing Information
Information on homestays, hostel and hotels…
Panel: Crop Contamination and the Future of Indigenous Agriculture
Bioprospecting, horizontal gene transfer and the contamination of traditional maize landraces in Mexico with transgenic DNA are just a few of the most notable threats posed by genetic engineering to indigenous agricultures around the world. Panelists will discuss these and other issues, and highlight the growing resistance to GMOs and biopiracy in Mexico.
SACRAMENTO MINISTERIAL CALL TO ACTION
RESIST CORPORATE DOMINATION OF THE WORLD’S FOOD SUPPLY. COME TO SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA JUNE 23-25TH.
The resistant spirit of Seattle, D.C., Prague, and Quebec is alive and
flows through Sacramento toward Cancún and beyond…
