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Sacramento Mobilization
Call to Action: Confront Agribusiness at Sacramento Summit
Anti-capitalist call to shut down the Sacramento Ministerial
militant call to action
Anti-capitalist call to shut down the Sacramento ministerial
From the open publishing newswire: Come to Sacramento, CA June 23-25 to shut down the WTO agricultural ministerial!!! - From June 23-25th 2003 the Ministers of Trade, Agriculture and Environment from 180 nations, including all member states of the World Trade Organization (WTO), will meet in Sacramento California at a summit hosted by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), USAID, and the US State Department. This meeting will be a stepping stone to the September WTO Ministerial in Cancun and the Summit of the Americas scheduled for Miami in November. This meeting will be held the same time as an "Expo On Agricultural Science and Technology" which will be showing off the "benefits" of transnational agribusiness and biotechnology.
Anti-capitalist call to shut down the Sacramento ministerial
Come to Sacramento, CA June 23-25 to shut down the WTO agricultural ministerial!!!
Anti-capitalist call to shut down the Sacramento ministerial
Come to Sacramento, CA June 23-25th to shut down the WTO agricultural ministerial!!!
Anti-capitalist call to shut down the Sacramento Ministerial
more militant call for the sacramento meeting
Public action against cupuaçu registrations
Anti-Food Labeling Bill Passes Oregon House
Although HB 2957 seems like a blatant effort to outlaw labeling of Genetically Engineered food, anti-GE activists need not be down and out just yet. Greg Chaimov, state legal counsel, sent out a memo Monday to legislators saying: "HB 2957 proposes a statute, WHICH ANY LATER STATUTE MAY OVERRIDE. Therefore, all any future initiative (or legislative measure for that matter) has to say is 'Notwithstanding HB 2957 . . .' and the initiative or law can impose a labeling requirement." Therefore, according to Rick North of the group GE Free Oregon, even if this becomes law, it can't stop another labeling law such as last year's Measure 27; it isn't even necessary to pass another law rescinding this one first. While this is some good news, anti-GE activists should be alarmed at this attempt by Jeff Kropf (the author of the bill) to take away our rights as consumers to know what's in our food.
Anti-Food Labeling Bill Passes Oregon House
In June, the WTO returns to the U.S. for the first time since Seattle
CALL TO ACTION! CALL TO ACTION! CALL TO ACTION!
Sacramento is an important destination on the World Trade Organization's
(WTO) pre-Cancun itinerary. The United States Dept. of Agriculture (USDA),
USAID, and the US State Department are hosting a summit to which the
Ministers of Trade, Agriculture, and Environment from 180 nations have
been invited. It will take place in downtown Sacramento from June 23-25,
2003.
An "Expo On Agricultural Science and Technology" will run concurrently to
showcase transnational agribusiness and biotechnology corporations and
promote an industrialized, hunger inducing, agricultural model. These
events are intended to build up to the WTOs September 2003 meetings in
Cancun, Mexico. Agriculture is the most contentious issue inside the WTO.
Neither the meeting nor the Expo are open to the general public. "This is
not a public event", say EXPO organizers. A broad coalition of community
organizations from Sacramento and Northern California are organizing a
response to these events.
COME TO SACRAMENTO
In June, the WTO returns to the U.S. for the first time since Seattle
hey portland IMC editors, here's a suggested headline if you put this in the middle: "In June, the WTO returns to the U.S. for the first time since Seattle; Activists put out call-to-action"
Aprotech
Aprotech is an evil Eastern Eurpoe GMF company!
CALL TO ACTION IN SACRAMENTO
Leading up to the WTO ministerial in Cancun this September, a mini-ministerial is taking place this June in Sacramento. The US Dept. of Agriculture (USDA), USAID, and the US State Department are hosting a summit to which the Ministers of Trade, Agriculture, and Environment from 180 nations have been invited. The Ministerial Conference and Expo on Agricultural Science and Technology will take place in Sacramento from June 23-25, 2003 and will showcase industrial agriculture, chemicals, irradiation and biotechnology. A coalition of activists and community members is making a worldwide call to action.
Biosphere vs Biovision
CONTRE BIOVISION, BIOSPHERE A COMMENCE ! DU 9 AU 12 AVRIL, UNE SEMAINE DE RESISTANCE AU DAVOS DES BIOTECHNOLOGIES
CALL TO ACTION IN SACRAMENTO
Leading up to the WTO ministerial in Cancun this September, a mini-ministerial is taking place this June in Sacramento. The US Dept. of Agriculture (USDA), USAID, and the US State Department are hosting a summit to which the Ministers of Trade, Agriculture, and Environment from 180 nations have been invited. The Ministerial Conference and Expo on Agricultural Science and Technology will take place in Sacramento from June 23-25, 2003 and will showcase industrial agriculture, chemicals, irradiation and biotechnology. A coalition of activists and community members is making a worldwide call to action.
«Contre biovision: dépot de gerbe collective à l'ouverture du forum»
Mardi 8 avril à 14h, le forum biovision, «davos des biotechnologies» s'est ouvert par une session publique d'orientation sur le «développement durable». Face à cette gigantesque entreprise de mystification que certaines O.N.G comme ATTAC avaient pourtant choisi de cautionner, une vingtaine d'individu-es ont décidé de montrer leur dégoût en vomissant successivement face à la tribune. Une banderole «biovision nous fait gerber» fut déployée, et des tracts explicatifs distribués tandis que les militant-es étaient expulsées sans ménagement par les agents de sécurité. Rappelons que des actions, débats et projections publiques seront organisés pendant toute la semaine en opposition à biovision.
AUDIO FILE: The Politics and Safety of Genetically Engineered Foods
From the open publishing newswire: Marion Nestle, author of the critically acclaimed book "Food Politics," argues that ensuring safe food involves more than washing hands or cooking food to higher temperatures. It involves politics. This was the main theme of her presentation when she appeared at the First Unitarian Church on March 25, 2003. The evening began with about a 10 minute presentation on food politics in Washington D.C., and was followed by a slide show. This audio file is from the first 10 minute presentation. [ Read More and Hear the Audio... ]
Anti-GE Labeling Bill Update
The bill, HB 2957, which was introduced by Rep. Jeff Kropf (R-Halsey), the Chair of the House Ag & Natural Resources Committee, has been rewritten to be quite ambiguous. The new text of the bill states: "SECTION 1. (1) A local government may not impose a requirement for the disclosure or display of information on a food label. (2) If a food is subject to a federal requirement for disclosing or displaying information on the label, a state agency may not impose a labeling requirement regarding the same information that is more stringent than the federal requirement."
At a public hearing last Thursday, two representatives from NW RAGEand a representative from a newly formed anti-GE group in Portland, GE Free Oregon, spoke out against the bill, while representatives from the Grocery Association and a group called Oregonians for Food and Shelterspoke in favor of the bill. The 7-member House Committee passed the bill in a 6-1 vote. The lone dissenting vote was cast by Rep. Kelley Wirth (D-Corvallis).
Anti-GE Labeling Bill Update
shutdown the WTO and tell them no GMOs
From the open publishing newswire: Calling on all those worried about genetically modified foods, free trade, democracy, farmers rights, world hunger, the environment, and a huge range of other issues to come out to Sacramento on June 23-25, 2003 for the ministerial meeting! http://biodev.org/sacramento/
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Amazonian organisations from the state of Acre are planning a 
From the open publishing newswire: HB 2957, a bill that would limit food labeling - including GE foods - in Oregon, passed the House on Friday by a 45-8 margin. The bill will now be sent to a Senate committee for further discussion. It was thought that the bill would be referred to the Senate Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee, whose Chair, Frank Shields, is highly opposed to the bill. However, its supporters are asking that it be referred to the Business and Labor Committee, which is chaired by Senate Majority Leader David Nelson (R-Pendleton). You can 
HB 2957, a bill that would limit food labeling - including GE foods - in Oregon, passed the House on Friday by a 45-8 margin.
From the open publishing newswire: JUNE 23-25, SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA
From the open publishing newswire: An Oregon bill aimed at limiting food labeling laws, including GE labeling, has been passed by the House Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee in a 6-1 vote. It will now be debated on the floor of the House sometime late this week or early next week.