I have a backlog of unread SANET digests so if someone
already posted this information, sorry. Kate
P.S. naos (north american organic study) is about to enter
the third round of objective building. Always more room in
the loop if you want to join. just send me an email.
> --- Brian Tokar <briant@earth.goddard.edu> wrote:
> > Date: Tue, 30 Mar 1999 15:50:46 -0500
> > To: ban@tao.ca, gegan@egroups.com
> > From: Brian Tokar <briant@earth.goddard.edu>
> > Subject: 'Biodevastation 3' -- Corrected Dates
> >
> > !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT
> > !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
> >
> > BIODEVASTATION 3 to be in SEATTLE, WEDNESDAY AND
> > THURSDAY, MAY 19-20
> > (during the time of BIO 99):
> >
> > The Edmonds Institute and the Washington
> > Biotechnology Action Council are
> > acting as hosts for this third in a continuing
> series
> > of gatherings about
> > genetic engineering around the world. The first two
> > were in St. Louis and
> > New Delhi.
> >
> > Co-sponsors to date are NERAGE (Northeast Resistance
> > Against Genetic
> > Engineering),the Council for Responsible Genetics,
> > the Institute for
> > Agriculture and Trade Policy, and anyone else who
> > wants to add their
> > organizational name to the list (The only cost is
> > that you must promise to
> > send out the announcement to all your friends and
> > lists.).
> >
> > The schedule is still firming up but it looks like a
> > teach-in with strategy
> > sessions. At this point we have promises from
> > Professor Martha Crouch ("How
> > the Terminator Terminates..."), Elaine Ingham (the
> > scientist who shared with
> > us all the problems with Klebsiella planticola, a
> > genetically engineered
> > microorganism that might have spelled the end of
> > agriculture), Brian Tokar
> > (Z man from the Institute for Social Ecology),
> > Brewster (newest book:
> > "Farmageddon") and Cathleen (co-editor of The Ram's
> > Horn and organizer
> > of community food councils across Canada) Kneen, Dr.
> > Michael Hanson (from
> > Consumer Union's Consumer Policy Institute - the guy
> > who fights rBGH,
> > mad cows, and most of the insanity in our food
> > system), and Phil Bereano
> > (activist professor, expert in genetic
> > discrimination, who's been
> > fighting techno-insanity for a long time while also
> > working with the
> > American Civil Liberties Union). Also highly likely
> > to be in attendance are
> > Ronnie Cummins (the Safe Food Guardian of Global
> Days
> > of Action and editor
> > of Food Bytes) and Andy Kimbrell (lawyer
> > extraordinaire whose organization
> > and terrific staff are currently waging battle
> > against BT crops,
> > bioprospecting in Yellowstone, unlabelled G-E food,
> > and..well, it's a big
> > list).
> >
> > Currently being enticed to join us: Mitchell Cohen
> > (Green Person of Brooklyn
> > and Paris and all places where the Red Balloon can
> > fly) and a few choice
> > others.
> >
> > There will be NO charge for the event (and we'll
> even
> > throw in a free lunch
> > both days).
> >
> > So mark your calendar, call your Seattle friends,
> and
> > tell 'em you're coming
> > to visit May 19 and 20.
> >
> > More details forthcoming soon. If you want to
> > co-sponsor or pre-
> > register to ensure space, send in your request to
> > beb@igc.org.
> >
> > We expect a big crowd. BIODEVASTATION 3 coincides
> > with BIO 99, the
> > biotech industry's annual convention, also in
> Seattle
> > this year.
> > To pre-register, email beb@igc.org.
> >
> >
> >
>
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