The evening will include:
- a presentation by the Stop Unsafe Nano-silver Campaign on their legal challenge against the selling of unsafe nano-silver products in the UK. see  http://www.eco-action.org/nanotech and www.corporatewatch.org for more information.
- a speaker on the new 'synthetic life' genetics from Human Genetics Alert. See  http://www.hgalert.org for more information
- time for discussion, questions, planning, announcements, updates

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We are at the beginning of a new industrial revolution, a 21st Century
industrial revolution where computers, molecules, and genetic engineering
are being combined in new and uncanny ways. While the many advances in new
technologies may bring great promise, they also create many concerns.

Genetically Modified Food, Biotechnology, Nanotechnology, Geoengineering &
now ‘synthetic life’…what are all these new technologies and how can we
know they are safe? We are told that these technologies will be the
future, but who's making the decisions and who benefits the most from the
insertion of these new forces into our lives? Which corporations are
behind these technologies and how are they doing well out of these
apparent advancements? Are we moving too far too fast with inadequate
precaution & no democratic safeguards?

The talk and discussion will be a chance for people to get a grip on
what's going on. We will discuss environmental, human health, economic and
social concerns. Everyone is welcome, we hope you can make it.
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Glossary:



Nano-silver is a brand new type of silver that is highly reactive and extremely small in size. As a powerful bactericide it can kill both the good bacteria and the bad bacteria in our ecosystems, in our water supply, and in our human bodies. For more information see

 http://nano.foe.org.au/node/332
 http://www.eco-action.org/nanotech/

'Synthetic life' is the use of laboratories to make genetic material which can be inserted into microbes which then reproduce with the new genetic material. Investors hope to build bugs that will produce oil and other valuable chemicals. For more information on 'synthetic life' see
 http://www.etcgroup.org/en/node/5142
 http://www.icta.org/template/page.cfm?id=218

The biotechnology research for these so-called advances is publicly funded despite poor returns on the investment. Universities and the public purse often cooperate with private corporations who take all the rewards in the end. For more information on the biotechnology research economy see "Biosciences for Life"
 http://www.genewatch.org/pub.shtml?als%5Bcid%5D=492774

Monday June 14th, 7 - 9pm
at Brixton Community Base, Talma Road, Brixton, SW2 1AS
see  http://www.bsvcc.org/contact.html for directions