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Protest letter to the Prime Minister of Mauritius

29-10-2004 22:11

Mauritius is about to join UPOV and is adopting the UPOV model Plant Breeder's Right law instead of the African Union model.

This would be a disaster for the Mauritians and bad for Africa as a whole.

Below there is a URL link that leads you to a protest letter addressed to the PM of Mauritius.

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Contemporary Ideology Forum hosts Dr D. Parr on the Precautionary Principle

29-10-2004 11:37

Dr Doug Parr, Chief Scientist of Greenpeace, will be talking the Precautionary Principle in relation to new technologies, GMOs, nanotechnology and wind power. He will argue that the Precautionary Principle can be applied in all these cases, but this can still lead to differing positions on what to do. This is because underlying some of these judgements is a differing set of values. He will attempt to draw out how this relates to three sets of people: (a) Greenpeace, (b) "the public" and (c) "the establishment" (both scientififc and political). His presentation will also draw out, with examples, how difficult it is for certain arguments to be heard which amounts to little better than censorship.

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Campaign to learn from

25-10-2004 11:35

The most powerful campaign group in the UK?

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Strawberry producers put Herefordshire under a polytunnel

25-10-2004 10:29

Large-scale Strawberry producers in Herefordshire, are exploiting planning legislation to erect hundreds of acres of polytunnels without planning permission. This practice destroyes the environment, local wildlife, and the rural landscape. It also impacts on peoples homes, and those who depend on tourism for a living.

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Spray it with Sainsbury's

23-10-2004 20:47

Devon supermarkets get delivery of GM animal feed warning message.

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Police intercept covert GM action

23-10-2004 20:25

What follows is a cautionary tale for all involved in covert direct action. Although the story is several weeks old, it hasn't previously been covered on indymedia and was the most worrying and comprehensive police interception those involved had ever experienced.. It also shows how many people are still taking (or trying to take) large scale action against GM.

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Pix of ESF 2004, Fri 15 Oct 04 - Set 1 of 3

21-10-2004 12:12

GM-Free Europe - Lim Li Ching
Photos of the speakers at "GM-Free Europe" and "A Trans-Atlantic GMO Trade War: US attempts to use the WTO against European citizens" atAlexandra Palace.
For a list of the speakers photographed and associated web links, see the story below the photos.

For permission to copy and use, see CopyLeft at the end of the story below the photos.
For links to the other sets of photos, see one of the comments at the foot of this page.

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GM protesters win three-year court battle

18-10-2004 10:45

FOUR GM crop protesters convicted of aggravated trespass for their part in a protest at Munlochy on the Black Isle in August 2001 won their appeal at the High Court in Edinburgh last week.

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World Food Day: Iraqi farmers aren't celebrating

15-10-2004 11:10

The US has imposed a set of neo-liberal agricultural policies and laws in Iraq. On the FAO World Food Day on Biodiversity, Iarqi farmers are not happy.

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World Food Day @ ESF (Saturday 16th October)

11-10-2004 19:37

World Food Day @ ESF
“Feed people not profits: challenging corporate control"
World Food Day (16th October) events @ ESF will champion the demands of smallholder farmers organisations and CSOs for international recognition of the right to Food Sovereignty. They will challenge WTO and TNC dominance of the global food system that feeds corporations not people. See www.ukabc.org.

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Directory of UK Nanotechnology companies

07-10-2004 12:16

Web based directory of UK nanotechnology companies.

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Anti-GM - Guide to ESF meetings

06-10-2004 19:06

Here are 22 meetings out of the hundreds that will be of interest to Anti-GM campaigners at the ESF.

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Anti-GM action - 29-30/09/04 - Sainsbury’s Haydock (Merseyside) depot blockaded

30-09-2004 15:12

Sainsbury’s Haydock depot blockaded for three and a half hours.
This was in protest over Sainsbury’s selling milk from cows that have been fed GM feed.
Lots of lorries stopped.
No arrests

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sainsburys distribution depot blocked 30.9.04

30-09-2004 01:20

GM blockade of Sainsburys depot Merseyside tonight

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Anti-GM campaigners in court today!

27-09-2004 21:54

Eight anti-GM protestors are in court today (Tues 28th Sept). We will be appearing before Harlow magaistrates court in Essex. The charges we face result from our non-violent blockade of Sainsbury's giant Waltham Point distribution centre on the M25 Essex / London borders.
 http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2004/07/294473.html

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campaign for GMfree zones and regions gathers force

14-09-2004 17:59

environmentalits and regional authorities lunach joint initiative

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GM Maize approved by EU for planting

11-09-2004 11:48

BBC report on GM Maize approval

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A new website against bilateral free trade and investment agreements

09-09-2004 17:11

We would like to invite you to participate in a new collaborative website to support the struggle against bilateral free trade and investment agreements:
www.bilaterals.org.

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report on GM debate, Exeter

07-09-2004 11:19

this is my report.. it is only short, i shalll attempt to work on it a bit more, flesh it out.. etc.. etc...

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biotech review exeter

06-09-2004 12:02

tonight, exeter, disclosure of gm info: farm scale trials
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