Save NM Seeds Coalition and UNM Fair Trade Initiative Invite You to a Conversation on the “Impacts of Genetically Engineered Crops on the Freedom to Farm in the US and Abroad. How Far Will It Go?”

Join Us October 29th at 4:00 pm

Woodward Hall at UNM in Albuquerque, NM

Overflow in: Ballrooms A and B in the Student Union Building

Parking and Campus Map: On Street parking–must pay till 6 pm. Closest Handicap in Cornell Structure–must post sign. On campus free in Lots A and B, Map: http://www.unm.edu/campusmap/central_campus_map.pdf

CLICK HERE for EVENT FLYER WITH MAP

Dan Ravicher 

Executive Director of PUBPAT 

Filed lawsuit on behalf of organic  farmers and seed companies:  Organic Seed  

Growers & Trade Association, et al v. Monsanto. 

http://www.pubpat.org

Dr. Vandana Shiva 

Physicist and Environmentalist 

Dr. Shiva pioneered the organic movement in India and established  Navdanya, the country’s biggest network of seed keepers and organic producers.

http://www.vandanashiva.org

Percy Schmeiser 

Canola Farmer and Seed Breeder 

Percy and his wife Louise fought Monsanto for  years over GE contamination.  They were awarded the  Right Livelihood Award in 1997.

http://www.percyschmeiser.com

They are also speaking that weekend at a conference in Espanola:

Friday Oct 28 & Saturday Oct 29: Traditional Agriculture & Sustainable Living Conference, with keynote speaker physicist and environmentalist Vandana Shiva, PhD. The conference includes internationally renowned speakers as well as local and regional experts in the areas of food security and sustainable ecology a heritage seed exchange, workshops, and panels on youth issues in the 21st century, food and nutrition, water issues, traditional farming, land restoration and medicinal herbs. Register to attend through the conference Web site Click here to view schedule.

http://www.savenmseeds.org/

http://breadnm.blogspot.com/2011/10/food-day-meets-basketball-in-espanola.html