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“Impacts of GE Crops on the Freedom to Farm" w/ Vandana Shiva & Percy Schmeiser 10/29 4pm |
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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?”
October 29 at 4:00pm
Woodward Hall at UNM in Albuquerque, NM
Overflow in: Ballrooms A and B in the Student Union Building
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.
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.
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.
For more information:
Parking and Campus Map:
On Street parking–must pay till 6 pm
Closest Handicap in Cornell Structure–must post sign.
http://www.savenmseeds.org/
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Mid Region Council of Governments