French peasants prosecuted for destroying transgenic maize
Beth von Gunten (colibri@west.net)
Mon, 26 Jan 1998 18:18:36 -0800 (PST)
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>Subject: French peasants prosecuted for destroying transgenic maize
>Date: 26 Jan 1998
>From: mclibel@globalnet.co.uk (McLibel Support Campaign)
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>1. French peasants prosecuted for destroying transgenic maize
>2. INTERNATIONAL ANIMAL RIGHTS GATHERING
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>Date: Sun, 25 Jan 1998
>From: Play Fair Europe! <playfair@asta.rwth-aachen.de>
>Subject: French peasants prosecuted for destroying transgenic maize
>
>
>Dear friends,
>
>The Coordination Paysanne Europeenne has sent this message asking for
>support for the French Peasant Confederation in their struggle against
>Novartis (the merge of Ciba Geigy and Sandoz), the biggest agrochemical,
>second biggest seed producer and third biggest pharmaceutical company in
>this planet.
>
>Please sign their petition at the end of this message. And if you are
>organising an action against the meeting of the World Economic Forum in
>Davos (29 Jan - 3 Feb) please take the opportunity and make a reference to
>this trial of huge agribussines against farmers in France. (By the way, the
>Institute for Cultural Ecology has just set up a Davos Watch page at
>http://www.igc.org/ice/davos/index.html - the page is still quite empty but
>it will be filled up quite soon).
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>120 members of the Confédération Paysanne have entered a
>Novartis stocking factory in Nérac (France) to denature transgenic
>maize seeds in order to protest against the decision of the French
>government to allow the growing of this maize (France is the first
>country in the European Union to allow this).
>
>Novartis has estimated the damages to 30 tons (more or less 2 to
>5.000.000 FF). During the action the modified maize has been
>mixed up with non-modified maize and humidified.
>
>Three responsible persons (René Riesel, José Bové and Francis
>Roux) have been arrested for immediate trial. Their layer has
>succeeded in reporting the trial to the 3rd of February. Before this
>date the trade-unionist can not meet anymore and have been
>requested to stay home. They have informed the president of the
>trial court that they will meet each other again.
>
>The Confédération Paysanne would like to use this trial of 3 February
>as the trial of the trangenic maize. Scientists who are opponent to
>eventual genetic engineering dangers will be attending the trial.
>
>A pacifist demonstration is foreseen in front of the trial court of Agen
>on the 3rd of February. The participants will claim for the following
>points:
>- the prohibition of the commercialisation and growing of the cb
>Novartis maize and the application of a moratory on the whole
>genetically-modified organisms (GMO).
>- the organization of a parliament debate and a large public debate
>on the GMO usefulness, the risks of their introduction and the notion
>of "acceptable risks for the society". These debates are necessary
>before any decision concerning the GMO's.
>
>The Confédération Paysanne is asking to the organizations to
>send their supporting messages by the means of the attached
>petition and if possible, to contact scientists who are
>opponents to the genetic engineering and its risks and ask
>them to also send a message of support.
>
>The Confédération Paysanne is also requesting to organize
>some action of support within your country during the week of
>the trial or on the 3rd of February in order to support them. If
>you need other information , please feel free to contact the Coordination
>Paysanne Européenne at <cpe@agoranet.be> or the Confédération Paysanne
>directly at <confpays@globenet.org>.
>
>Petition of support of the demonstration in Agen against
>transgenic maize
>(resumed version, complete text available at the CPE and at the
>Confédération Paysanne)
>
> Claims:
>
>- the prohibition of the commercialisation and growing of the cb
>Novartis maize and the application of a moratory on the whole
>genetically-modified organisms (GMO).
>- the organization of a parliament debate and a large public debate
>on the GMO usefulness, the risks of their introduction and the notion
>of "acceptable risks for the society". These debates are necessary
>before any decision concerning the GMO's.
>
>
>1. Individual support
>Name:
>Surname:
>Profession:
>
>2. Organization support
>Name and organization
>
>
>is supporting the demonstration against the Trial of transgenic maize
>dated 3 February 1998
>
>Please return this petition before the 30 January to
>The Confédération Paysanne, 81 avenue de la République, F -
>93170 Bagnolet
>Fax : + 33 1 43 62 80 03 e-mail confpays@globenet.org
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