Biodavastation 3 and dioxin source rumor
Kate Smith (katesmith_007@yahoo.com)
Fri, 11 Jun 1999 09:18:57 -0700 (PDT)
> Good morning SANETEERS,
>
> Here's a report from Biodevastation 3 in Seattle that
> some of you may enjoy. Sorry about the weird line
> breaks, I fixed as many as my patience could stand.
>
> And the latest rumor on the source of the dioxin in
> the animal feel in Europe is that used motor oil was
> "recycled" into animal feed.
>
> kate
>
> >Adapted from a report by Craig Winters of The
> Campaign to Label
> >Genetically Engineered Foods in Seattle,
>
> http://www.thecampaign.org
>
> >It was an active time in Seattle, Washington theweek
> of May 17th as representatives of groups supporting
> andopposing genetic engineering met in separate
> conferences.
> >>The Biotechnology Industry Organization held
> their annual convention, BIO>'99, with thousands in
> attendance. In response,
> nearly 200 activists from>around the world gathered to
> hold Biodevastation 3. This conference was organized
> by the Edmonds Institute and
> co-sponsored by many other activist organizations,
> including the Washington
> Biotechnology Action Council. It was the third in a
> series of international
> conferences, which began in St.>Louis in July of 1998
> and continued in New Delhi
> in March, 1999.
> >>On Tuesday, May 18 at noon, nearly 150 activists met
> outside the Washington State Convention and Trade
> Center, where the BIO '99 conference was going on, to
> hold an anti-genetic engineering demonstration. There
> were many costumes and signs demanding that
> genetically engineered foods be labeled, opposing
> patents on life, etc. The group marched through the
> streets of Seattle, and the march become a
> mini-parade, with police closing off traffic on the
> adjoining streets as we went. Then the demonstration
> moved to Freeway Park, where a stage had been set up
> immediately opposite the Convention Center. There
> activists listened to speakers and music, and later
> marched through the convention center>itself.>
> >Those attending the BIO '99 event were shocked to see
> the level of protest taking place. As Brian Tokar,
> educator at Goddard College, author of Earth For Sale,
> and keynote speaker at Biodevastation 3 stated, "The
> biotechnology industry has been holding these
> conferences for years and this is the first time they
> have seen this level of protest and activism." The
> Biodevastation 3 conference was held on Wednesday and
> Thursday. It was an excellent educational event and
> provided agreat opportunity to network with others.
> Speakers included Dr. Michael Hansen of Consumers
> Union, Ronnie Cummins of the Campaign for Food Safety,
> Charles Margulis of Greenpeace, Edward Hammond of
> RAFI, scientists Martha Crouch and Elaine Ingham, and
> many, many others. There was a special, unannounced
> appearance by TV journalist Jane Akre, who was fired
> by Fox TV for her coverage of rBGH. A true diversity
> of activism was represented at this conference,
> >from Berkeley's Hexterminators to folks from EPA,
> from those focused on labelling to those seeking a ban
> on the technology.
>
> And, yes, the media did hear about our activities. An
> article appeared on the FRONT PAGE of the Seattle
> Post-Intelligencer newspaper on Thursday. This was
> also the day that the story about monarch butterflies
> being killed by the pollen from genetically engineered
> corn hit papers all over the world. It was front page
> news in the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal,
> USA Today, and many other newspapers.
>
> Finally citizens of the United States are learning
> about the potential devastation that genetically
> engineered foods pose to personal and planetary
> health. Europeans have been protestinggenetically
> engineered foods for several years. The biotechnology
> industry has been telling Europeans and others around
> the world that American citizens have looked
> >at the issues surrounding genetically engineered
> foods and feel they are safe. The truth is that most
> Americans don't even know their foods are genetically
> engineered. There has been a virtual news blackout.
> However, as activists organize in the United States
> and major news media begins to report on genetically
> engineered foods, the biotech industry will soon
> realize that American consumers are also rejecting
> these foods.
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