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> 
> From: darko nikolic <seaturtle333@yahoo.com>
> Date: 2004/02/27 Fri PM 05:09:32 GMT
> To: permaculture permaculture <permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org>, 
>         permaguildsc@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [permaculture] Fwd: CALIFORNIA AT THE CROSSROADS - March 12th panel
>       discussion in SF
> 
> 
> --- Occidental Arts and Ecology <oaec@oaec.org> wrote:
> > Date: Thu, 26 Feb 2004 17:57:16 -0700
> > Subject: CALIFORNIA AT THE CROSSROADS - March 12th
> > panel discussion in SF
> > From: Occidental Arts and Ecology <oaec@oaec.org>
> >  
> > 
> > 
> > Below is an announcement for a genetic engineering
> > panel discussion in San
> > Francisco on March 12. This event is being organized
> > by Californians for
> > GE-Free Agriculture. The Occidental Arts and Ecology
> > Center is a co-founder
> > and member of the Californians for GE-Free
> > Agriculture coalition. For more
> > information on the coalition or the event, please
> > contact OAEC's Renata
> > Brillinger (renata@oaec.org or 707-874-1557 x 222).
> > 
> > [If you do not wish to receive future e-mail
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> > 
> > 
> >
> **************************************************************
> > 
> > CALIFORNIA AT THE CROSSROADS
> > PANEL DISCUSSION IN SAN FRANCISCO
> > 
> > FRIDAY MARCH 12, 2004 at 7pm
> > 
> > HORACE MANN MIDDLE SCHOOL -  3351 23rd St, San
> > Francisco
> > (Between Valencia and Mission, 2 blocks from 24th
> > St. BART station)
> > 
> >
> **************************************************************
> > 
> > California, which produces over 350 crops, is
> > currently free of genetic
> > engineering(GE) with the exception of cotton grown
> > in the Central
> > Valley. This could all change soon as Monsanto and
> > friends have their
> > sights set on California, the country's largest food
> > producer and
> > exporter of food. Come find out more about how this
> > technology will
> > impact California's farmers, our environment, our
> > food and learn how you
> > can stop it.
> > 
> > Californians for GE-Free Agriculture and Genetic
> > Engineering Action
> > Network (GEAN) present a panel discussion to kick
> > off GEAN's national
> > conference which is taking place in Berkeley March
> > 13-14. Register
> > online at www.geaction.org
> > 
> > Percy Schmeiser - Canadian Farmer and Folk Hero.
> > The Canadian Supreme Court is currently deciding
> > Monsanto's seed patent
> > case against Percy.
> > 
> > Ronnie Cummins - Organic Consumers Association
> > 
> > Renata Brillinger - Californians for GE-Free
> > Agriculture
> > 
> > Claire Cummings - Food and Farming Forum, KPFA
> > 
> > Nick Greco - Organic Rice Farmer, Greco Farms, CA
> > 
> > Suggested Donation $10 but no one turned away for
> > lack of funds.
> > 
> > Sponsored by: Californians for GE-Free Agriculture,
> > The Ecology Center,
> > Genetic Engineering Action Network, International
> > Forum on Globalization
> > 
> > *****For more information call: 415-561-2523 or
> > visit www.calgefree.org
> > ******
> > 
> > Californians for GE-Free Agriculture is a unique
> > coalition of
> > sustainable farming, environmental, and consumer
> > organizations united to
> > prevent genetically engineered (GE) agriculture in
> > California. Our
> > members include: California Certified Organic
> > Farmers, Center for
> > Environmental Health, Center for Food Safety,
> > Community Alliance with
> > Family Farmers, Ecological Farming Association, Four
> > Elements Farm,
> > Genetic Engineering Action Network, Occidental Arts
> > and Ecology Center,
> > and Organic Consumers Association.
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> 
> 
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