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(FWD message)


"NC State’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences is having listening
sessions across the state.  Tomorrow they are in Durham, the closest
session for people to attend from this area. Below are a couple of 
emails that provide very helpful information and suggestions.  Please 
read and attend, if you are able to.  Please note that you have to 
register in advance to participate – see details below."

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"I write to you today concerning a rather urgent matter.  NC State's 
College of Ag (CALS) is doing listening tours across the state, 
concerning its future mission, etc as a College of Ag.  If you see the 
below note, you will see why it is very important that we get numbers to 
attend these sessions.

The short and skinny:  CALS is wanting to use the word "sustainable ag"
to also mean GMO, CAFO, etc.   In short, they are wanting to brand
conventional ag as sustainable.  It is important that we get numbers of
people out to these listening tour sessions. Please come if you are 
able, and please sit at a table with your colleagues.  It is important 
that you sit next to your colleagues, because these listening tours are 
structured in a way that reports each table's "consensus" on questions 
asked.  The consensus response from each table is then reported to the 
greater listening group and is recorded.  Thus, for your voice and 
thoughts to be heard, sit together.

Please come prepared and read the letters and explanation of the
listening tours.