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Fwd: roadrage road show-GENETIC ENGINEERING-April
From:
Charles Winterwood <[log in to unmask]>
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Iowa Discussion, Alerts and Announcements
Date:
Mon, 11 Feb 2002 14:57:15 -0800
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--- [log in to unmask] wrote:
> From: [log in to unmask]
> Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2002 15:52:11 EST

> Announcing the second annual midwest
> anti-genetic engineering roadshow
>
> Road Resistance Against Genetic Engineering
> (RoadRAGE), is touring the
> midwest this spring. We would like to bring our
> colorful, dramatic,
> humorous, and well-informed presentation on the
> threats of genetically
> engineered foods and agriculture to your community.
>
> Through radical cheerleading, a slide show, skits,
> short talks, and
> puppets, our multi media show entertains, informs,
> and works to build a
> base of resistance to GE foods and agriculture in
> the midwest.
>
> We are interested in scheduling tour dates
> throughout the month of
> April.
>
> For more information, visit our website at
> http://www.stlimc.org/roadrage.html
>
> Or send us an email at
> [log in to unmask]
>
> Last year, the “Life” science industry launched
> a $50-million ad
> campaign to convince Americans that the manipulation
> of life at the
> genetic level, corporate ownership, and industrial
> food is what
> Americans have always wanted. Lured by promises of
> federal research
> dollars and venture capital investment in new
> businesses, midwestern
> politicians and universities also preach the genetic
> engineering gospel.
> In the midwestern US, where much of the global food
> supply is produced,
> the acceptance and widespread use of genetically
> engineered foods not
> only puts the health of eaters around the world at
> risk, but severely
> compromises the independence of farmers, rural
> communities and economies
> here at home.
>
> Luckily, a rag tag group from Columbia, Missouri
> sees through the
> corporate farce, and we’re taking our message to
> the people of the
> midwest. Our multi-media hour and a half
> presentation, includes a slide
> show, radical cheerleading, short talks, music,
> puppet shows and skits.
> The show follows the plight of an innocent
> midwestern community besieged
> by corporate executives and public relations lackeys
> scheming to corrupt
> mid-American values for profit, profit, profit.
>
>
>
>
>


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