[All] Guelph Rally, Forum, Conference: GE pig and friends

Tue Feb 1 10:17:46 EST 2011

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--- On Tue, 2/1/11, Lucy Sharratt - CBAN Coordinator <coordinator at cban.ca> wrote:

From: Lucy Sharratt - CBAN Coordinator <coordinator at cban.ca>
Subject: [cban e-News] Events Toronto/Guelph Rally, Forum, Conference: GE pig and friends
To: cban-e-news at cban.ca
Date: Tuesday, February 1, 2011, 9:50 AM

Important Event Notices: Please see that the first rally against the GE pig will take place Feb 9th in Guelph, with transport from Toronto.Guelph Forum Feb 7, Guelph Rally (with transport from Toronto) Feb 9, Toronto Conference Feb 19Public Forum, GuelphFacing the Negative Impacts of Genetic Engineering on Farmers: GE Alfalfa, GE Pigs and Bill C-474 
Monday, February 7th, 7:00PM, University of Guelph, Thornbourough auditorium (THORN) 1307
On Wed Feb 9, MPs from the House of Commons Agriculture Committee will
visit the University of Guelph to see how they can help “foster an
innovative and fertile” biotech industry. At the same time, the House
is voting on Bill C-474 which would require an analysis of export
market harm before a new GE seed is permitted.
The debate rages over negative economic impacts for farmers but
these impacts are not given any consideration in government regulation
of biotechnology. GE alfalfa is about to destroy organic food and
farming in North America. The GE pig “Enviropig” from the University of
Guelph could destroy markets for Canadian pork. Who benefits from
genetic engineering? What, if anything, can we do to protect the
interests of farmers and the public? What role can and should the
university play? 
Forum presented by: The Big Carrot, Canadian Biotechnology
Action Network, Ecological Farmers Association of Ontario, Guelph PIRG,
Organic Council of Ontario, National Farmers Union Ontario.
********
Pig Rally: Stop UofG's "Enviropig"
Wednesday, February 9, 12:30 - 1:00, The Cannon, University of Guelph

With transport from Toronto! (see below)
The University of Guelph will profit financially from
commercializing the hugely controversial GE pig trademarked
“Enviropig”. What happens when a public university fights to bring a
product to market? The university has requested approval from Health
Canada but:

There is no transparency in GE regulation and there has never been a democratic public debate.

There is no GE food labeling to give consumers a choice.

The GE pig could destroy the domestic and global markets for hog farmers, while providing few or no benefits to farmers.

Free Transport from Toronto!
Action Road Trip! Wed Feb 9. Join us to Stop the GM Pig!

Catch the Big Carrot Bus! to Guelph. Wednesday, February 9, 2011Join
Members, Staff and Friends of the Big Carrot for the Pig Rally: Stop
University of Guelph’s genetically modified “EnviropigTM”
The Big Carrot Natural Food Market has long opposed genetically
engineered food crops. Now a genetically engineered pig from the
University of Guelph could soon be approved! Members of Parliament will
be visiting the UofG on Feb 9 to tour the biotech labs! Show our
politicians and the Canadian public that we don't want GM pigs.To
register our rejection of this monstrous application of technology we
are chartering a bus to Guelph. The Big Carrot will provide return transport and distribute pig snout masks to all riders to wear at the Rally. The bus leaves at 9:30 am sharp (first come first seated!) on Wednesday February 9, 2011 and departs Guelph at 2:30. Free!
Rally presented by: The Big Carrot, Canadian Biotechnology
Action Network, Ecological Farmers Association of Ontario, Guelph PIRG,
National Farmers Union Ontario. ********Your Food, Your Choice: The Promise of Organics
Toronto, Saturday, February 19, 2011, 9:00 am - 5:00 pm

University of Toronto Conference Centre, 89 Chestnut St., Toronto

$65 ($85 after Feb. 5); COG members $55 ($65 after Feb. 5)

Rates for seniors, students and unwaged. Organic lunch included!

Info and registration:  www.cogtoronto.org or 416-466-4420
Presented by Canadian Organic Growers in association with The Big Carrot

Canadian Organic Growers would like to invite you to our 5th annual
conference. Organic continues to make a difference to our tables, to
our health, and to our environment. Hear how one country is going
entirely organic, and find out how organic benefits you. Learn what is
happening in organic agriculture and our food system in Canada. This
conference is relevant and timely. 
Keynote speaker is Silver Donald Cameron, one of the few observers to
Bhutan's transition to an entirely organic agricultural system. Panels
include Moms Against GMOs, Natural vs Organic, Whistleblowers,
EnviroPig, Is Walmart Compatible with Organic?, Hidden GMOs, Make
Heritage Seeds Work for You, The Wonder Years: Bread and Beer, Sludge
on our Farms, The Future of Agriculture, Organic Beauty Products, and
more. The Promise of Organic will stir you with the inspiring stories,
the difficult challenges and the proven visions that are bringing
healthy organic food from the field to the table. http://cogtoronto.org/COG_Toronto/Conference_February_2011.html
 Lucy Sharratt, Coordinator Canadian Biotechnology Action Network (CBAN) Collaborative Campaigning for Food Sovereignty and Environmental Justice 431 Gilmour Street, Second Floor Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, K2P 0R5 Phone: 613 241 2267 ext. 25Fax: 613 241 2506 coordinator at cban.ca www.cban.ca
Please Note: our new phone extension is 25!
Bill C-474 is concrete action! Your actions are working! http://www.cban.ca/474
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