Dandelion
01-05-2004, 04:06 PM
From the King's Hill (http://www.kingshillfarm.com/) List:
Hi everyone,
I consider Agricultural Biotechnology (Genetic Engineering) to be
one of the most serious threats facing humanity. It has the potential to
disturb the delicate balance of nature and render whole classes of food
crops unfit for human consumption. I urge each of you to become familiar
with this issue.
This week Jeffrey Smith, author of the new book on biotechnology
"Seeds of Deception" with forward by Francis Moore Lappe, will
be the Chicago area 1/5-8/04 for a series of lectures and book signings.
Jeffrey has recently returned from Biotech meetings in Europe and South
America and these lectures promise an engaging, thought provoking,
informative, and hopeful presentation of the latest developments in the
Agricultural Biotechnology controversy.
Some of the questions covered in these presentations will be:
IS GENETICALLY ENGINEERED(GE) FOOD DANGEROUS?
IS GE FOOD IN GROCERY STORES NOW?
ARE YOU EATING IT?
WHAT LONG TERM EFFECT WILL IT HAVE ON US, OUR CHILDREN AND THE FUTURE OF
THE EARTH?
IS GENETIC ENGINEERING GOOD SCIENCE OR IS IT AN EXPERIMENT MOTIVATED BY
POWER AND GREED?
WHY AND HOW HAS GE FOOD BEEN BANNED IN EUROPE?
WHY DO FOOD GIANTS LIKE KRAFT FOODS CONTINUE TO ALLOW GE INGREDIENTS IN
THEIR PRODUCTS IN THE U.S.?
WHY DOES THE FDA REFUSE TO TEST AND LABEL GE FOOD?
WHY DOESN'T OUR GOVERNMENT WANT US TO KNOW GE INGREDIENTS ARE IN OUR
FOOD??
Schedule of events:
Monday, Jan. 5th
DuPage Unitarian Universalist Church
4S535 Old Naperville Rd.
Naperville
Complimentary Organic Refreshments provided
Tuesday, Jan. 6th
Corporate Headquarters of NOW Foods
395 Glen Ellyn Rd.
Bloomingdale.
Complimentary Organic Refreshments provided
Wednesday, Jan. 7th*
Women & Children First Bookstore
5233 N. Clark St.
Chicago.
*Free book signing and preview talk to 1/8/04 lecture at Belloc Lowndes
Fine Arts Gallery
Thursday, Jan. 8th
Belloc Lowndes Fine Arts Gallery
835 W. Washington St. second floor
Chicago.
Directions to Belloc-Lowndes Gallery at the end of this announcement.
Jeffrey will be co-presenting with John Beske, GeneWise Board Member and
Creative Director at Sustain.
GeneWise will also be exhibiting it's "Pod" multimedia
artpiece,
created for the Museum of Contemporary Art/Lumpen Magazine
"VersionFest 03" event, depicting the future of Biotechnology
in
the year 2006.
Complimentary Organic Wine and Hors D'oeuvres provided by Frey Vineyards,
Mendecino County, CA. and Earth Mothers Restaurant, River North, Chicago
ALL EVENTS START AT 7 P.M.
Co-sponsored by Genewise and the Organic Food Network
Hot apple cider, herbal tea, and other organic snacks provided by
Wild Oats Market, Fruitful Yield and Earth Mothers Restaurant.
Seeds of Deception books available for sale and for signing by Jeffrey
Also available for purchase
The Guide to Eating Organic In And Around Chicago, 18 pages of local,
regional and alternative resources for bringing organic and sustainable
food to your table! Researched and written by Laura Black, CN, Director
of
the Organic Food Network.
By law and by principle, organic food does NOT contain any genetically
modified organisms (GMO's).
Admission: $10 cash at the door. Organic Food Network and Genewise
members $5.
Women & Children First Booksigning is free.
Reservations requested by e-mail to: BluPiaf@aol.com (Chicago events)
OFN2@aol.com (Suburban events)
For more information:
Suburan events: call Laura Black, Organic Food Network at 630/836-1864,
Chicago events: call Christine Phillips, Genewise, 773/784-3698.
Directions to Belloc-Lowndes Fine-Arts Gallery 835 W. Washington
Gallery Phone: 312.948.0555
Driving
Exit on Madison from Kennedy Expressway
Drive west to Peoria, make a right
Drive to Washington, make another right
Parking available in the area
Parking garage available across the street until 10pm
( $8 for the evening)
Public Transportation
Halstead bus to Washington and Halstead
Walk West on Washington to Gallery address ( 835 W. Washington)
Hi everyone,
I consider Agricultural Biotechnology (Genetic Engineering) to be
one of the most serious threats facing humanity. It has the potential to
disturb the delicate balance of nature and render whole classes of food
crops unfit for human consumption. I urge each of you to become familiar
with this issue.
This week Jeffrey Smith, author of the new book on biotechnology
"Seeds of Deception" with forward by Francis Moore Lappe, will
be the Chicago area 1/5-8/04 for a series of lectures and book signings.
Jeffrey has recently returned from Biotech meetings in Europe and South
America and these lectures promise an engaging, thought provoking,
informative, and hopeful presentation of the latest developments in the
Agricultural Biotechnology controversy.
Some of the questions covered in these presentations will be:
IS GENETICALLY ENGINEERED(GE) FOOD DANGEROUS?
IS GE FOOD IN GROCERY STORES NOW?
ARE YOU EATING IT?
WHAT LONG TERM EFFECT WILL IT HAVE ON US, OUR CHILDREN AND THE FUTURE OF
THE EARTH?
IS GENETIC ENGINEERING GOOD SCIENCE OR IS IT AN EXPERIMENT MOTIVATED BY
POWER AND GREED?
WHY AND HOW HAS GE FOOD BEEN BANNED IN EUROPE?
WHY DO FOOD GIANTS LIKE KRAFT FOODS CONTINUE TO ALLOW GE INGREDIENTS IN
THEIR PRODUCTS IN THE U.S.?
WHY DOES THE FDA REFUSE TO TEST AND LABEL GE FOOD?
WHY DOESN'T OUR GOVERNMENT WANT US TO KNOW GE INGREDIENTS ARE IN OUR
FOOD??
Schedule of events:
Monday, Jan. 5th
DuPage Unitarian Universalist Church
4S535 Old Naperville Rd.
Naperville
Complimentary Organic Refreshments provided
Tuesday, Jan. 6th
Corporate Headquarters of NOW Foods
395 Glen Ellyn Rd.
Bloomingdale.
Complimentary Organic Refreshments provided
Wednesday, Jan. 7th*
Women & Children First Bookstore
5233 N. Clark St.
Chicago.
*Free book signing and preview talk to 1/8/04 lecture at Belloc Lowndes
Fine Arts Gallery
Thursday, Jan. 8th
Belloc Lowndes Fine Arts Gallery
835 W. Washington St. second floor
Chicago.
Directions to Belloc-Lowndes Gallery at the end of this announcement.
Jeffrey will be co-presenting with John Beske, GeneWise Board Member and
Creative Director at Sustain.
GeneWise will also be exhibiting it's "Pod" multimedia
artpiece,
created for the Museum of Contemporary Art/Lumpen Magazine
"VersionFest 03" event, depicting the future of Biotechnology
in
the year 2006.
Complimentary Organic Wine and Hors D'oeuvres provided by Frey Vineyards,
Mendecino County, CA. and Earth Mothers Restaurant, River North, Chicago
ALL EVENTS START AT 7 P.M.
Co-sponsored by Genewise and the Organic Food Network
Hot apple cider, herbal tea, and other organic snacks provided by
Wild Oats Market, Fruitful Yield and Earth Mothers Restaurant.
Seeds of Deception books available for sale and for signing by Jeffrey
Also available for purchase
The Guide to Eating Organic In And Around Chicago, 18 pages of local,
regional and alternative resources for bringing organic and sustainable
food to your table! Researched and written by Laura Black, CN, Director
of
the Organic Food Network.
By law and by principle, organic food does NOT contain any genetically
modified organisms (GMO's).
Admission: $10 cash at the door. Organic Food Network and Genewise
members $5.
Women & Children First Booksigning is free.
Reservations requested by e-mail to: BluPiaf@aol.com (Chicago events)
OFN2@aol.com (Suburban events)
For more information:
Suburan events: call Laura Black, Organic Food Network at 630/836-1864,
Chicago events: call Christine Phillips, Genewise, 773/784-3698.
Directions to Belloc-Lowndes Fine-Arts Gallery 835 W. Washington
Gallery Phone: 312.948.0555
Driving
Exit on Madison from Kennedy Expressway
Drive west to Peoria, make a right
Drive to Washington, make another right
Parking available in the area
Parking garage available across the street until 10pm
( $8 for the evening)
Public Transportation
Halstead bus to Washington and Halstead
Walk West on Washington to Gallery address ( 835 W. Washington)