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1."GM CROPS ARE GOOD FOR US"
2.Special Parliamentary Briefing
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1.GM CROPS HAVE ARRIVED
Don't let the pundits and the politicians monopolise discussion of how the world should turn. Voice your opinion by coming to the Intelligence Squared debate.
"GM CROPS ARE GOOD FOR US"
22nd March 2004
This debate will take place at the Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London, SW7 Entry to the debate is via the main entrance on Cromwell Road Doors open at 6.45pm. The debate will start at 7.15pm and finish at approximately 9.00pm.
Tickets £20
Speaking FOR the motion:
Professor Conrad Lichtenstein - Chair of Molecular Biology at Queen Mary, University of London
Professor Vivian Moses - Visiting Professor of Biotechnology at King's College London and Chairman of the CropGen panel
Kerry Preete - Vice President of Monsanto's US Crop Production Business
Speaking AGAINST the motion:
Dr Sue Mayer - Executive Director of GeneWatch UK
The Rt Hon Michael Meacher MP - Minister of State for the Environment and Privy Counsellor (1997-2003)
Devinder Sharma - Award-winning journalist, writer, thinker and researcher, respected for his views on food and trade policy
Chaired by Peter Sissons - presenter of BBC News 24
To book tickets call 020 7494 3345 or email [email protected].
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Damning new evidence that GM is unsafe
Special Parliamentary Briefing
The Case for a GM-Free Sustainable World
Stanley Ewen, Mae-Wan Ho, Brian John, Lim Li Ching, Michael Meacher, Peter Saunders
The Independent Science Panel
Date: 29 April 2004
Time: 10:00h to 12:00 h
Venue: Jubilee Room, House of Commons
Admission Free
To reserve a place, please reply to [email protected] giving name and organisation (if applicable)
Organised by Alan Simpson's office in conjunction with the Institute of Science in Society
Provisional Programme
10:00 Welcome and Introduction
Alan Simpson MP
10:05 Michael Meacher MP
Why I oppose GM Crops for Britain
10:20 Peter T. Saunders
Prof of Applied Mathematics, King’s College London
The Case Against GM
10:35 Stanley Ewen
Consultant Histopathologist, Grampian University Hospitals Trust
Why I Won't eat GM food
10:50 Mae-Wan Ho
Director of ISIS, Editor & Art Director of Science in Society
GM Crops Not Fit for 'Man or Beast'
11:05 Brian John
Geomorphologist, environmental scientist and coordinating group of GM Free Cymru
Approving GM Crops is Anti-Science
11:20 Lim Li Ching
Researcher in sustainable agriculture, ISIS and Third World Network
How GM Crops Destroy the Third World
11:35 General Discussion
12:00 End
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