4th International Biotech Conference in Athens: Video & story of the counter-Action

Last weekend, February 2-3 the annual International Greek Biotech Conference
took place in Athens organized by Bionova Ltd., the representative of
EuropaBio (European Biotech corporations Lobby) in Greece.

Bionova as a national representative promotes in all levels the Biotech
agenda including GMO's, Agrofuels, Bio-patents, collaboration of Science &
Business aiming as well to expansion in the SE Europe. (For detailed review
please read here <http://www.gmwatch.org/archive2.asp?arcid=8683> or here:
http://www.gmwatch.org/archive2.asp?arcid=8683)



Since the very first conference counter-action has been generated in Greece
from several groups from all over the country including mass demonstrations
(see report and video from the 3rd conference
here<http://italy.indymedia.org/news/2006/10/1167490.php>or here:
http://italy.indymedia.org/news/2006/10/1167490.php
<http://italy.indymedia.org/news/2006/10/1167490.php>

This year due to some parallel anti-fascist demonstrations taking place very
close to the point of the anti-biotech gathering and extent street conflicts
between police, fascists and activists the whole thing got interrupted and
focused mostly to action within & outside the conference. (Watch all the fun
of the 4th conference in the video
here<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=idI8enRKcJ4>or
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=idI8enRKcJ4)



Further counter-action is already being organised with the aim to inflict
the institutionalised status of the Greek representatives of Global Biotech
Engines. Keep in touch for more…


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Order81
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4th counter action in the Biotech Conference in Athens

Actions against GMOs and Biotechnology

source http://all4all.org

in Britain, Germany and elsewhere: an action report and many links to more information

Badingen: Freiwillige Feldbefreiung 2006

Britain is GMO free again: http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2007/07/376722.html

On the night of Friday the 6th of July 2007, a group of activists converged on Britain's only GM trial site just outside Cambridge. They scaled the security fences and destroyed the crop of genetically modified potatoes.

This was the only crop of GM potatoes being grown in the UK, after the chemicals giant BASF abandoned plans for a GM potato trial in Yorkshire this year. There have been multiple protests at the Cambridge site and at the Yorkshire site (where organic potatoes were planted).

However BASF have permission lasting until 2011, so this may not be the end of the story ...

GM - Back on the agenda? (23.08.2006): BASF, a chemical company, has asked for permission to grow the first trial crop of genetically modified (GM) potatoes in the UK. BASF says it hopes GM potatoes could be sold in the UK within 10 years: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/5277152.stm

April 2007: Cambridge GM potatoes protest: https://publish.indymedia.org.uk/en/regions/cambridge/2007/04/368056.html
https://publish.indymedia.org.uk/en/regions/cambridge/2007/04/368078.html
Cambridge GM Concern: http://www.cambridgeaction.net/gmconcern

Action report, Cambridge Evening News: http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/news/city/2007/07/09/187aafb9-66da-418f-8e25-e72fda3d909f.lpf

Background:
What's wrong with GM?: http://mutatoes.org/b001-whatswrongwithgm.php

South Africa (Nov. 2006): http://www.freshplaza.com/2006/21nov/2_ie_superspuds.htm
Sabotage promised: http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/regions/cambridge/2006/12/357519.html
Talk report: GM Potatoes - Blessing or Blight? http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/regions/cambridge/2007/04/367827.html

Links to Organisations and Initiatives:

Corporate Watch: http://www.corporatewatch.org
Econexus: tp://www.web-econexus.org
EarthFirst! Action Reports: tp://www.earthfirst.org.uk/actionreports/geneticscrop
Friends of the Earth: http://www.foe.co.uk/campaigns/real_food
www.genet-info.org
Genetic Engineering Network: http://www.geneticsaction.org.uk
Genetic Resources Action International (GRAIN): http://www.grain.org
Genewatch UK: http://www.genewatch.org
GM Free Potatoes (Spud U Hate): http://www.myspace.com/gmfreepotatoes
GM Freeze: http://www.gmfreeze.org
GMO-Free Europe: http://www.gmofree-europe.org
GM Watch: http://www.gmwatch.org
Greenpeace: http://www.greenpeace.org
Hedon Against GM: http://www.hedonagainstgm.org.uk
Indymedia on Biotech: http://biotech.indymedia.org ?
Mutatoes: http://mutatoes.org
Percy Schmeiser: http://www.percyschmeiser.com
Primal Seeds: http://www.primalseeds.org
Public Eye on Science: http://www.publiceye.org
Save Our Seeds (SOS): http://www.saveourseeds.org
The Soil Association: http://www.soilassociation.org
TOGG: http://www.togg.org.uk
Via Campesina: http://www.viacampesina.org
Women's Environmental Network: http://www.wen.org.uk

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genetically_modified_organism

Wrong field: Guardian: http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=172718803&blogID=257517898
Apology: http://mutatoes.org/pr006-Hullprotestorsdefiant.php

Red Frente Transgenicos El Salvador: http://www.redfrentetransgenicos.net
Enlaces: http://www.redfrentetransgenicos.net/enlaces.htm

Les Faucheurs volontaires d’OGM: http://www.monde-solidaire.org/spip/rubrique.php3?id_rubrique=131
Detectives OGM: Greenpeace France: http://www.greenpeace.org/france/detectivesOGM/


Germany: Freiwillige Feldbefreiung, Protest und Infos gegen Gentechnik

http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feldbefreiung
http://www.keine-gentechnik.de
http://www.greenpeace.de
http://www.gen-ethisches-netzwerk.de
http://www.gendreck-weg.de
Arbeitsgemeinschaft bäuerliche Landwirtschaft (AbL): http://www.abl-ev.de
Bürgerinitiative "Keine genveränderten Pflanzen im Leiningerland!": http://leiningerland-gentechnikfrei.de
http://www.gentechnik-freie-landwirtschaft.de
http://www.gruenes-forum.net
Barnimer Aktionsbündnis gegen Gentechnik: http://www.dosto.de/gengruppe/
Gentechnikfreie Regionen: www.gentechnikfreie-regionen.de