Premier Brumby says Victoria’s GM canola ban will be allowed to lapse this Thursday, February 28.
Victoria is a renegade, going it alone, as WA, SA, Tasmania and the ACT will continue to be GM-free.
Bayer and Monsanto (licensee NuFarm) may begin to sell seed for the permanent and unrestricted
commercial release of herbicide tolerant GM canola crops. But that is NOT the end of the story …
We can stop this madness if we act together!!
To do list (urgent):
1.Protest to your state MPs and Premier Brumby athttp://geneethics.org/actnow/display/2
before Thursday February 28. Also, ring and write a personal note to your own MPs, in both the
lower and upper house of state parliament. The government can just write a new date in the
executive order behind GM ban. Tell them to do it! Why? See the Gene Ethics briefing on the
‘GM canola bans - unresolved threshold issues’ at http://geneethics.org/resource
2.Rally on Parliament House steps, Spring Street Melbourne Thursday February 28 at Noon.
See the attached flier for details.
3. Print or orderGM-free Zone signsfor your place athttp://geneethics.org/resource
Thousands of these signs are posted but more are needed in high profile spots.
4. Print theGM-free Zone petitionsathttp://geneethics.org/resource
Please get these petitions signed locally and submit them to your local councillor or Mayor.
Gene Ethics has written to all councils asking them to declare a GM-free Zone but your local support
is essential if councils are to take the demand for GM-free Zones seriously.
5.Join or form a local group.Gene Ethics can put you in touch with others in your area.
The GM-free campaign will continue in the food stores and supermarkets.
Peace and joy,
Bob
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Bob Phelps
Executive Director
Gene Ethics
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Joanne Hay, Editor of Nourished Magazine, Chief Nourisher and Mother of three is very grateful to live in Byron Bay and be able to share all she has learned about Nourishment. She has trained as an Acupuncturist (unfinished), Kinesiologist (finished) and parent (never finished). She serves the Weston A Price Foundation as a chapter leader. She loves sauerkraut, kangaroo tail stew, home made ice cream, her husband Wes and her kids Isaiah, Brynn and Ronin (in no particular order…well maybe ice cream first).
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