I have video coverage of the BioTech Protests in Philadelphia. 3 videos are posted now... 2 more coming soon. 1 on the Direct Actions and 1 on the Healthcare Issues.
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~ Here to Stream the VideoThis was filmed at the Really Really Free Market... it's really free because people really give stuff away. Food Not Bombs, fed people, but that's nothing new for them... it's what they do.. feed hungry people for free off the waste of corporate glutiny. I gave out about 20 Fluxview News DVDs.
Through out the day Farmers took the mic to explain why Genetically Modified Food is bad for us and all living things. We're rapidly approaching the point of no return with Genetically Modified Food and most people don't have a clue... I didn't.
I listened to Marly Hornik, a GMO activist singer songwriter, perform twice at the BioTech events and cried both times. The song at the end of this video seems to speak to my own self doubts and constant self evaluation. It's about living your lifes path, about the path with an uncertain future, about courage and the lack there of and persevering to do what must be done. ... at least that's what it means to me.
Saturday, June 18th 2005 ~ Philadephia, PA
Related Links ::: Marly's Angels, Northeast Resistance Against Genetic Engineering, Food Not Bombs, Buy Local PA, Pennypack Farms (Lisa Mosca), Rodale Research Institute (Sheherd Ogden), Ignacio Chapela, IMC Photos
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~ Here to Stream the VideoPercy Schmeiser has been growing canola for 40 years. He's been experimenting, developing his own varieties, using his own seed. Then Monsanto, the giant multinational agro-chemical company that is at the forefront of developing genetically modified foods, accused him of patent infringement and demanded restitution for its seeds. They stole his plants, seeds & research because of cross pollenation with GMO plants that other people had planted within pollenaton range. If GMO's touch your crops... Monsanto owns your crop and will sue you. Pollenation is not containable. "I never put those plants on my land," says Schmeiser. "The question is, where do Monsanto's rights end and mine begin?"
Percy gives a full account of the specific alegations and breaks down the facts about GMO's in this 13 minute video.
Saturday, June 18th 2005 ~ Philadephia, PA
Related Links ::: Monsanto vs Schmeiser, Bio Democracy Resource Links, Northeast Resistance Against Genetic Engineering
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~ Here to Stream the VideoAs part of National Go Skateboarding Day hundreds of skateboarders (with a permit for their event) shredded the streets of Philly on the same day that hundreds of BioTech Activists were also taking their message to the streets. A little behind the scenes coordination lead to the skateboaders joining in with an unpermitted march on the the convention center and a stand off with the cops at Love Park. Love Park is a rountinely skated public park in the center of Philly and was an "official" stop on the skateboarders planned route for the day. After several speakers fired up the crowd by showing that when dealing with a Police State environment All People Will Be Repressd Equally... that skateboarding is not a crime... that we were all being denied acess to Our Public Space... the skaterboarders & activists together busted through the police line took some manhandling and a club to the head or 2 ... but they took the park.
Later, police used undercover snatch squads to arrest some people; but the park remained open and the police retreated to just blocking the fountain.. because some folks were hot & sweaty enough to get in it.
Tuesday, June 21st 2005 ~ Philadephia, PA ~ 8 minutes
Related Links ::: National Go Skateboarding Day official site, Hawthorne Park Go Skateboarding Day Video
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