Sunday 19th of February, 8pm - Resistance is fertile: Learn more about ASEED’s agriculture and food activism for 2012. Joe's can be found at Pretoriusstraat 43 in Amsterdam.
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Handing over of 26.000 messages to Ahold
"Toxic soy is not 'responsible' – Ahold do not make a fool of us"
Thursday February 9th - Amsterdam: Reveal the lie!
Come and strengthen the message with your presence.
Megastable run on soy as feed. The Netherlands import 9 billion tons of soy yearly, mainly from South-America. Soy cultivation destroys nature and poisons people. Through genetic engineering most soy is resistant to the pesticide RoundUp. People living near the fields are covered in poisonous clouds, which has serious health consequences. This type of agriculture is a disaster for mankind, animals and the environment. A group of big soy growers, merchants and buyers are trying to sell this soy as 'responsible'.
Sunday 19th of February, 8pm - Resistance is fertile: Learn more about ASEED’s agriculture and food activism for 2012. Joe's can be found at Pretoriusstraat 43 in Amsterdam.
Collectief Kokopelli op weg naar een overwinning op de Europese zaden-regelgeving
[this text is so far only availble in Dutch]
Bij een zaak bij het Europese Gerechtshof heeft de Advocaat Generaal aangegeven dat het verbod om zaden te verkopen die niet op de officiële Europese rassenlijst staan, van tafel zou moeten. Dit verbod zou onder andere ingaan tegen de vrijheid van ondernemerschap en het gelijkheidsbeginsel. Er werd vastgesteld dat het aan die lijst toevoegen van een soort niets te maken heeft met de gezondheid de planten of veiligheidsrisico's voor de consument en dat boeren zelf zouden moeten mogen bepalen wat voor variëteiten ze verbouwen.
The multinational chemical company BASF announced on January 16th to halt any developments and marketing of genetically modified plants in Europe. They stated that the resistance against GMO's is too great. BASF focused especially on the developments of potatoes on the European market. It seems that their plans within the Netherlands have also come to a halt, including the Amflora potato (production of propagating material) and the consumption Fortuna potato (field trial as part of a process for approval).
10-11 March 2012, Plantage Doklaan 8-12, Amsterdam
Just before spring seeds and seedlings are ready to be put into the ground, a seed exchange will be held during the weekend of 10-11 March in Amsterdam. On Saturday there will be a market where seeds will be sold, traded and given away. In addition to stalls with seeds from the Netherlands, we expect a number of international collectives specialized in saving and spreading a great diversity of fruit and vegetable crops. There will also be information stands from relevant organizations, as well as workshops, discussions and film screenings.
29th February to 4th March 2012, Mezcal Squat, Turino (with from 24th to 28th February a meeting of the Reclaim the Seeds workingroup)
At the end of the last Reclaim the Fields camp in Romania, in choosing between a couple of proposals, the assembly decided to organize the next meeting in Italy. Reclaim the Fields never reached this country, so it could be a good opportunity to meet others sharing in the same interests of the constellation; moreover in Rosia Montana lots of people expressed their desire to link the activities of RtF with some of the struggles against big projects such as airports, mines, pipelines... Nearby Turin, there is a strong and well rooted struggle against the construction of the high speed rail line across the Alps from Turin to Lyon (the NO TAV movement of the Susa valley).
We usually refrain from asking directly for financial support but it will not come as a surprise to learn that – like so many other initiatives in the activist, artist and social areas – we are finding it harder and harder to find enough resources to sustain our organisation and activities. As a result of spending cuts we are confronted with a gap of 10.000 euros entering 2012. And we're asking you to help us fill it, so we can continue the struggle for environmental and social justice..
Ondanks bewaking toch stickers op producten bij Albert Heijn
Vrijdag 2 december was er weer een geslaagde een flyer –en stickeractie bij Albert Heijn, om de consument op de hoogte te brengen van de misleidende informatie die AH geeft over vlees, zuivel en eieren van dieren gevoed met foute soja. De actie vond plaats bij Albert Heijn aan de Celebesstraat en was openlijk aangekondigd. In een bericht [1] had Albert Heijn al aangegeven dat er strenger zou worden opgetreden tegen de actievoerders. Toen de actievoerders dan ook probeerden naar binnen te gaan om producten te labelen blokkeerde een bewaker de deur. Er is toen besloten om bij een andere Albert Heijn te gaan stickeren. In deze Albert Heijn konden de actievoerders hun gang gaan en werden vele producten voorzien van het gifsoja-label.
"Toxic soy is not 'responsible' – Ahold do not make a fool of us"
[this text is so far only availble in Dutch]
The multinational chemical company BASF announced on January 16th to halt any developments and marketing of genetically modified plants in Europe. They stated that the resistance against GMO's is too great.
10-11 March 2012, 