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Portugese activists need support after succesful action against field with gm-maize

Call for support from Portugal:

On the 17th of August 2007 the 'Movimento Verde Eufémia' went into action of civil disobedience, targeting the first transgenic field in the Algarve GMO Free Zone in South Portugal. 65 mowers entered the field and were able to mow a hectare of GM corn in less than 20 minutes. The action was publicly announced in the media and took place in broad daylight. Watch a video reportage
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Pictures of earlier Genespotting actions

Also in 2003 and 2004 A SEED brought a visit to some GM test fields. At that time it was about potatoe fields in the north of the Netherlands. Here you find some pictures to give you an impression.

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Brazil: Attack of Syngenta's armed militia results in deaths and woundeds

During an attack of an armed militia with around 40 gunmen to the peasant's camp at the experimental field trial of Syngenta Seeds multinational, at Santa Teresa do Oeste, at 13:30 of today (October 21st), a Via Campesina member, Valmir Motta, 32 years old, father of 3 children, was executed with two shots on his chest. Other six rural workers are severely wounded and a gunmen was possibly killed. Read more...  

8 November: Worldwide protest against Syngenta

Hundreds of groups and individuals participated in street actions or sent petition letters yesterday 8 November 2007 to protest against the murder of Valmir Mota d'Oliveira Via Campesina-Brazil leader during an occupation of a Syngenta genetically modified (GMO) field trial in Parana, Brazil. Read more...  

Brazil: Landless peasants occupy Syngenta plants

Brazilian landless peasants occupied two production facilities of agrochemical producer Syngenta on Monday December 10, 2007, demanding the Swiss company leave the South American farm export giant.

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French ban on GMO-maize official

On saturday 9th of February, France officially banned the cultivation of the bt-maize MON810. With the ban on the US-agrogiant Monsanto's crop France joins Austria, Poland, Hungary and Greece. Environmental organisations and critical farmers are happy, conventional maize growers and Monsanto angry. Read more...  

Activists occupy GM corn field in Germany

Oberboihingen – About 20 activists are occupying a trial field with GM maize in Oberboihingen in the south of Germany since last Friday April 4^th. They want to prevent contamination of conventional corn. They installed a 10-meter high tower in the field. Thanks to the support of the local population the occupants managed to defy heavy rainfall during the weekend.
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Brazil: Attack of Syngenta's armed militia results in deaths and wounded

During an attack of an armed militia with around 40 gunmen to the peasant's camp at the experimental field trial of Syngenta Seeds multinational, at Santa Teresa do Oeste, at 13:30 of today (October 21st), a Via Campesina member, Valmir Motta, 32 years old, father of 3 children, was executed with two shots on his chest. Other six rural workers are severely wounded and a gunmen was possibly killed. Read more...  

Overview of GMO related petitions

The Dutch website gentech.nl has a partition in the agenda with all (known) petitions about genetic modification and related issues. From each petition you can find a short description and a link to the website hosting the petition. The descriptions are in Dutch but most petitions the page is referring to are available in Engish as well.

Direct link to the petition overview: http://www.gentech.nl/index.php/article/articleview/181/1/24/

Do you know are petition that is missing? Send the information to linda@aseed.net. And sign them all and forward them to your friends!  

Germany: 5 gmo fields sabotaged in 3 weeks time

Last summer activist attacked four fields with GE maize and one with GE potato in Germany in such a way that the crops could b not be used any further. Below you can find an overview of these "field liberations" based on published online stories. Read more...