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* Bringing Home the G8: A 52 page Corporate Watch report
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* The G8 Way to Climate Chaos: Facts about the G8 governments (PDF)
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* The G8 Arms Dealers to the World (pdf): A report by the Campaign Against Arms Trade
* Anti-Militarism and the G8: Links between militarism and the G8 colonial policies.
Market and Corporate Free Trade
* Hydrating the G8: Water Exploitation from UK to Brazil by Corporate Watch
* Directing destiny: An article first published at The Guardian arguing that giving more power to the G8 nations will not eradicate poverty, but autonomous grassroots alternatives to capitalism will.
* The Corporate Assault on Africa aka The Africa Action Plan: By Corporate Watch.
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* Borders at the G8: An IndyMedia feature discussing the borders policies of the G8 countries.
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* Why Close the G8?: Audio from the film made by Camcorder Guerrillas from Glasgow.
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by rtcIMC Russian and Indymedia Global will cover resistance against the 2006 G8 Summit in St. Petersburg, Russia.
Visit Indymedia Global and Biotech IMC for updates on the worldwide movement to resist the biotech industry.
In 2006, Chicago Indymedia covered the April 8 - 11 Reclaim The Commons Convergence in opposition to the Biotechnology Industry Organization's (BIO) annual international convention. (Highlights will be posted here soon.)
For 2005 coverage of the June 18-21 BioDemocracy/Reclaim the Commons Mobilization in Philadelphia, visit Philly Indymedia (or check out list of links below).
For Indymedia accounts of the 2004 Reclaim the Commons events in San Francisco, see Portland Indymedia, Bay Area Indymedia, Santa Cruz IMC, and also go to the bottom of this page.
Miami IMC: Philly BIO Protest Write-UP!
I spent a week in Philly with my collective
in preparations for the annual BIOTECH meetings, held this year in
Philly. The Streets rose up! WHAT an Event
Love Park June 21st ~Taking the Park ~ VIDEO
skaters & Activists took the park and club to head.
Read more >>
Pictures of BIO demo shortly before trouble
I took the following 20 pictures at the Biodemocracy 2005 demo, from
1:19 to 1:26 pm on June 21, and then left the area. The pictures show
what a peaceful and good-spirited demonstration it was. Read more >>
Recordings from Biodemocracy 2005
1: Scientific Controversies in Genetic Engineering (Ricarda Steinbrecher,
EcoNexus, and Michael Hansen, Consumer Policy Institute)
2: World Bank/IMF and GMOs (Mobilization for Global Justice)
3: Biofuels (Mike Ewall, Energy Justice Network)
4, 5: demonstrations, speeches, drums, chants.
Read more >>
Video of Percy Schmeiser, Monsanto Victim
Video of Percy Schmeiser at the Really, Really Free Market's Farmer Speak Out.
Read more >>
Check it out: Biodemocracy Pictures
Pictures from June 21st and the festival on the 18th.
Read more >>
Convention Center Decorated for Father's Day
Pictures from 06.19's BIO banner lift.
Read more >>
Food Not Bombs Holds Gathering in Philly
On June 16th and 17th -- days prior to the national "Biodemocracy"
convergence against biotechnology -- people from around the U.S. and
elsewhere gathered in Philadelphia to strategize and reflect on a free
food project called Food Not Bombs. Read more >>
DC Pirate radio show on Biodem protests
This week's edition of War of the Trees covers the Philly Biodem
protests, combining original material with others contributions in one
show. Read more >>
Biodemocracy legal update, saturday am
15 arrested; Guillaume released friday evening; 4 released early
saturday morning; final 2 to be released later Saturday. Read more >>
A Firsthand Account In Philadephia Part One
Okay, so here is my account of what I did out on the streets of
Philadelphia, Tuesday the 21st of June, 2005. This is part one of two.
I'll post the second part when I finish writing it. Read more >>
People gathered around
in a circle in the middle of the street and started to scream really
loud, getting the attention of the delegates inside the convention
center, more joined them and it got louder. read more >>
Bicycles were everywhere
between people as they laid around and enjoyed each others company with
the purpose of supporting those that had been arrested and put in jail.
I was informed that before I arrived things almost got out of hand as
an emotional police officer was yelling at the people in the crowd
saying, "you killed my friend." read more >>
Philly Legal Update, 10:30am Friday 6/24
This is a further update to the legal situation in Philadelphia, as of
10:44am Friday morning, June 24th.
Read more >>
Solidarity from ABC Boston
The Anarchist Black Cross of Boston stands in solidarity with the Philadelphia community.
Read more >>
Bail for Protesters set at $50,000
Three
of the protesters arrested outside the convention center during on
Tuesday, Caroline Colesworthy, 25, of Newport Beach, Calif.; Brenton
Hall, 21, of Bangor, Maine; Mark Garcia, 19, of San Antonio, Texas had
their bail raised from $2,000 to $50,000 after an appeal from DA Lynne
Abraham.
Further reporting [Current Legal Situation in Philly] Read more >>
Current Legal Situation in Philly, as of 5:48
Here's some information about the current legal situation for arrestees
in Philly, as of Thursday June 23rd.
Read more >>
BioDem statement from Tues on "dead cop" incident
The official statement released by the organizers of Biodemocracy 2005.
Read more >>
Scientific Controversies in Genetic Eng.
with: Ricarda Steinbrecher, EcoNexus, and Michael Hansen, Consumer Policy Institute
A really poor recording of a really interesting panel. Sadly this
panel was scheduled with another session(!) taking place simultaneously
in the same room, so there's quite a bit of background noise. Read more >>
Five protesters charged
Four men and a woman were charged today in the melee between
demonstrators and police yesterday in Center City that left a city
police officer dead of a heart attack.
Read more >>
Percy Schmeiser speaks at Biodemocracy
Percy Schmeiser, who was infamously sued (successfully) by Monsanto for
growing patented seeds that blew onto his field, speaks about
agriculture and biotechnology at the BioDemocracy teach-in.
Read more >>
pictures from argentina and paraguay 2
More pintures.. i have more .. so if you want them , contact me
thanks!
and if you know people that are traveling to argentina- paraguay
between dec- march ( soy harvest time) and would like to document and
work on these issues please give them my contact
thanks
javiera
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Reportaje personal del BioDemocracy2005 [es]
Una cronica personal de mi experiencia en el encuentro
BioDemocracy2005, en protesta contra la convencion annual de la
Biotechnology Internacional Organization (BIO), 18-21 junio 2005 en
Filadeldia, Pennsylvania.
Read more >>
pictures from argentina and paraguay
hi! my name is Javiera Rulli and I was one of the guest speakers in the biodemocracy 2005.
A person from IMC asked me about pictures, and I tried to post them
today but I can only post one at the time, so I prefer to send all the
pictures to u so that u can do a good article of it!
thanks
javiera Read more >>
news on demo from Prensa Latina in Havana, Cuba Sending this fyi, it was edited and put together, more or
less, with some of the breaking news from Indymedia ... sigh .
Hope those arrested are okay. Carol
Policeman Dies, 10 Arrests at Philadelphia Bio-Democracy 2005
Read more >>
photos of BIODEMOCRACY
photos of biodemocracy demonstration and FREE LOVE PARK for skaters Read more >>
PHOTOS of BIO protest at the fountain
photo essay of a protest in downtown Philadelphia on Tuesday, June 21.
Read more >>
Analysis:Harassing skaters cost big-time
Today the city's war on skaters in love park(elsewhere too?) blew up on
them in a really big way! The "Wild in the streets" skateboard protest
already scheduled for today merged with the Biotech protests and gave
us the numbers and strength we needed to get the job done.
Read more >>
Breaking News Archive for 6/21/05 - 6/23/05
Breaking news as seen on phillyIMC
Read more >>
Protester Throws Water, Police Rush Crowd, Officer Dies Due to Heart Attack
Philadelphia Police Officer Paris Williams had an apparent cardiac
arrest while chasing protesters in front of the Convention Center
today. According to both demonstrators and police, he was not involved
in the scuffle.
An interview with two demonstrators corroborates the birds-eye view video
of NBC 10 which shows police officers breaking through a line of
protesters during a mêlée at 13th and Arch Streets earlier today.
Eye-witness
testimony says a demonstrator poured water on the shoulder of a Civil
Affairs Officer. The officer pursued the demonstrator into the crowd. A
scuffle ensued in which four demonstrators were arrested and one badly
hurt. It is not known at this time what injuries were sustained. The
violence marred what was otherwise a peaceful demonstration.
Read more >>
coverage of biodemocracy on indymeda.us
http://indymedia.us/en/2005/06/8380.shtml
a really good feature tying together what's been happening here the last few days....
Read more >>
Audio report from Biodev protest
2:30 mp3...see script below
Read more >>
Audio and Video from morning events
link to short quicktime movie (3 min. - 30 mb):
http://dc.indymedia.org/usermedia/video/12/100_1517.mov
action alliance for senior citizens, act-up and brian tokar audio:
http://radio.indymedia.org/uploads/20050621_biodev_actup_briantokar.mp3
Read more >>
Corporate Media on TUE protests (incl. video)
http://www.nbc10.com/index.html
Corporate news channels confirm death of police officer from
cardiac arrest... CEO of BIO issues statement condemning violence...
City police say homocide squads are investigating... Helicopter video
of scuffle at protests... Read more >>
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listen here:
Credits: if you use or listen to this... Notes: crazy annoying static from mars.
Hear how communities worldwide are fighting back against gmo's...recorded today at the Biodemocracy Teach-In. |
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The group Food Not Bombs will also be gathering to celebrate their 25th anniversary. Z Magazine did a history piece on them. The official name for the gathering as a whole will be the BioDemocracy Teach-In & Conference
A free, creative open-air market to celebrate our alternative economies, practices and visions. Saturday, June 18th, 2005
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Reclaim the Commons 2004 San Francisco coverage
From the open publishing newswire:
Deeply concerned by the threat that biotechnology poses on our planet,
a group of activists followed in the tradition of Gandhi and Martin
Luther King by participating in nonviolent civil disobedience during
the recent Reclaim the Commons mobilization in San Francisco. They were
arrested for not leaving the street when ordered by police.
The
San Francisco District Attorney, Kamala Harris, is prosecuting these
activists far more harshly than is normal for San Francisco after
having told the National Lawyers Guild that she would only prosecute
vandalism and assaults in association with protests. They could face up
to one year in jail and hundreds of dollars in fines, which could
severely suppress the San Francisco protest climate, making others more
afraid to stand up for what they believe in. The SFPD is pressuring
Harris to be tougher after her brave decision not to seek the death
penalty for a man found guilty of murdering a police officer, and it
seems she is going after activists. [ learn how you can help ]
| genetic engineering | 19-Jun-2004 14:58 |
From the open publishing newswire:
On the morning of June 8th, I awoke from frightful visions of being
surrounded by grotesquely mutated demons. Some were dressed in blue and
others wore pinstriped jackets and neckties. The ones in pinstripe
seemed to be in charge; they had monstrously bloated heads which
vaguely resembled Dick Cheney's.
Bluish
early morning light oozed in through the window and dispelled the
images, but feelings of apprehension lingered on as I dragged myself
out of bed, got dressed, found a bite to eat, and set out for San Francisco. That's where the BIO 2004 convention
was taking place, and this was the day of our protest. I was determined
to be extremely careful and not get arrested, clubbed, trampled by a
horse, or any of the other unpleasant things that seem to happen these
days to protesters at major conferences such as this one.
Despite my fears, I was glad to be demonstrating in San Francisco, which would at least be safer than Atlanta, where the G8 summit
was being held. I'd read that the governor of Georgia was going to
declare martial law in order to control protests in that area. The news
was disturbing. We all live in the shadow of the Miami Model. I hoped
the people in Georgia would be okay. [ Read more... ]
[ Biotech IMC ]
| alternative media | genetic engineering | 07-Jun-2004 11:15 |
From the open publishing newswire:
According to the film The Corporation,
a corporation is simply a psychopath: Lying, harming others and not
caring about it, unable to learn from mistakes, and more. Biotech
croporations are just that: harming and threatening farmers around the
world, destroying biodiversity - and yet they describe themselves as
selling "Food, Health, Hope". (
interviews)
Some
17,000 people from biotech companies from about 60 countries are
meeting behind closed doors to set up more contacts, to sell their
ideas, to raise venture capitalism - and to convince journalists and
the public that biotech is just great. To spin pro-biotech PR,
corporate journalists were provided with story ideas already a week before the conference started, while Indymedia journalists were denied press credentials due to writing from an "activist point of view".
For corporate journalists, BIO2004 started out on Sunday with a media brunch full of GM food and corporate lies, promoting GM crops as the weapon against obesity.
| BioDevestation 2004 | 04-Jun-2004 14:55 |
From the open publishing newswire:
For updates from the streets, check [ Bay Area Indymedia | BREAKING NEWS FROM TODAY ] or [ Enemy Combatant Radio | TUNE IN NOW!!! | call 415-864-1006 to report live on ECR ] or [ Portland IMC Web Radio | TUNE IN NOW!!!]
For in-depth coverage and analysis, check [ Biotech IMC | Impressions from inside the BIO2004 Conference centre ]
| forest defense | genetic engineering | health | 26-May-2004 17:56 |
From the open publishing newswire:
When GMO corporate crops are pushed on people as the only solution to
world hunger, we are neglecting the many wild food plants that can
sustain people without continuing the cycle of corporate dependency
started by spray herbicide/pesticides and continued into GMO patented
crops. Wild native food plants can