[getsmart-l] "The Future of Food" Video Screening at GENEaction General Meeting (Wed. Jan. 9th at 7:30pm)

[John O'Gorman]

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Subject: "The Future of Food" Video Screening at GENEaction General Meeting (Wed. Jan. 9th at 7:30pm)


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HAPPY NEW YEAR !!!
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What's been happening to our Food ?...
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...and what are the "New Secret Ingredients" ?...
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Would You Like to Know ?...


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  Special Screening :             **** The FUTURE of FOOD****
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Hi GENEaction Members & Contacts:
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Join Us for a Special Repeat Screening of "The Future of Food", at our
GENEaction General Meeting this coming Wed., Jan. 9th, at 7:30pm.
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We'll be Meeting at Our New Location:
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The ACT for the Earth Office
238 Queen Street West, lower level
(use west-side door)
Toronto, Ontario
(just east of John Street)
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Cost: "By Donation" ($2 to $5 Suggested, or Pay What You Can)



"The Future of Food" (2004) - 90 mins
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Written & Directed by Deborah Koons Garcia
Produced by Deborah Koons Garcia & Catherine Lynn Butler

There is a revolution happening in the farm fields and on the dinner tables of America -- a revolution that is
transforming the very nature of the food we eat.

THE FUTURE OF FOOD offers an in-depth investigation into the disturbing truth behind the unlabeled, patented,
genetically engineered foods that have quietly filled U.S. grocery store shelves for the past decade.

>From the prairies of Saskatchewan, Canada to the fields of Oaxaca, Mexico, this film gives a voice to farmers
whose lives and livelihoods have been negatively impacted by this new technology. The health implications,
government policies and push towards globalization are all part of the reason why many people are alarmed by
the introduction of genetically altered crops into our food supply.

Shot on location in the U.S., Canada and Mexico, THE FUTURE OF FOOD examines the complex web of market
and political forces that are changing what we eat as huge multinational corporations seek to control the world's
food system. The film also explores alternatives to large-scale industrial agriculture, placing organic and sustainable
agriculture as real solutions to the farm crisis today.

"The Future of Food could be the Fahrenheit 9/11 of the genetically engineered food battle."
                                                                        --- Doug Mosel as quoted in Wired News Article 

"If you eat food, you need to see The Future of Food..."
                                                        --- Newstarget.com 

"This stylish film is not just for food faddists and nutritionists.
It is a look at something we might not want to see: Monsanto, Roundup and Roundup-resistant seeds,
collectively wreaking havoc on American farmers and our agricultural neighbors around the world.
In the end, this documentary is a eloquent call to action."
                                            --- The Telluride Daily Planet

<www.thefutureoffood.com>
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Also at Our General Meeting:
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1)  Pickup Handout Info on GE/GMO/Biotech
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2)  Get a Copy of the Greenpeace Shopper's Guide,
     "How to Avoid Genetically Engineered Foods"
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3)  Sign a Petition against "Terminator Seeds"
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All are welcome.

Hope to see you there.



"SAVE OUR SEEDS from CORPORATE CONTROL !!!"
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The rights of farmers and other Canadians to save, reuse,
exchange, and sell seeds are under attack.
The National Farmers Union (NFU - http://www.nfu.ca) is
fighting back for farmers' rights (& our rights) to 'Save Seeds".
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Support the National Farmers Union's "Seed Saver Campaign".
For more info and Downloadable FactSheets, please visit:
<http://nfu.ca/seedsavercampaign/>
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[Check-out this new Website for up-to-date News on Anti-GE/Biotech Campaigns:
   - please visit: <http://biotech.indymedia.org>]


"STOP Canadian Participation in GE/GMO TERMINATOR SEEDS !!!"
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 - for more info, please visit:

<http://www.etcgroup.org/article.asp?newsid=500>

<http://www.activistmagazine.com/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=217>

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GENEaction GENERAL MEETING
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When: Wednesday, January 9th, 2008, at 7:30 pm

Where: ACT for the Earth Office
           238 Queen Street West (lower level)
           Toronto, Ontario
           (just east of John Street)

Cost: Donations Welcomed - $2 to $5 Suggested or PWYC
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Join us in our 9th Year of Active Resistance Against GMO/GE/Biotech
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Take Care - GENEaction (Toronto)
Without Prejudice / Non-Assumpsit Contract / All My Rights Reserved / E.&O.E.

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