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GE - Genetix Update - part 2 (includes more articles, diary dates and contacts)

Diary Dates
29th March,Plymouth 9.30pm
Large GE demo outside of Plymouth Crown Court in Support of the Totnes Two -
call 01803 840098 (see GE on trial article)

29th March, 7.30pm, Norfolk
Wymondham Town Hall, - GE Debate
Ngin and Greenpeace speakers up against Novartis and the ACNFP
Call 01603 624021

31st March, Welywn Garden City
GE Public Meeting-01438 741138 

1st April,
RTS (Reclaim The Supermarkets). 
Throughout the North and Nationally! Contact Sygen for details

3rd-4th April, Sheffield
Greenpeace Skill share weekend on GE.
Loads of workshops and speakers on the Truefood campaign.
with organic food !. Call 0171 865 8174

5th-10th April-Spain
Two-day strategy GE strategy session during the A SEED EUROPE activist
gathering - Contact Aseed - 003120 6682236

April 10th, London
Anti GE rally Central London 
Prelude to A National Rally?
Call 01865 513224

April 11-14, Staffs
GENE FLOW,AGRICULTURE and GE
University of Keele, Staffs
Incredibly biased 3 dayer featuring speakers from Novartis, John Innes, NIAB
and OECD. Info: 01252 733072. md@bcpc.org

April 15th - 30th, Everywhere
World wide Days of Action against GE

17th April, 'Silent Spring' 
Mass Genetix Snowball Actions against test sites in the UK. Tel: 0161 834
0295.

April 19th, London 9.15am
genetiX Snowball, queue for Justice - Snowball Court Case. Call 0161 8340295
(see GE on Trial article)

April 30th, Blandford
Dorset - Public Meeting -Soil Association and others Call 01308 482548

May 21st Zeneca's AGM
UK's largest biotech Company - Shareholder Activity. call 0161 224 4846 for
info.

22nd May,  London
Biotechnology , Sustainability and  Ethics -  conference - 151 Talgarth Road,
London. Baron's Court Tube
<http://www.cis.plym.ac.uk/SciMedNet/events/md99.htm>http://www.cis.plym.ac.
uk/SciMedNet/events/md99.htm

May 22-June 5th- Festival of Green Cuisine
Organic festival. Herefordshire - 
debates between food industry leaders on GE and chemical versus organic
farming. Contact -01544 230720

May 27th - May 30th (provisional)
Intercontinental Caravan - See flier for Details.Farmers and Activists visit
from India and elsewhere visit the UK
07970 896736 or icc99uk@hotmail.com

June 18th - Global Day of Action in Financial Districts across the World. 
There will be genetics angles to this - contact pp3mo@aol.com (SYGEN)
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Welsh Day of Action

On Thursday March 4th, activists removed genetically modified products from
the
shelves at a Sainsbury's store in Cardiff, to inform the public of the risks
that GM foods pose to human health the environment and the developing world.
The Cardiff decontamination formed part of the first national day of action
against GM food in Wales, organised in conjunction with the Green Party.
Stores
in Aberystwyth, Bangor and Swansea were targeted with a variety of protests.
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Safeway Day of Action

Over 150 people staged a protest at Safeway's store in Totnes, Devon, against
the company's attitude to GE food on 6th March. The manager was presented with
the results of a survey conducted the previous day outside the store which
showed that over 70% of customers wanted Safeway to go GE-free and over 90%
wanted GE products to be segregated within the store.  A large banner was hung
over the entrance which read "GMO-FREE - THE ONLY SAFE WAY". 
Similar Safeway actions took place at stores in Plymouth, Bodmin, Newcastle
,Worcester, Warminster and several other venues nationwide 
In the past two weeks Safeway's current head of Corporate Affairs, Tony
Coombes, has announced plans to join Monsanto as head of Corporate affairs.
This may explain his recent comment at an Organic Food Industry conference
where he stated that organic producers should be prepared and would reap the
benefit of "accepting GMO's into the production of organic food"!!!  
Other Safeways actions have also taken place recently -in Taunton, where
reports have spoken of a highly agitated frankenstein figure concerned about
shoppers stealing his food!
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DIRECT ACTION SUCCESS AS TWO FARMS PULL OUT OF GM TRIALS

As a direct result of England's first "crop squat" in May 1998 there are to be
no more GM trials on the Colman estate in Norfolk. Until now this estate has
almost topped the league table for deliberate releases of Genetically Modified
Organisms (GMOs) on private land in the UK. Crown Point Farms in Kirby Bedon
has ended its relationship with Novartis Seeds and Monsanto because of the
controversy about GM trials, their high profile media coverage and a direct
action campaign by activists. 
A spokesperson for the estate commented "There is a huge public debate over GM
crops and a lot of public disquiet. Crown Point Farms does not wish to be in
the middle of all this". 
Meanwhile in Northumbria the local press reported at the end of February
that a
farmer has pulled out of field trials due to activists destroying last years
crop. Interestingly the farmer also comments "from a commercial point of view
the only people who are going to benefit are the large companies and not the
farmers themselves" . Interviewed recently Novartis pokesperson, Richard
Powell, said it was becoming more difficult to rent land for GM trials because
of the controversy surrounding them. Perhaps this is the year when it
should be
made impossible….
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The Early Bird Catches the Seed…Anti GM action in Hull.

On Friday 19th February a group of 35 activists for 4 hours occupied part of a
massive seed oil processing plant in central Hull, owned by Cargill.( an
international marketer, processor and distributor of agricultural and food
products, who last year signed a partnership with Monsanto to "create and
market new products enhanced through biotechnology")
After a bleary briefing people arrived unhindered on the site at 9am and
spontaneously split into four groups, occupying a silo and a tower, blockading
a lorry and staging a gate protest. A few protestors and legal observers
roamed
between communicating until the gate was locked by police, preventing further
movement of lorries etc. The protest continued until 1pm and the activists
left
without arrests being made. 
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Stroud takes to the streets

Members of the Stroud Campaign for Safe food took to the streets on 6th March
in protest at GM foods. Over 500 local residents took part in a 2hour march
through the town that took in all the local Supermarkets en route. A rally was
also held  at which David Drew, the local MP and the Mayor for the area spoke.
Amazingly the whole thing was brought together within the space of 2 weeks! 
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Manchester Shoppers Abduct Marks and Spencer's Mutant Food 
Campaigners from Manchester Against Genetic Engineering (MAGE) removed GM food
from the shelves of M&S on 11th February in growing protests at the companies
appalling stance on GM food. Healthy organic alternatives were placed on the
shelves and the GM products were delivered to Manchester City council - to be
disposed of as "biohazardous waste". Two people were ejected from the store -
no one was arrested. Other customers were disgusted to learn that mutant food
was on sale at the home of so called "St Michael quality foods". MAGE are on
0161 224 4846


More Mutant Food Confiscated

Protestors in London removed 96 GM items from the Sainsbury's superstore in
Camden on 20th February, displaying them in a GM "Biohazard dump" outside the
main entrance. 14 people took part and were joined by hundreds of shoppers and
passers by who stopped to examine the confiscated GM items. Placards and
leaflets accused the New Labour Government of being "little more than a
mouthpiece for Monsanto, Unilever, Sainsbury's and other big business
interests". Anti GM speeches via megaphone were applauded by the crowd.
After 40 minutes the protest was broken up by police, who seized the megaphone
and placards and allowed the store to retrieve confiscated items. 2 people
were
arrested and held for several hours prior to being released on bail, while
Sainsbury's decide whether to press charges. The two arrestees have stated
they
are happy to challenge Sainsbury's in court.

“ These people work for nothing, how can you stop that ?” -
Monsanto Executive at a training conference.
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No More Mixing and Splicing: M&S go GE free!
But what about Tesco, Sainsburys etc?

Following from the media storm over GE food, increased customer pressure and a
sustained campaign of action against them, M&S have caved in, agreeing on the
16th March to remove all GE material from their foods. This decision means
that
M&S will become the first retailer in the UK to be completely GE free, as they
do not deal with any other companies brands.
Worth noting is that Carlos Jolly, a Monsanto spokesperson, at a recent
conference in Oxford, talked about M&S displaying "good practice" in their
attitude to his companies GE products. Now we can actually agree with him!
The M&S statement follows on from announcements by Asda and most recently
Waitrose, of their intentions to completley remove GE ingredients from all own
brand products. 
The positions adopted by Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Safeway, Somerfield and the Co-op
are now looking increasingly untenable. Retail analysts have predicted that
these stores will  be forced to follow the  GE free route, “if Marks and
Spencer management have formed this view, it is probable that others will
follow.” To ensure that this does happen it is more essential than ever to
keep
up the pressure on them.
In their statement M&S confirmed that they were bowing to the concerns of
their
customers. (65% in a poll at the end of 1998 did not want them to sell GE
food)
Worryingly though, the spokesperson added “We believe there is a role for
GM” -
showing that even now they have still not  accepted the very real risks that
this technology brings, and are leaving the door open to resume their genetic
experiment.
For ideas on ways to keep up the pressure on retailers see "So you wanna stop
the genetix experiment"  available from GEN. Concern on a retailers position
can also be registered via their “helplines” - where the number of calls on
any
issue are logged!
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As far as GEN is aware the statement by M&S only refers to GM food
products.They are also a major clothing retailer. Nearly 50% of the US cotton
crop last year was GE, which is then exported for use world wide. So GEN has a
question for M&S, - ARE YOU REALLY GE FREE,OR IS MONSANTO STILL LURKING IN
YOUR
PANTS?
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A Three year fudge on Commercial growing?
Newspaper reports on the 14th March indicated that the government may be about
to agree a 3 year voluntary moratorium on commercial growing in the UK with 
biotech companies. Hundreds of unwanted field trials will continue with a view
to commercialisation in 3 years time.
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Council of Europe calls for xenotransplantation moratorium as animal to human
organ transplants move closer in the UK

On 29th January the Council of Europe called for a worldwide moratorium on
xenotransplantation until this new technology - which uses animal parts for
human transplants - is evaluated and guidelines established and agreed.
In the UK  biotechnology company Genzyme  have applied to the Department of
Health to transplant nerve cells from foetal pigs in to the brains of patients
with Parkinson's disease - a first step towards animal to human organ
transplants. A Cambridge-based subsidiary of drugs giant Novartis leads
xenotransplantation research in the UK. It announced last summer that it was
just months away from applying for a licence to use a pig's liver to treat a
human. It also hopes to graft pigs' kidneys into humans in the near future.
Already in the US, operations have taken place to attach pig organs, such as a
liver, outside the human body via a "bridge" .
Xenotransplantation raises massive ethical and moral questions. As a recent
report "animal organs in humans" notes "Xenotransplantation patients will be
living embodiments of the mythical concept of chimerism, a hybrid of different
species" There are potentially horrendous health consequences including the
transfer of known and unknown animal viruses to humans and the emergence of
totally new infections. BUAV and CIWF produced the report - Call 0171 700 4888
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Complaints on Monsanto's Ads Upheld

The Advertising Standards Authority is to condemn Monsanto for making "wrong,
unproven, misleading and confusing" claims  in the  huge UK press campaign it
ran last summer. The ASA said  that Monsanto had expressed its own opinion "as
accepted fact".The ads were "designed to elevate discussion of biotech and
refine the  science from some of the fiction surrounding it" according to Dan
Verackis, but the ASA has pretty much agreed that it was Monsanto peddling the
fiction. 
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Italian Government
join the Dutch challenge to 
Patents on Life

The Italian Government joined the Netherlands in December 1998 to 
challenge the validity of the Life Patents directive. The aim of this 
directive has  been to move the EU into a position within the WTO to oppose
the
right of countries to choose whether they want to patent plants and animals or
not. This right is granted under the current global patent regimes (TRIPs)
within the WTO, which is up for review during 1999. Most developing counties
have not supported patenting. Among the arguments put forward in the challenge
against the directive is that it violates human dignity through allowing the
patenting of isolated body parts

First case of  Organic
contamination by GMO'S

Over 87,000 packets of Organic Tortilla chips were recalled and destroyed by
European  distributors in February after  analysis revealed that GM material
was present. 
Manufacturer Terra Prima is based in Wisconsin but the maize used was grown on
a 7,000 acre organic farm in Texas, a region in which many farmers grow the
controversial GM Maize. Lindsey Keenan, from Genetic Food Alert (The UK
Natural
Food trade campaign) commented "We can not praise the responsible attitudes
and
prompt actions of these companies highly enough. Their actions are a credit
both to themselves and to the wider organic and natural foods industry. Whilst
companies such as Sainsburys and Marks and Spencer might be happy to sell you
produce containing GM ingredients our trade is clear that we consider this to
be unwanted, unacceptable and potentially dangerous contamination.”
GFA - 0141 554 6099
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Canada finally rejects 
Genetically Engineered rBGH 

On December 4th 1998 Canada  announced that it wont be giving 
approval to Monsanto's rBGH - a GE "bovine growth hormone" for cattle also
known as Bst-to increase milk yield. The decision was based on a report from 
Canada’s Veterinary Medical Association that concluded that there were
significant health risks to cattle from injecting the drug - including a 25%
increase in udder infections (including mastitis), 18% increase in infertility
and a 50% increase in lameness. This can lead to the increased use of
antibiotics, which could end up in milk. Mastitis also leads to a higher pus
content in milk. Scientific evidence has also suggested that BST could lead to
cancer in humans.
In Europe a 5 year moratorium on the use of rBGH for cattle is up for review
this year. However, imports from the US mean that it is likely that we are
already consuming milk based products from rBGH treated cows.
5-page briefing on Bst from WEN - send large SAE with a 31p stamp(see contacts
list)
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News Extras

New Zealand University adds frog genes to salmon

In the first example of the genetic engineering of marine species in New
Zealand university researchers are splicing frog genes in to salmon. "Salmon
are migratory fish and I am deeply concerned that this tampering work will
eventually transfer gene pollution to the oceans" a green party spokesperson
commented. She points out that the country seems to becoming one of the worlds
major GE centres, citing the siding with the US at the Biosafety Protocol
talks
as evidence of this. "Unlike cautious European countries, we have become the
mutant-making hand-maiden to big US companies like Monsanto."
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First Animal DNA decoded

Scientists have recently managed to decode the DNA of a whole animal for the
first time, successfully mapping out the 19,909 genes of a microscopic
roundworm. Estimates on when the entirety of human  DNA is decoded vary,
although a  $3 billion US federal Human Genome Project expects to map out the
80,000 genes (approx) in the human body by 2003. This will bring the
concept of
designer babies ever closer.
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Genetic Engineering on Trial

During the next six weeks genetic engineering will be put on trial in 3 court
cases across the UK and Ireland as campaigners face charges for crop pulling.
Two women face "conspiracy to commit criminal damage" for pulling up GM Maize
at Hood Barton farm, near Totnes Devon. They will argue that their action was
justified to protect the neighbouring organic farm, other crops in the
vicinity
and the wider environment. A support campaign is up and running -call 01803
840098. Five women, and the press officer, from GenetiX snowball, face
Monsanto
in the civil courts. The Biotech company is seeking damages and injunctions
following the pulling up of a GM oilseed rape trial last summer- call 0161 834
0295. And in Ireland a number of individuals face Monsanto in the courts after
the destruction of a GM Sugarbeet trial during the last year.
A fourth case in Scotland has been heard, with 4 activists fined a total of
£1,800 for “malicious mischief” and aggravated trespass.
All have vowed to continue their campaigns against GMO’s.
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Useful Anti-GE Contacts - March ’99

Contact GEN with any corrections or additions.
If there isn’t a Group listed in your Area - contact Earth First!, Greenpeace
or FOE, as they may have a local group working on GE. 
If they don’t - how about setting up a group yourself? 
GEN has some tips on how to do this.

GEN: info 4 action
PO BOX 9656, London, N4 4JY
Tel. 0181 374 9516
LOCAL GROUPS 

AYLESBURY
SHOPPERS CONCERNED ABOUT FOOD AND FARMING (SCOFF)
29 Manor Rd, Aylesbury
Bucks, HP20 1JB
01296 484535

ABERYSTWYTH ACTION AGAINST GMOs
Glanystwyth,Cnwch coch
Aberystwyth. SY23 4LJ
Tel. 01970 617912 
or   01974 261625

ASHDOWN FOREST GEN GROUP
C/o Post Office,Chelwood Gate
E.Sussex.01825 740201

BATH GE GROUP
10 Beaufort East, Bath,
BA1 6QD Tel. 01225 447323

BRIGHTON GENETIX SNOWBALL
Box 13, Brighton Peace and Environment Centre, 
43 Gardner Street, Brighton 
BN1 1UN. Ph/Fx: 01273 625173
E-mail: rowantilly@gn.apc.org 
New groups starting in Kent, Frome and Lincoln.

BRISTOL GE GROUP + South West Against GE (SWAGE)
c/o Kebele, 14 Robertson Road, Eastville, Bristol.
Tel. 0378 498 257 
or  0117 939 9469

CAMBRIDGE CONCERNS
Patrice Gladwin, 
11 Heron's Close, 
Cambridge, CB1 4NS.
Tel. 01223 570 873
camcon@argonet.co.uk
CARMARTHENSHIRE
GE group 01559 384936

CHICHESTER CAMPAIGN FOR REAL FOOD
Woolbeding Cottage, Bepton, Midhurst. W. Sussex
01730 816620

COALITION OPPOSING GE (COG)
The Flat, 46 Kingsbury Street, Marlborough, Wiltshire,SN8 1JE. Tel. 01672
513950

CORNWALL -'GENETICALLY ALTERED 
FOOD  FIASCO'
Falmouth Green Centre, Union Road, Falmouth, Cornwall, TR11 4JW .Tel: 01326
375
158 
or  01872 572936

COVENTRY GE GROUP
Covetry Peace House Co-op
311 Stoney Stanton Rd
Coventry 01203 663031

DORCHESTER ANTI GMO GROUP
01963 210367

DORSET GENETICS NETWORK 
The Old Library, 51 East St
Bridport, Dorset
Tel: 01308 482548 

(NORTH) DORSET GENE CONCERN
01258 817518

EXETER  ENVIRONMENTAL NETWORK
c/o Exeter Flying Post, PO Box 185,  Exeter, EX4 4EW

EXETER GENETIX Group
01392 425521

FAKENHAM (Norfolk) Anti-GE campaign
Tel. 01328 863 978
<dpoynton@cobaltmagazine.demon.co.uk>

FIFE EF!
c/o 91 South Street, 
St. Andrews, KY16 9QW,  SCOTLAND
Tel. 01334 477411

GENETIX SNOWBALL
One World Centre, 6 Mount St
Manchester, M2 5NS
Tel. 0161 834 0295
<genetixsnowball@orangenet.co.uk> 
<http://www.gn.apc.org/pmhp/gs>www.gn.apc.org/pmhp/gs

GLASGOW GENETICS ACTION Tel. 07970 391620

GLASTONBURY
18 Torview Ave
Glastonbury, Somerset
01458 834787 

GREENWICH AGAINST GE IN SCHOOLS - (GAGS) 
c/o 5 Holburne Gardens, Blackheath London SE3 8JD. 
Tel. 0181-856-8553

KINGSBRIDGE AGAINST GENETICS (KAGE)
01548 561541

LISKEARD REAL FOOD  CAMPAIGN
24 Trevecca Terrace
Liskeard,Cornwall PL14 6RH
Tel. 01579 340215 
or 01579 363424

LIVERPOOL GE GROUP
25 Colton Rd Liverpool,
L25 1NH 0151 7224281

LONDON GENETIX SNOWBALL GROUP
Tel.0181 518 7662
gsl@messages.to
LONDON (north) CAMPAIGN FOR SAFE FOOD
78 Linton Mead, Totteridge
N20 8DJ 0181 446 0131
raveon19@leeman-uk.co.uk

MANCHESTER AGAINST GE (M.A.G.E.)
c/o Dept. 29, 1 Newton St, 
Manchester, M1 1HW.
Tel. 0161 224 4846

NEWCASTLE GeneNO& TAPP,
PO BOX 1TA, 
Newcastle- upon-Tyne, NE99 1TA Tel: 0191 386 1753
<tapp@newcastle54.freeserve.co.uk>

NORFOLK GENETIC 
INFO. NETWORK
26 Pottergate,Norwich, 
NR2 1DX. 01603 624021-day
01603 625188- other
Fax 01603 766552
<mail@icsenglish.com>
<http://members.tripod.com/~ngin/>http://members.tripod.com/~ngin/

NORTHAMPTON 
GE GROUP
136 Birchfield Rd,
Northampton, NN1 4RH
Tel. 01604 717585

OXFORD GE GROUP
Box W.111 Magdalen Rd
Oxford,OX4 1RQ
01865 724024

RADSTOCK AGAINST GE (RAGE) 59 Lowerwhite Land
Radstock, Bath, BA3 3JP
Tel. 01761 435563

RAMSGATE, KENT
47 Thanet Rd, Ramsgate, Kent
07775 560 309
READING GE GROUP
c/o Roadbusters
North Court Ave., Reading, RG2 7HQ.
Tel. 0118 986 6362

SCOTTISH CONSUMERS 
ASSOCIATION  for 
NATURAL FOOD
21 Clouston St., 
Glasgow, G20 8QR
Tel. 0141 334 4886

SHEFFIELD GE Group
38 Firth Park Cres
Firth Park, Sheffield
0114 296 7736

SKEGNESS AREA 
GE GROUP
Gaia Community Trust, 
Wayback Cottage, Sea Road, Anderby, Skegness, PE24 YPD
Tel. 01507 490112

SOMERSET AGAINST GE 
(Frome branch) 
68 Weymouth Rd
Frome, BA11 1HJ
Tel. 01373 471776

SOUTHPORT  GROUPS! 
PEOPLE AGAINST GE (PAGE), 
Flat 3, 28 Braidstone, Birkdale, Southport, 
Tel. 01704 564 524

LOCAL GREENPEACE GROUP
2 Acre Grove, Birkdale, Southport, PR8 4BA
Tel. 0151 443 4155

STROUD CAMPAIGN 
FOR SAFE FOOD 
(GLOS.) 
Tel. 01453 765789


SUSSEX (including Brighton)  GEN. 2 Thunderhill Cottage
Nash St, Hellingly
Hailsham
E.Sussex,  BN27 4AE
Tel. 01825 872 973

SWINDON CAMPAIGN AGAINST MODIFICAT-
ION  of  GE FOOD (S.C.A.M.)
Marsh Cottage, Wanborough, Wilts., SN4 0AR
tel/fax  01793 790438

STH. YORKSHIRE GEN
1-19 Lower TownHead, Dunford Bridge, Sheffield, South Yorks
<pp3mo@aol.com>

TAUNTON GEN
PO Box 478, Taunton, Somerset, TA2 7YR

TAVISTOCK GE GROUP
12 Glanville Rd
Tavistock
Devon, PL19 0EA
01822 614430

TOTNES  GENETICS GROUP (TOGG)  
Apple Barn, Week, 
Dartington,  Nr Totnes,Devon,
TQ9 6JP. Tel 01803 840098 
fax 01803 864591
<info@togg.freeserve.co.uk>
*<http://www.togg.freeserve.co.uk/core.htm>www.togg.freeserve.co.uk/core.htm  
EXCELLENT WEBSITE

WORTHING GENETIX CAMPAIGN
c/o Worthing FOE
2 Brunswick Cottages 
Western Row, Worthing 
W. Sussex
email: genetix@worthing.eco-action.org
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CONTACT POINTS-with the aim of establishing local groups!

BIRMINGHAM
24 Riland Rd
Sutton Colfield, W.Mids
B25 7AT. 0121 378 558

DONCASTER
29 Davis Road, Askern, Doncaster, DN6 0QJ
Tel. 01302 702045

CUMBRIA
Moorlands Cottage
Nentshead,Cumbria
CA9 3LP. Tel. 01434 382 115

DORSET 
58 Cromwell Road, Weymouth,  Dorset, DT4 0JQ
Tel. 01305 783621

KINCARDENSHIRE AREA, SCOTLAND
Westerton, Mains of Balfour,
By Fettercairn, Kincardenshire
AB30 1DT

IPSWICH/SUFFOLK AREA
20 Aylward Close, Hadleigh, 
Ipswich, IP7 5ST
Tel. 01473 828351

LANCASTER
12 New Street, Halton, Lancaster, LA2 6PR

SHROPSHIRE
Tel.  01743 243258
Paola@cwcom.net
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OTHER GROUPS 
CAMPAIGNING 

ANIMAL AID
The Old Chapel, Bradford Street, Tunbridge, Kent, 
TN9 1AW
Tel: 01732 364546

A SEED
PO Box 92066
1090 Amsterdam, Netherlands
Tel: 0031 20 6682236 
<aseedeur@antenna.nl>

BRITISH UNION FOR THE ABOLITION OF VIVESECTION 
16a Crane Grove,
London, N7 8LB
Tel: 0171 700 4888
* Info on xenotransplantation 

COMPASSION  IN 
WORLD FARMING
Charles House, Charles Street,
Petersfield, GU32 3EH
Tel: 01730 264208.
Video for schools.

CORPORATE WATCH
111 Magdalen Rd,
Oxford. OX4 1RQ
01865 791391

FIVE YEAR FREEZE
C/o 94 White Lion Street 
London N1 9PF 
tel: 0171 837 0642 
fax: 0171 837 1141
EARTH FIRST!
C/O Cornerstone Resource Centre, 16, Sholebroke Ave., Leeds LS7 3HB 
Tel. 0113-262 9365 <actionupdate@gn.apc.org>
* Newsletter + lots of local groups involved in anti-GE actions

FARMING & LIVESTOCK CONCERN
Y Ficerdy, Llanfihangel-ar-Arth, Pencader, Carmarthenshire, SA39 9HU
Tel/fax 01559 384936
* Strongly anti- GE farming group

FRIENDS OF THE 
EARTH (FoE)
26-28 Underwood St
London, N1 2PN
Tel: 0171 490 1555 or  0113 2428153 * Very active on GE

GAIA FOUNDATION
18 Well Walk,
London, NW3 1LD
Tel: 0171 435 5000
Fax: 0171 431 0551
* biopiracy + patents.

GENETICS CONCERN
24-26 Dame Street, 
Dublin 2, EIRE.
Tel: 00 353 1 6705606

GENETIC FOOD ALERT
Natural Food Trade Campaign
Tel 0141 554 6099
<http://www.essential-trading.co.uk/genetix.htm>www.essential-trading.co.uk
/genetix.htm
GM PRISONER SUPPORT
Manchester EF!
0161 226 6814

GREEN PARTY
The Green Party,
1A Waterlow Road, 
London, N19 5NJ
Tel. 0171 272 4474
* GE Free Schools Campaign

GREENPEACE 
Canonbury Villas,
London, 0171 865 8100
* TrueFood campaign + many active local groups.

GROWING AWARENESS
Glebe Gardens, Baltimore,
W. Cork. IRELAND
Tel. 00353 + 28 20232

NATIONWIDE FOOD SURVEY
Beacon House, Willow Walk, Skelmersdale, Lancashire,
WN8 6UP. 
*Anti GE Foods Booklet
<http://wkweb4.cableinet.co.uk/pbrown/index.htm>http://wkweb4.cableinet.co.
uk/pbrown/index.htm

NATURAL  LAW  PARTY
Mentmore Towers
Mentmore, Bucks.
LU7  0QH
* Active local groups 

SOIL ASSOCIATION
40-56 Victoria Street, 
Bristol, BS16BY
Tel: 0117  929 0661
Fax: 0117 925 2504
UNCAGED CAMPAIGNS
14 Ridgeway Road,
Sheffield, S12 2SS
Tel: 0114 253 0020
Fax: 0114 265 4070
xeno-transplantation 

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