- Archived campaign -

International panels of farmers and scientists shared their experiences with genetically modified crops, food security and rural development.

SASKATOON
Monday March 7th, 2005
7:00pm - 9:30pm
Moderated by:

• Priscilla Settee, Director, Indigenous Peoples Program, University of Saskatchewan

Frances Morrison Library auditorium
Saskatoon Public Library
311 - 23rd St. East
English only

MONTREAL
Monday March 7th, 2005
6:30 -9:00 pm
Moderated by:

• Daniel Pinard

Local A - OMO5O
Pavillon Hubert-Aquin, UQAM
Sainte-Catherine Street East (Berri-UQAM metro)
English/French

OTTAWA
Wednesday March 9th, 2005
7:30pm - 9:30pm
Moderated by:

• Bob Carty, CBC journalist and radio producer

Congress Centre
Salon A/B
55 Colonel By Drive
Adjacent to the Rideau Centre
English / French / Spanish

With the participation of:

• Ibrahim Coulibaly, Association of Professional Producers of Mali
• Dr. Mwananyanda Mbikusita Lewanika, National Institute for Scientific & Industrial Research, Zambia
• Camila Montecinos, GRAIN, Chile
• Masanagari Narsamma, farmer, India
• Maryam Rahmanian, Centre for Sustainable Development & Environment, Iran
• Begari Sammamma, farmer, India
• Periyapatna Venkatasubbaiah Satheesh, Deccan Development Society, India
• Melina Hernández Sosa, Unión de Organizaciones de la Sierra Juárez de Oaxaca, Mexico
• Dr. Melaku Worede, Ex - gene-bank Director, Ethiopia

Presented by the Working Group on Canada's Policy with Regards to Agricultural Biotechnology and Developing Countries which includes the Canadian Organic Growers, Council of Canadians, ETC Group, Inter Pares, National Farmers Union, Polaris Institute, Social Justice Committee, United Church of Canada and USC Canada.

Co-organized locally by: Montreal - CINBIOSE, Development and Peace, Greenpeace Canada, Groupe de recherches technosciences du vivant et societé, Union Paysanne, and YMCA Montreal (international program), Ottawa - Friends of the Earth, GRIPO Ottawa, OPIRG Carleton, National Union for Public and General Employees, Sierra Club of Canada.

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These events are made possible with the aid of a grant from the International Development Research Centre (IDRC), Ottawa.