Saturday, February 10, 2007

Ban Terminator tour hits the island

I just got this hot off the e-mail. Kate Green from USC Canada, one of the major groups that leading the charge against Monsanto's Terminatory seed technology, will be doing a whirlwind tour of Vancouver Island. Please come out and join in the fight against this insidious attack on local farms all around the world. Many of the events will also be showing documentarys relating to food politics and the future of food. We need to Ban Terminator!!

Here's her schedule:

Sat. February 10, On Salt Spring Salt Spring Island
Seedy Saturday - Display on Seeds of Survival/USC/Ban Terminator
10: 30 to 11: 30 Workshop : Terminator Campaign -
11: 30 to 12 : film Ethiopia: feeding the future + Q/A
351 Rainbow Rd. off Ganges Road

Sun. February 11, On Salt Spring
Seeds: In Celebration and Crisis' talk at Salt Spring Island
Unitarian Fellowship of SaltSpring Island
10:30 Old Age Pensioners Wing of Fulford Hall
2591 Fulford Ganges Road. 250-537-8781

Mon. February 12, Victoria, BC
2 PM "Future of Food' film and Q/A , Ban Terminator update
at First Unitarian Cong. Of Victoria
5575 West Saanich Road, 250-744-2665

Tue. February 13, Courtenay, BC
12:30 Benefit Luncheon Terminator / Food Sovereignty
Dove Creek Hall 3400 Burns Road
7: 30 Ethiopia night (with Ban Terminator update)
Film, "Feeding the Future", Godel Family show
Theatreworks Centre for the Performing Arts
2703 Unit J, Kilpatrick Avenue

Wed. February 14, Parksville, BC
1:30 River of Sand film (Bruce Cockburn;s journey in Mali)
7-9 PM "It is Right in Front of Us: Food Sovereignty issues
here and Internationally" (powerpoint, discussion and
Ban Terminator)
Knox United Church at 345 Pym Street

Thur. February 15, Nanaimo, BC
7 pm Excerts from "The Future of Food'" by D. Koons-Garcia
short presentation on the Ban Terminator Campaign
hosted by the Human Rights Commmittee
Malaspina University College, Building 356, room 109
900 Fifth Street, Nanaimo

Fri. February 16, In Victoria Victoria, BC
7 pm Future of Food film night + Q/A hosted by Victoria, BC
Capital Unitarian Universalist Congregation
At the James Bay New Horizons Centre
234 Menzies St. Ph 250-658-3765

Sat. February 17, Victoria, BC
Seedy Saturday - Victoria Conference Centre Victoria, BC
9 - 5: 30 Display
2 pm Workshop : Food Sustainability and
Terminator Technology

Sun. February 18, Victoria, BC
10 am Sunday Service at Capital UU Congregation
Seeds : in Celebration and Crisis
At the James Bay New Horizons Centre
234 Menzies St. Ph 250-658-3765

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