From: undercurrents alternative news <underc-AT-gn.apc.org>
Subject: Video release of GM crop thrashing 
Date: Fri, 21 Jul 2000 04:59:02 -0700


Video release of GM crop thrashing 
July 21 2000

In response to the growing destruction of Genetically modified crops in
Britain by concerned citzens, an award winning environmental video
production organisation will release a compilation video of GM direct actions.

Undercurrents will produce and screen later this month "Stop the crop"
video which will display the number of diect actions against Genetically
modified pollution. 

Undercurrents recorded concerned citzens destroying a test site of GM Maize
in daylight last Sunday in Over Compton,Dorset. 
On Wednesday this week activists in Wivenhoe in Essex destroyed a crop of
maize from the Aventis corporation. Reports of destruction of another GM
rape seed crop in Gloucester on Wednesday night have also been made.

Professor Chris Pollock said "Numbers of trials are low and damage
affecting the ability to collect data will affect the total information
pool. Scientists need 60-75 sites over a three year trial to assess impact".
 
There have now been seven direct actions against GM farm scale trials in
this growing season, all of which have taken place in the last 3 weeks.

An online video of the largest British mass direct action against GM rape
seed can be watched online. 
Click here http://www.undercurrents.org

"Stop the crop"  video of GM crop thrashing throughout Britain will be
first screened at the festival http://www.The-Big-Green-Gathering.com in
Wiltshire from July 26 -30 2000.
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Editors
For further info contact Paul at undercurrents on 01865 203661 or
underc-AT-gn.apc.org

Picture editors
Video stills of GM crop direct actions are available 

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