Darlington Review : defend the environment

In defence of the environment

On May 19 Perth Hills SA branch hosted a successful forum on Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO). We showed Unjust Genes, a film made by Columban Missionaries in the Philippines and Australia, featuring radical priest Fr Brian Gore. The film and following discussion aired health, economic, environmental and moral concerns, all pointing to the same conclusion: these giant companies must be stopped!
Our guest speaker was anti-GMO activist Janet Grogan. The current moratorium on GMO is due to expire in 2008 and powerful bio-tech companies have begun lobbying the government and growers’ associations to ensure it will not be renewed. We were able to present Janet with 13 full petitions to extend the moratorium, achieved by persuading people to take a sheet and collect signatures themselves. We aim not just to educate, but also to empower people to actively reclaim the planet.
The Soul Tree café, where we showed the film, is now selling the Green Left Weekly newspaper and has copies of the petition for you to sign or take away to gather signatures.
Our next event will be a forum on climate change and nuclear power, with David Bradbury’s latest film Hard Rain. We are planning this for June 23 or 30. For details please consult: http://socialistallianceperthhills.blogspot.com/
The Socialist Alliance is campaigning in the federal elections for radical greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets - 95% of stationary power emissions and 60% of overall emissions compared to 1990 levels by 2020, and 90% of overall emissions by 2030.
Many Alliance members support even tougher emission reduction targets, including a zero emissions goal by 2020, and we actively invite amendments to the policy.To participate in this discussion contact Kamala Emanuel 0417 319 662 and read the special dossier on climate change at: www.socialist-alliance.org, click on “download the latest Alliance Voices”.