[Imc-uk-features] feature proposal: GM potato picnic

[mish]

After a chat offline, and a quick check in IRC I've ticked UK on this.
If anyone objects then feel free to shout out ...

mish

On Mon, 2007-07-02 at 18:21 +0100, mish wrote:
> Hello
> 
> Not sure if this should go on the UK page (please shout out if you have
> a view on that), but definitely proposed for Cambridge, Bio-Tech and
> Ecology.
> 
> Title: Two Arrested at Cambridge GM potato picnic
> 
> picture
> http://www.indymedia.org.uk/images/2007/07/374891.jpg
> 
> Abstract:
> 
> Sunday July 1st. Anti-GM campaigners take their protest directly to the
> test site in Girton near Cambridge. One protester is arrested scaling
> the fence erected to protect the GM potato crop and another is arrested
> later on for alleged criminal damage[1] (they will be in court on
> Tuesday morning[2]).  The crop are GM potatoes developed by BASF, who
> have already dropped their one other potato trial in the UK[3,4].
> 
> Pictures [ 5,6,7 ] Criticism of tactics [8]
> 
> Background : GM back on agenda | sabotage promised | detailed talk
> report | audio interview re victory and protest 1st july
> 
> Campaign links : Mutatoes | Hedon Against GM | Cambridge GM Concern
> 
> (last two lines are links from the last feature, 374390)
> 
> 
> Links
> [1] http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/regions/cambridge/2007/07/374889.html
> [2] http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/regions/cambridge/2007/07/374947.html
> [3] http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/regions/cambridge/2007/06/374390.html
> [4] http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/regions/cambridge/2007/06/373698.html
> [5] http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/regions/cambridge/2007/07/374877.html
> [6] http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/regions/cambridge/2007/07/374889.html
> [7] http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/regions/cambridge/2007/07/374920.html
> [8] http://jimjay.blogspot.com/2007/07/potato-protest.html
> 
> 
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