campaign report and appeal 2014
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Its been an exciting year for Gene Ethics. South Australia and
Tasmania are both staying GM-free till 2019 as a result of our
campaigns during state elections. The ACT and NT also remain
GM-free Zones. With your support we can continue to build on
these clear wins.
We are counting on you to sustain Gene Ethics again this year. Your
generous donations, amazing loyalty, and clear vision make it possible to
achieve great results for GM-free foods and crops. All gifts, great and small,
are warmly welcome, to keep our team campaigning and advocating for you.
Thanks to all our annual and regular monthly donors, Gene Ethics is in its
26th successful year as your GM-free advocate, educator, policy watchdog,
expert and whistle blower. We are winning against the GM and agrochemical
giants that want total control of the global food and seed supplies.
Please give by June 30thto receive your deductible receipt for this tax year.
Or sign up to make regular monthly donations that enable us to plan ahead
with confidence. Please also join or renew your Gene Ethics membership.
We are strenuously advocating Farmer Protection Laws to ensure the GM
industry pays for the damage it does. West Australian organic farmer Steve
Marsh lost his GM contamination case last month. Without compensation,
organic and regular GM-free growers are more vulnerable to the negative
impacts of GM than before.
Over 90% of Australias canola crop is still GM-freeand sells for up to
$70/tonne more than GM varieties! The law should impose a levy on all
GM seed sales to fund automatic compensation for anyone suffering GM
contamination losses. SA Greens MLC Mark Parnell introduced his Bill for
Farmer Protection last week and we are urging all governments to pass
similar laws.
Gene Ethics advocacy and public educationfor shoppers has created
roaring demand for GM-free products here and overseas. Our work for better
labelling and clearer laws for the food industry has processors flocking to
non-GM and GM-free labels. Your thoughtful shopping choices are also
crucial to bolstering GM-free demand.
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Gene Ethics is also a key leaderin the worldwide movement for fair
GM-free food and farming systems - the Global GMO Free Coalition. It has
over 60 partner groups that represent 4.5 million people on 6 continents.
We refute GM industry propaganda of feeding the world and other false
promises. Global opposition stalled GM crop expansion in 2013/14. 160
countries remain GM-free while just 28 are growing some GM soy, corn,
canola or cotton.
Public opposition to Monsantos GM seed and Roundup herbicideisstrong. In World Food Week last October and again last month, millions of
citizens joined the March Against Monsanto in 500 cities, 52 countries, on
6 continents including 8 Australian cities. Gene Ethics gave expertise,
materials and mentoring to these hugely successful events. One local result
of this work is strong citizen advocacy for councils to adopt chemical-free
weed control technologies on school and play grounds, parkland, footpaths,
riverbanks, and other public places.
Gene Ethics is educating future generations to think more critically about
new technologies. GM, synthetic organisms, irradiation and nanotechnology
already have negative impacts on the food supply. Food for our future: Sciencefeeding the world is the theme of National Science Week 2014 in schools. Our
web-based materials for teachers and students will show that scientific practice
was key to the 5,000 years of traditional farming and breeding that produced
the bounty of foods we now enjoy. Industrial agriculture is unsustainable and
scientific agro-ecology is the way of the future.
Working together we can win GM-free!
Yours sincerely,
Louise Sales Bob Phelps
Chairperson Executive Director
PS: We are counting on you. Please give generously, join Gene Ethics and
help us create safe, secure, sustainable and fair GM-free food systems.
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JOIN Gene Ethics to be part of the
local, national and global GM-free
movement
SHOP organic when you can,
for GM-free and chemical-free foods
BUY products labelled non-GM
especially vegetable oils and soy
products
READ labels to avoid soy, corn, canola
and cottonseed that may be GM
TELL retailers, restaurateurs,
processors and suppliers you want
GM-free
TALK to your local paper, council,
politicians, food processors and shops
INFORM your family and friends
about GM-free and Gene Ethics
ORDER GM-free signs for high profile
spots in your local area
REGISTER your GM-free farm,
business or local council with GM
CropWatch
JOIN our letter writers group for
informative weekly action updates
by email
Greg RevellSecretary/Treasurer
Claire GersonBoard member
Daisy GardenerBoard member
Jessica HarrisonGM Cropwatch
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