against the biotechnology of the domination info campain
last and upcoming info meetings
Hamburg:
25th of February 2007 during the peoples global action (PGA) wintermeeting rote flora - autonomous center
Berlin:
31 of march 2007 during the rigaer strasse campain Athens:
5th of may 2007 legalize festival After a successful meeting against the biotechnology of domination past february at peoples global action (PGA) wintermeeting , we want to continue information and networking eco-struggles meetings in diferent areas in europe and beyond..the next station is at the rigaer strasse campain in berlin 31th of march and athens 5th of may during the legalize festival. INFO WORKSHOP IN RIGAER STRASSE CAMPAIN
*a small explanation*
We separate the workshop in two parts – biotechology lobies , new techologies(includes photos , videos) – international resistance and linking struggles agaist the eco-terorism of domination with the support of order81 collective (greece) at rigaer 94 house project 16.30 saturday 31 of march political introduction
Unpacking the Biotech engines:
The manipulating voice of biotechnology lobbies promoting their agenda to people and State The last two decades the emerging techniques of Genetic Engineering and modern biotechnology have broadened the spectra of economic exploitation to fields previously unspoiled. Most big global players of Pharma-industry, Agri-chemicals and Bio-sciences have yet found in DNA decoding and modification innovating means to proliferate profits, raise property and spread dominion. Once again as for Nuclear Energy and Green Revolution the Biotech-Boom threats with its agenda to have devastating effects on social structures, primary production, people's intellectual property and living entity as a whole. Gene modification, cloning, living material patenting, pre-birth control, terminator technology are some of the new terms entering the scientific, and of course market place. On the other hand, state & sovereignty mechanisms found a perfect ally to maximise control and production efficiency. Bio-politics as a term is getting real-life implemented. A post-modern bio-controlling State is shaped and abandoned nightmares, like Eugenics, threaten to appear again in more flexible form. Beyond the description of facts & consequences of the biotech's onset, most methods of promotion and imposition follow well known tactics of public relation & state-corporation interaction aiming to social acceptance and unpleasant facts suppression. Biotech engines promote their agenda through well defined, as well expensive ways that target state, education, science and production. Peoples resistance developed since the very first moment has made their movements even more careful and sophisticated followed in many cases by support and protection of the state. Knowledge of biotech engines concrete tactics can challenge and offend the promotion of their agenda. Thus, the workshop, within the framework of the PGA meeting, will focus on the current functions of the biotech lobby as representative aspects of a huge issue of Biotechnology. Some thematics to cover would be: - Brief overview on biotechnology and gmo state-of-the-art today in Europe & worldwide - Biotech lobbies: The voice of biotech engines. Action and tactics. - Activism Vs the Biotech lobby in Europe & US. Case of Greece as reference example. - Other emerging technologies (nano-technology, RFID) - international networking , creating links between the movements of resistance all around the globe - international campain against the biotechnology of the domination - for an international meeting against the biotechnology of the domination during the g8 protests - international working group for a biotech topic in the 5th pga conference summer 2008 more info and contact at: antibiotec_resistance@lists.riseup.net http://berlin-infopoint.blogspot.com http://order81.blogspot.com
