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DESCRIPTION:Two Short Films Tonight  AGAINST THE GRAIN  Against the Grain slashes 
 through biotechnology's propaganda, revealing the science and politics 
 behind "transgenic" foods to show how biotech companies increasingly 
 engineer what you eat to be compatible with their chemicals -- but not 
 necessarily good for human health.  Marc Lappe and Britt Bailey reveal how 
 companies like Monsanto, Dupont, Rhone-Poulenc and Dow have been feathering 
 their own nests, introducing genes more to promote pesticides and build 
 monopolies than to feed the world.  In the words of the African delegation 
 to the United Nations: "biotechnology companies have exploited the image of 
 the poor and hungry to push a technology that is neither safe, 
 environmentally friendly, nor economically beneficial to us."  This film 
 will forever alter your walk down the super market isles. Fortunately, 
 Lappe and Bailey are breaking the silence that cloaks the massive changes 
 being made to the world's diet, giving consumers the information they need 
 to decide for themselves.		  GENETIC TIME BOMB  The world's food supply may 
 be seriously endangered by a dramatic decline in crop diversity.  As 
 high-yield hybrids have replaced traditional food crops worldwide, 
 thousands of older plant species have gone extinct, increasing the 
 long-term possibility of famine.  Irreplaceable genetic material is being 
 lost that may one day be needed to ward off the effects of devastating 
 pests, diseases, or droughts.  Featuring leading scientists and activists, 
 this film looks at the historic changes in agriculture that could lead to 
 catastrophe; the importance of maintaining biodiversity; and it profiles 
 the growing worldwide network of "seed savers" who are cultivating 
 thousands of rare and threatened species of vegetables and fruits.  Also 
 highlighted is the dramatic story of the first seed savers: pioneering 
 Soviet botanists who starved to death during a World War II battle rather 
 than eat the seeds they had stored for future generations.  This 
 eye-opening film provides a valuable "wake-up call," as well as a practical 
 introduction to the importance of preserving biodiversity.  The films are 
 FREE  But donations are welcome  Before and after the films, everyone's 
 invited to indulge in our Humanist Coffee House.  \n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2004/08/26/45303.php
SUMMARY:AGAINST THE GRAIN and GENETIC TIME BOMB
LOCATION:Humanist Hall  390  27th  Street  midtown Oakland  between Telegraph & 
 Broadway  below Pill Hill  parking next door off both  27th and 28th 
 Streets
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2004/08/26/45303.php
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