  A TREE FARM IS NOT A FORESTPublic Forum on Genetically engineered Trees and Industrial Tree Plantations October 8-9 A TREE FARM IS NOT A FOREST Public Forum on Genetically engineered Trees and Industrial Tree Plantations October 8-9 Sunday, October 8, Wachovia Auditorium, Beatty Center 5 Liberty St., College of Charleston 7 pm--7:45 pm Movie: "A Silent Forest: The Growing Threat, Genetically Engineered Trees" narrated by Dr. David Suzuki 7:45 pm Plenary & Discussion: Genetically Engineered (GE) Trees, "The Ultimate Threat to Our Forests" featuring Scot Quaranda (Dogwood Alliance), Brian Tokar (Institute for Social Ecology Biotechnology Project), Anne Petermann (Global Justice Ecology Project) and Karen Ganey (STOP GE Trees Campaign) Monday, October 9, Gage Hall, 4 Archdale St. (downtown) 2 pm—3 pm Movie: World Rainforest Movement's "The Green Invasion" 3 pm—5:30 pm Movie discussion followed by a workshop on "Plantations, Indigenous Culture and Resistance" including film clips of resistance in Chile [Mapuche] and Brazil [Landless Workers Movement], presented by Forest Ethics and Orin Langelle (STOP GE Trees Campaign) 5:30 pm—7 pm: Dinner Break 7 p m—9pm: Plenary & Discussion: "False Solutions—Why Fast Growing Plantations are Not Sustainable" Topics to include Global Warming, Carbon Sequestration, Bio-fuels, Human Rights and Native Forest Protection in respect to Southeastern Forests, Chile and Brazil with Brian Tokar (Institute for Social Ecology Biotechnology Project), Anne Petermann (Global Justice Ec ology Project) and Forest Ethics Sponsored by Dogwood Alliance, ForestEthics, Global Justice Ecology Project, STOP GE Trees Campaign, Earth First!, and Charleston Audubon Society For More Info Visit www.dogwoodalliance.org or call 843.723.5203 |
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