http://stuffedandstarved.org/drupal/taxonomy/term/313/feed The taxonomy view with a depth of 0. en http://stuffedandstarved.org/drupal/node/235 <p>When the pesticide industry takes its gloves off, people get hurt. Below is a press release from <em>Via Campesina</em> about a recent killing by men with guns hired by Syngenta in response to a protest against genetically modified food. </p> <p>To write to the authorities condemning this brutal attack, see the <a href="http://www.foodfirst.org/node/1566">Food First Urgent Action</a> (scroll down past the Michael Pollan article...</p> <p><strong>PRESS RELEASE</strong></p> <p>21/10/07</p> <p>Attack of Syngenta?s armed militia results in deaths and wounded in Brazil</p> <p>During an attack of an armed militia with around 40 gunmen on the peasant? camp at the experimental field trial of Syngenta Seeds multinational, at Santa Teresa do Oeste, at 13:30h of today (October 21st), a Via Campesina member, Valmir Motta, 32 years old, father of 3 children, was executed with two shots to his chest. Other six rural workers are severely wounded and a gunmen was possibly killed.<span class='read-more'><a href="http://stuffedandstarved.org/drupal/node/235"> ... read more &raquo;</a></span></p> http://stuffedandstarved.org/drupal/node/235#comment -25.051944 -53.632778 Ch.5. Corporations in Agriculture Ch. 6. Pesticides, Genetic Engineering, Public Science, Cuba Ch. 7. Soy Industry, Brazil, MST Brazil genetic engineering genetically modified Syngenta urgent action Thu, 25 Oct 2007 11:33:29 -0600 Raj 235 at http://stuffedandstarved.org/drupal