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Anti-Biotech activism in Athens:Video+report order81 - 06.02.2008 13:36
Last weekend, February 2-3 the annual International Greek Biotech Conference took place in Athens organized by Bionova Ltd., the representative of EuropaBio (European Biotech corporations Lobby) in Greece. Bionova as a national representative promotes in all levels the Biotech agenda including GMO’s, Agrofuels, Bio-patents, collaboration of Science & Business aiming as well to expansion in the SE Europe. (For detailed review please read here) Since the very first conference counter-action has been generated in Greece from several groups from all over the country including mass demonstrations (see report and video from the 3rd conference here). This year due to some parallel anti-fascist demonstrations taking place very close to the point of the anti-biotech gathering and extent street conflicts between police, fascists and activists the whole thing got interrupted and focused mostly to action within & outside the conference. (Watch all the fun here in the video here) Further counter-action is already being organised with the aim to inflict the institutionalised status of the Greek representatives of Global Biotech Engines. Keep in touch for more… E-Mail: order81@mail.gr Website: http://order81.blogspot.com |
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