Oxford Bio-technology Newswire Archive

There will be a critical talk and discussion about Nanotechnology and converging technologies at OARC (east oxford community centre) this wednesday 11th May - speakers from ETC Group, Corporate Watcha nd Scientists for Global Responsibility. Read more >>

In 1992 I walked into the University of North Dakota Library to do some research of Congressional documents. I remember quite well the bitter cold of -40 below 0 and wind chills that would freeze you to the bone with some speed. However this cold is a warm summer day at the beach, in comparison to the documents I found. Read more >>

The half built concrete structure that stands only ten minutes from Oxford city centre is a monument to cruelty and blind predjudice. Oxford University believe they can ignore the voices of those who expose their lies and deceit but not any longer. The chance to stop this animal abuse lab becoming a reality lies in our hands and we must not fail the countless thousands of animals that could one day become the future 'assets' of the university vivisectors. Oxford University does not want its academic image tarnished by its unwillingness to stop the discredited practice of abusing animals in the name of science but no recourse to injunctions and bully boy tactics will stop us SPEAKING out for the voiceless. Please make every effort to join the demo on the 29th January, your support is vital if we are to prevent the new lab from ever being built.

STOP THE OXFORD ANIMAL LAB, meet 12.30pm, Broad St, outside Balliol college, Oxford, OX1 3BJ.
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Nanotech industry front, group Institute of Nanotechnology have taken to using the UK Indymedia Newswire in an attempt to make contact with "Angels Against Nanotechnology". Read more >>

From 8 a.m. this morning, a group of people has occupied a crane of the Minatec building site in Grenoble (france), to stop work for the day. The occupying ones, supported by protestors on the ground, unrolled a banner against nanotechnologies and distributed leaflets to passers by inviting them to come to join them (see leaflet below in french).

Minatec is set to be the largest centre for Nanotechnologies in Europe and is currently being built next to the site of the super-collider in Grenoble.

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Activists in Grenoble France occupy construction site for Minatec Nanotech centre Read more >>

The Heavenly Righteous Opposed to Nano-tech Greed manifested at a conference of potential investors in the nano-technology industry today. Harry Swan, once in charge of PR for Monsanto and now trying to sell nano-tech to investors, was presented with a Can of Worms Award. Read more >>

Stagecoach Boss Brian Souter - one of the most homophobic rich men in britain who has personally bankrolled anti-gay campaigns - has announced that he will be using nanoparticle fuel additives in all stagecoach buses in the UK - Nanoparticle pollution from car exhausts is already a leading cause of child death - how can you claim to be environmentally friendly by adding more nanoparticles???
another nasty corporate person backing another nasty corporate technology? - more reason to boycott stagecoach... Read more >>

Libraries close in preparation for animal rights demo Read more >>

Dr Doug Parr, Chief Scientist of Greenpeace, will be talking the Precautionary Principle in relation to new technologies, GMOs, nanotechnology and wind power. He will argue that the Precautionary Principle can be applied in all these cases, but this can still lead to differing positions on what to do. This is because underlying some of these judgements is a differing set of values. He will attempt to draw out how this relates to three sets of people: (a) Greenpeace, (b) "the public" and (c) "the establishment" (both scientififc and political). His presentation will also draw out, with examples, how difficult it is for certain arguments to be heard which amounts to little better than censorship.
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BBC report on GM Maize approval Read more >>

Todays press has been full of lies about how animal rights supporter and trauma surgeon Dr Jerry Vlasak wished violence on vivisectors as part of a serious of crude dirty tricks against successful animal rights campaigns. Here is Dr Vlasak's response Read more >>

SPEAK FREE - The author announces the intention to create a protest organisation to speak out against animal liberation activists and support freedom of speach, which until now has not been possible due to the repression of scientists and researchers through intimidation and fear. Read more >>

Short exciting video of one of the Sainsbury anti-GM blockades at Coleshill near Birmingham last Thursday night. Read more >>

Some photes taken at the Sainsbury's blockade in Birmingham which held for over 6 hours. Read more >>

The world's first genetically modified wheat is to be shelved because of consumer resistance.
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Jim was involved in kicking off the anti-GM campaigns... Read more >>

Bayer Cropscience is giving up attempts to commercialise GM maize - the only transgenic plant to have approval for widespread cultivation.
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Boycott Bayer has been launched by anti-GM campaigners: posters and leaflets available Read more >>

NEW FRONT TO OPEN UP IN THE FIGHT AGAINST VIVISECTION!


After our success against Cambridge University in stopping the proposed
plans for Europe's largest primate centre, the SPEAC (Stop Primate
Experiments at Cambridge) campaign has decided to open up a new front
in the
fight against vivisection.
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