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MANCHESTER: Monsanto on Trial
Speaker Tour: Monsanto on Trial
Photos and testimony from the battle against global food corporations
Date & Time: Tuesday 11th October 2016
18:30
Venue: University of Manchester Students' Union
Oxford Rd
Manchester
M13 9PR
Monsanto’s activities, including land grabbing and rural
livelihood destruction, are powerful triggers to migrate
so very relevant to our understanding of the underlying
causes of migration.
This October, seed and pesticide corporation Monsanto is facing
an international court in The Hague.
While this is just a symbolic people’s court, the witnesses
and judges are real.
Witnesses from across the globe have been called because
they have suffered human rights abuses, threats to their
communities and destruction of their environment.
Come and hear from one of these witnesses, Farida Akhter,
who is touring around the UK before travelling to The Hague
for the tribunal.
Farida is a Bangladeshi economist and founder of the
biggest collection of community seed banks in the world.
Global Justice Now has commissioned photo journalist
Jordi Cirera to create a photo exhibition by visiting some
of these witnesses in India and Bangladesh. His photos tell the
stories of farmers who are fighting Monsanto to work out
an alternative model of farming.
Admission Details: Tickets are free but limited,
so book your place now before they run out.
Click to book your ticket on the Global Justice Website
http://www.globaljustice.org.uk/events/speaker-tour-monsanto-trial
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Recently Added Resources
New Funding Opportunity - The Common Good Fund - Application Deadline 27 Feb. 2017 see more here
Organisers' Evaluation form for 2016 events Download from here
Wordsearches for Including You events - download them from here
Press release template for 'Including You' events download here
Quotations about building an inclusive peaceful society - Download from here a 5 page booklet as a word.doc or pdf
Pledges to build an inclusive society - find them here
"Who is a Migrant?" - anactivity/game to get people talking to each other at your events. Download the instructions here
School Assemblies from Christian Aid- link to and download a PowerPoint and notes
Looking for a speaker for your event? Download here a list (pdf) from the Discussion page (posted 12 Sept 2016)
Faith resources relating to "Including You".Download pdf here links to materials offered by OWW's partners and supporters: worship, discussion, films ...plus Prayers for OWW(updated 7 Sept '16)
Presentation "A OWW approach to Migration" Download this PDF version of a 12 slides (15 -20 minutes) powerpoint
Need funding for your event? Apply to Big Lottery Celebrate Fund! NOW or you'll be too late for OWW more here and other suggestions
Poster/ flyer design kit - download from here
2016 Leaflets "Including You" download PDF versions here
Introductory PowerPoint about organising local inclusive OWW events - updated for 2016. Down load ppt here
Migrant crisis or poverty crisis? - A briefing paper from Global Justice NOW Download as a PDF here
2016 - "Including You" - Booklet of ideas, links and resources for interpreting the theme. Dowload a PDF here (updated July 2016)
Learning resource/activity for young people about peace - from Fly Kites not Drones; suitable for activites in or out of school. find links here: schools ; activities (added Nov. 2015 but still relevant for this years events)
Organisers' Evaluation Form for event organisers to complete and send to OWW - down load the word.doc from here
Event participants feedback form (for organisers to collect feedback from participants at OWW events) (word.doc)
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