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Jack, this weeks digest...
Thursday 31st January 2008 - Digest No. #21
1. MADGE event – meet Canadian farmers, Melbourne, Fri 8th Feb
2. Welcome Brumby back – Parliament House Tues 5th
3. Week of local GE free action: 2-9th February
4. MADGE leaflet – 10 rabbits fed GM canola for 4 days. Is this a suitable
safety test? If you eat, this is essential reading
5. MADGE and the Health Ministers
From last week but still current:
6. Don’t forget to have your say on GM food labelling by 6 th Feb
7. Sustainable Living Festival 16th February in Fed Square
8. Percy Schmeiser Tour, 19th- 28th February
9. VFF GM Information Forums – 19th- 21st Feb
Breaking News
Contact Anne Nunn by Friday 1st Feb to get in The Australian. The True Food Network and Greenpeace are sending an open letter about GM canola to the Premiers of Victoria, NSW and SA. It will be printed in the “early general news” pages of The Australian on Thursday 7th Feb. MADGE will be a signatory to the letter. If you want to add your name, company or group to the letter contact Anne Nunn on 0412 355 572 or anne.nunn @ au.greenpeace.org
1. Madge Event
MADGE and Geneethics are hosting an Open Forum in Melbourne, Friday 8th
,Feb, 6-8pm ,Main Meeting Room, 60L Building, 60 Leicester St, Carlton
Hear Canadian farmers, Terry Boehm, Vice President of the Canadian National
Farmers Union and Arnold Taylor, National President of the Canadian Organic
Growers Association, tell what life after GM canola is really like. Ring
Gene Ethics 1300 133 868 for details.
The public events of Terry and Arnold’s tour are:
* Sydney, NSW 4-5th Feb Ring Teri 0419 697 515
* Corowa, NSW, Corowa RSL, 7th Feb, 7.30pm Dick & Gai 02 6035 9428
* Marong (near Bendigo ) Marong Hall, High St , 7th Feb, 7pm Ring Helen 03 5435 2216
* Penola, SA Rymill Hall 10th Feb, 2pm Ring Geoffrey 0353866261 or 0428 316 901
* Adelaide, SA, 12th Feb Ring Teri on 0419 697 515
* East Perth, WA , City Farm, 13th Feb 7.30-9.30 AM Ring Tracey 0402 137 376
* Williams, WA, RSL Hall, 14th Feb, 7.30-9.30 AM Ring Maggie 0412 836 777
Full details of the tour
2. Welcome Brumby Back
Parliament sits for the first time for 2008 on Tuesday 5th Feb. Brumby
will give his “State of the Union” address at 3pm. Many people who are
unhappy with the State Government’s recent decisions will be there to greet
him. MADGE will be on the steps of Parliament House from 12pm. We will also
hand out our new leaflet. If you can join us we would love to see you there.
Ring Fran 0401 407 944
3. Week of local GE free action
Week of local action to stay GM free 2nd-9th Feb
Local GM-free groups are organising information stalls in Warrnambool, the
Grampians, Casterton, Koonwarra and more are being organised. Successful
meetings this week in Leongatha and Hurstbridge show concern is mounting at
the massive experiment with our food and crops.
Petitions to call on your council to declare itself GM Free are downloadable
from the MADGE website. Now is the time to tell your politicians that the GM ban must be extended - see our Local, State and Federal letters and new leaflet on the website for ideas. A handwritten letter is even better!
4. MADGE leaflet
The MADGE leaflet is an easy to read snapshot of GM canola and the
incredibly minimal feeding trials that have been done.
The canola oil we eat has had no feeding trials done. The component fed to
animals, canola seed and meal, has been tested by the biotech companies
themselves. Even when unhealthy liver weight gains of 12-16% were found in
rats fed GM canola for 4 weeks, it was ignored by regulators. No follow up
tests were required.
The leaflet can be downloaded in Black and White or Colour format. When
printing, print out the 2 pages separately. They can then be double-sided
photocopied and folded into 3 to create an eye-catching leaflet.
If you want printed copies, please contact MADGE
Please feel free to send them to councils, politicians, friends, neighbours,
in fact anyone and everyone.
The references for this leaflet are not listed due to lack of space. However
if you wish to know where the information came from email info@madge.org.au
The references will be loaded onto the site when time allows.
5. MADGE and the Health Ministers
MADGE sent a letters to the State Health Ministers and the new Federal
Health Minister. They are meeting today – 31 st Jan - in Melbourne. The
letter gives details of the inadequate testing and asks for measures
to protect the public. If you want more details on GM canola then read this
letter. It may give you ideas on what to write to your Local, State and
Federal politicians.
6. Comment on labelling of GM foods to FSANZ by 6th Feb
Food Standards Australia NZ asked for submissions on labelling for 2 foods
derived from GM cotton and one from GM corn. The deadline for submissions is
6th February. Please consider making a submission. Even a simple letter
makes a difference. Details from www.foodstandards.gov.au
7. Sustainable Living Festival in Federation Square
Fran Murrell from MADGE and Bob Phelps from Gene Ethics will talk from 4-5 pm on Saturday 16th Feb
in the Speakers Tent.
8. Percy Schmeiser Tour, organised by Slow Food Victoria
Percy Schmeiser is the Canadian canola farmer sued by Monsanto after GM
canola polluted his crop. He is touring Victoria and should not be missed :
TUES 19th Feb - Forum in Horsham. 1 pm at the Wesley Performing Arts
Centre. Speakers joining Percy on the panel will be Dr. Judy Carman, Tammy
Lobato MP, Ms Michiyo Koketsu,from the Japanese Consumer Co-ops and MADGE
More info Jane 0412 077630
FRI 22nd Feb "Fast, Slow, Global, Local" Percy Schmeiser will join Greg
Critser and Helena Norberg Hodge at BMW Edge, Federation Square, Melbourne .
Free. 7 to 9 pm
SUN 24th Feb "Farmers Take Back the Land" Barbara Burstyn, Helena Norberg
Hodge and Percy Schmeiser explore the perils of farmers losing control of
the land. at BMW Edge, Federation Square, Melbourne . Free. 12.00 to 1.30 pm
MON 25th Feb Percy introduces "The Future of Food" film at ACMI 6.30 pm
TUES 26th Feb Percy introduces "The Future of Food" at Sale Cinema 6.30 pm with Q and A
More info: Robbie Aitken 0418 502571
9. GM Information Forums
The Victorian Farmers Federation in conjunction with DAFF National
Biotechnology Strategy are holding GM Information Forums at the following
locations:
* Shepparton - Feb 19th, 6pm
* Swan Hill - Feb 20th, 6pm
* Murtoa Feb 21, 12.30pm
Happy eating,
Love Madge
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All religions promote discrimination and division, leading to hatred and even violence and murder. None of them have yet to produce a remedy to all the suffering, poverty, unhappiness and discrimination in the world. If any religion truly had the remedy to all the suffering on earth, there would no longer be any suffering. What have Christianity, Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism, Judaism, atheism and the New Age done to end the suffering in the world?
The Love For Life website has information from all sides on many subjects, whether about Islam, Judaism, Christianity, Law, health, psychology, mind control, vaccination, aspartame, MSG, Chemtrails etc. There are over 6000 articles, documentaries etc on the website and they are so diverse that we are sure that everyone would be able to find something they loved and something they hated, if they took the time to search. If we removed all the articles hated by everyone, there would probably be nothing left! We are not anti anyone but freedom of speech is freedom of speech and no one should condemn the work of another without taking the time to research the subject themselves. Yes, there are articles by those who have a less-than-rosy-viewpoint of Judaism, but there are also articles on the dark side of Tibetan Buddhism (and it is very dark) for those who are interested in the truth: Tibet - Buddhism - Dalai Lama: http://loveforlife.com.au/node/6271 Should the authors of these articles be abused and imprisoned for daring to challenge the widely conceived reputation of Buddhism as being the religion of peace and love and that of the Dalai Lama as a saint, or should those interested be allowed to study the work and come to their own conclusions? The same applies to all the articles, documentaries, etc, about Christianity, Islam, Freemasonry, New World Order, etc.
The Love for Life website also shows how the Rule of Law, the Bar, the Government, the Monarchy, the system of commerce, the local, national and multi/trans-national private corporations, all the courses and careers on offer from our universities, all the educators, scientists, academics and experts, the aristocrats and the Establishment bloodlines have also done NOTHING to end the suffering in the world. The website maps the insanity of a world where there is no help for those in need, just as there was no help available for us when we were victims of terrible bank fraud: http://loveforlife.com.au/court_case (orchestrated, condoned and protected by an international crime syndicate/terrorist organisation of judges, barristers, registrars, lawyers, politicians, banksters, big business representatives, media moguls and other lackeys who, all together, put up a wall of silence despite our trying many, many avenues. After the family home was stolen and business destroyed we were left close to poverty and destitution caring for 4 young daughters. Three years later not much has changed regardless of all our efforts. Where were all the followers of all the religions to help us? Or do we have to be members of those religions to receive help from others involved in them?
We have been accused of being anti - Jewish because we had posted an excerpt from James von Brun's book: Kill the Best Gentiles! http://loveforlife.com.au/node/6054 in which he blames Jews for the problems of the world. Obviously this is not our view because of what we have stated above. We do not hate anyone, whatever religion they follow. We are always open to talk to any religious leader or politician and meet with any judge, member of the Bar, experts, academics, educators etc to share the remedy we offer that heals all the divisions between MAN and MAN, and MAN and the EARTH.
Today, a representative of the New South Wales Jewish Board of Deputies is threatening to close the website down, because they have decided it is anti - Jewish and that we promote racism. What has the New South Wales Jewish Board of Deputies done to end the suffering in the world? Can they show that they are concerned with the suffering of ALL men, women and children AND ARE SEEN TO BE DOING SOMETHING ABOUT IT or are they only concerned with Jewish affairs? If so, they, along with all the other religions that only care for their own, are part of the problem, not part of the solution. The man who rang Arthur today was only concerned with Jewish affairs; he was not interested in our intentions or in anybody else, just as most Christians, Muslims, Sikhs, Catholics, etc, are only interested in their own. While we separate ourselves into groups, dividing ourselves from others with rules, regulations, rituals, procedures and conditions, we will never solve our problems.
No matter what we in the Western World Civilisation of Commerce have been promised by our politicians, religious leaders, scientists, educators, philosophers, etc, for the past two hundred years, all we have seen is ever-increasing destruction of men, women and children and the earth. None of the so-called experts and leaders we have been taught to rely on are coming up with a solution and none of them are taking full-responsibility for the fact that they can't handle the problem. All religious books talk about end times full of destruction and suffering but why do we have to follow this program when there is an alternative to hatred, mayhem and death? Why are our leaders following the program of destruction and death rather than exploring the alternatives? It seems that any mainstream politician, priest or academic are only interested in supporting the RULES OF THE DIVIDE, that maintain the haves and the have nots. For 200+ years, 99% of the world population have been so trained to pass on their responsibility for themselves, others and the earth, that the 1% of the population that make up the leaders of the rest of us are making all the decisions leading to the destruction of all of us and the earth. Let's not forget the education system that brainwashes the 99% of the population that we are free and have equal rights while, in fact, we are feathering the nests of those at the top.
At the root of all our problems is self-centredness, an unwillingness nurtured by the Establishment that keeps us concerned only with our own needs rather than the needs of others around us and the Earth. Instead of creating and releasing acts of love for those around us as gifts to benefit them and the earth, we take, take and take, until there is nothing left. The whole point of the Love for Life website is to show people the root of all our problems and to share the remedy. The extensive research library is there to attract browsers and to provide access to information not available through mainstream channels. If the New South Wales Jewish Board of Deputies can, after careful examination of our work, prove that anything we are saying is wrong, we will be happy to accept their proof. If they cannot, and they are still insistent on closing the website down, they will be showing themselves to be traitors to MAN because they are not interested in pursuing any avenue that can end the suffering in the world.
All religions, corporations and organisations that support and maintain the Western World Civilisation of Commerce are part of the problem because our civilisation is a world of haves and have nots, racism, violence, hatred, poverty, sickness, discrimination, abuse, starvation, homelessness, corruption, collusion, vindictiveness, social unrest, arrogance, ignorance, fear, war and chaos. While we support civilisation, we support death and destruction because ALL civilisations that have ever existed are apocalyptic by design.
If we truly want peace on earth and freedom for all, we have to let go of all that which keeps us divided, and come together as MAN, conscious living co-creators of creation. The Love For Life website offers a remedy to the problems we all face in the form of DO NO HARM COMMUNITIES: http://loveforlife.com.au/node/3641 For more details see here: http://loveforlife.com.au/node/6511 and here: http://loveforlife.com.au/node/3385 - We also highly recommend that everyone read the brilliant Russian books called The Ringing Cedars: http://loveforlife.com.au/node/1125 - The Love For Life homepage/front-page also provides lots of inspiring remedy based information: http://loveforlife.com.au - If you want to be kept up to date with our work please register to the Love For Life mailing list here: http://loveforlife.com.au/campaign_list We usually send two postings per month. Presently there are over 5000 registrations reaching over 200,000 readers globally. The website now receives over 2 million strikes per month with June 2009 heading close to (or over) 3 million strikes.
Conscious Love Always
Arthur and Fiona Cristian
Love For Life
17th June 2009