Southern Union of Resistance to Genetic Engineering (SURGE) have facilitated a protest against the only GM Farmscale Trial in the South West of England.
The site is 50 acres of maize, split into half glufosinate resistant and half non-GM.
On the 15th of July 2000, 300 people attended the rally at Nether Compton Village Hall, with various speakers including George Monbiot and Luke Anderson, a heartfelt plea to support beekeepers in their fight against Genetic contamination and in the interest of impartiality, a voice to the Grim Reaper speaking on behalf of the bio-tech corporations.
People marched to the GM site, followed by a heavy media presence. On arrival at the field, three Grim Reapers led approximately 100 people onto the site, were decontamination proceeded and an estimated 15% of the crop was destroyed.
The process lasted for about forty-five minutes before police entered the site and arrested seven people, all of whom were released without charge the same evening.
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Please bring your strimmers next time,
scythes can only manage so much.