Yes, for sure... and good reference to the Schmeiser case -- In the end he won a partial victory and of course became an international and local (folk) hero (I grew up about 60 KMs from his farm in rural Saskatchewan :). http://beemp3.com/index.php?q=the+ballad+of+percy+schmeiser+phil+vernon (we like David vs. Goliath stories in Saskatchewan especially when David wins :).
I`m hoping with this one that it can become a bit of a meme, not being in a position to do much but cheer others from the sidelines at the moment. M On Tue, Mar 29, 2011 at 5:29 AM, helen varley jamieson < [email protected]> wrote: > it's a good idea & you should start it :) > > it brings to mind the legal cases involving GM companies, where their seed > has blown into neighbouring properties & the company has taken the > neighbouring farmer to court for illegally growing their seed - the most > famous one being monsanto vs. percy schmeiser ( > http://www.percyschmeiser.com/). i also read recently about a case in > western australia, where a farmer lost his organic certification because of > GM seed blowing 1500m & contaminating his farm; the WA government's response > to this was that zero tolerance of GM in organics imposed "unnecessary > costs" on the GM grower. > > this idea of "unnecessary costs" is bizarre - whether it's GM seed blowing > around the place or nuclear radiation or excessive plastic packaging > floating in the ocean, the corporation generating the shit should pay for > its consequences. it's not an "unnecessary" cost at all but the REAL cost - > to the environment & the rest of us unwilling receivers of this shit. > > if corporations had to pay the real cost of their business activities, the > world would be a very different place. > > h : ) > > > On 29/03/11 10:14 AM, michael gurstein wrote: > > I`m aware of these other initiatives which of course, are worthwhile but my > idea is to focus specifically on the ``Crimes Against Humanity`` as a > framework for calling those responsible for various of the man-made and > preventable catastrophes to which all of us are subject but for which none > of us are responsible and for which no one is being held to account. > > M > > On Tue, Mar 29, 2011 at 4:57 AM, helen varley jamieson < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> >> http://www.consumersinternational.org/our-work/social-responsibility/key-projects/holding-corporations-to-account/bad-company-awards >> >> http://www.corporatecrimereporter.com/ >> >> http://multinationalmonitor.org/ >> >> On 29/03/11 9:47 AM, dave miller wrote: >> > Hi michael >> > >> > This is a very good idea. Does such a thing exist as a global citizens >> > initiative? >> > >> > How would we start? I imagine we'd need a lawyer! >> > >> > dave >> > >> > On 28 March 2011 22:35, michael gurstein<[email protected]> wrote: >> >> I~m thinking that the Execs of TEPCO, their enablers at GE and in the >> >> Japanese government are ideal candidates for a global citizens >> initiative to >> >> have them charged with Crimes Against Humanity. >> >> >> >> All humanity is very likely to suffer the ill-effects of their craven >> >> behaviour, greed, stupidity and bureacratic incompetence... Surely a >> worse >> >> set of behaviours than simply the greed and stupidity of most of the >> current >> >> crop being charged with these crimes and a worthwhile extension of the >> >> notion I believe (the next candidates should surely be the banksters >> and >> >> their enablers among politicians, bureaucrats >> >> >> >> M >> >> >> >> On Mon, Mar 28, 2011 at 4:09 PM, dave miller<[email protected]> >> >> wrote: >> >>> Thanks Alan, >> >>> >> >>> Yes it definitely seems they're trying to hide things.This article is >> >>> interesting: >> >>> "we now learn that TEPCO is once again doing all it can to massage >> >>> disclosure and delay the release of potentially unpalatable data, >> >>> after the Asahi Shinbun only recently announced that the Pressure >> >>> vessels in reactors 1, 2 and 3 may have holes confirming everybody's >> >>> worst fears of full blown release of radioactive particles in the >> >>> environment." >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> http://www.zerohedge.com/article/china-detects-radiation-over-southeast-coastal-areas-asahi-reports-holes-reactor-pressure-ve?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+zerohedge%2Ffeed+%28zero+hedge+-+on+a+long+enough+timeline%2C+the+survival+rate+for+everyone+drops+to+zero%29 >> >>> >> >>> dave >> >>> >> >> -- >> ____________________________________________________________ >> >> helen varley jamieson: creative catalyst >> [email protected] >> http://www.creative-catalyst.com >> http://www.avatarbodycollision.org >> http://www.upstage.org.nz >> ____________________________________________________________ >> >> _______________________________________________ >> NetBehaviour mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://www.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour >> > > > > -- > ____________________________________________________________ > > helen varley jamieson: creative catalyst > [email protected] > http://www.creative-catalyst.comhttp://www.avatarbodycollision.orghttp://www.upstage.org.nz > ____________________________________________________________ > >
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