> > - 12 Noon, Saturday > - 16 November 2002 > - Aotea Square, Auckland > > [Please forward this message widely] > > A year ago 15,000 people from all over the country > marched up > Auckland's Queen Street in support of keeping New > Zealand's food and environment GE free. This was one > of the biggest public Rallies in 20 years and the > moratorium on GE release was extended, but the > Government's current plans to give up New Zealand's GE > free status seem to be based on an impression that the > public don't care about GE anymore... > > So we are going to march again - and it's going to be > even bigger than > Last time!! We are encouraging people from all over > the country to come. > > The march will be well organized, safe and fun. There > will be free > Live music (Trinity Roots) and good speakers at the > end. Put the date in your diary, make a placard, come > along and bring as many people as you can! Rain or > shine. > You can see images of the last march at: > http://www.greenpeace.org.nz/news/news_main.asp?offset=20&PRID=217 > > This is a critical time for the GE campaign, it's our > land, our food > And our choice and we want to keep Aotearoa New > Zealand GE FREE! > > WHAT YOU CAN DO > - Forward this message to everyone you know in > Auckland > - Download a poster and put it up at work > > http://www.greenpeace.org.nz/news/news_main.asp?PRID=413 > - Send the GE Free Rally E-Card to your friends > http://act.greenpeace.org/ecs/s2?i=423&sk=std > > E - SUBMISSIONS > Click on the link below to make a quick submission to > the Government on > improving the Hazardous Substances and New Organisms > Act to keep NZ GE > Free: > http://www.greenpeace.org.nz/action/ge/submission.asp > > All the best, > > Nick Young > Greenpeace Webmanager > http://www.greenpeace.org.nz >