Get active against GM food and crops!
Corporate Watch has produced a series of briefings on the companies that are trying to force GMOs down our throats. If you want to help stop them, start with our briefings. They include strategic and critical analysis, plus info on the companies involved, what they do with GMOs and where, and who makes the decisions. All are available in print, on e-mail, or fully interactive on our website, www.gm-info.org.uk
Briefings so far include:
Who's winning the biotech battle?
- a strategic overview of the industry in light of public rejection, showing that the war is still far from won, and suggesting some further campaign directions.
Control freaks: the corporate megaliths importing GMOs
- a 3-part series on Cargill and ADM, the key link in the GM crops supply chain.
The industry strikes back: functional foods, good for Monsanto's health
- how biotech companies plan to win the GMO debate, and succeed in
Aventis
- a post-merger update of our briefing on AgrEvo, the company leading the field in UK biotech, and responsible for farm-scale trials.
Cash cows and bull markets? The finance behind GM food and crops
- a detailed guide on which banks and other financial institutions are propping up the industry.
From test tube to tummy: the GMO supply chain
- a guide to which companies and organisations do what throughout the supply chain.
Animal feeds and genetic engineering
- on the companies involved in this key market for GMOs.
Other Publications
D.I.Y research guide
- Become a corporate watcher! This new, updated version of our popular training guide on how to research companies breaks down the mystique surrounding research. It includes top tips on how to use the web, libraries, press searches, official sources, and overt and covert interview techniques. November 1999.. 12 pages. £1
Crude Operators – an oil reader
- A collection of papers on the oil industry, its impacts, and campaigning against the industry. PLUS news updates and analysis on oil industry developments, and on activism against Big Oil. (co-published with Platform). Spring 1999. 56 pages. £5
Degrees of Involvement
- Out soon! An in-depth investigative report exposing the links between UK universities and the oil industry, through subsidised research, training, and channelling of graduates for recruitment. Now written, awaiting publication. 80-100 pages. Please contact us if you're interested, and we will let you know when it is available.
Shell – 100 years too long
- This special commemorative report on Shell marks its Centenary. It documents 100 years of environmental destruction, neglect of workers, abuse of human rights and manipulation of public opinion. October 1997. 14 pages. £1.50
The oil and gas industry – a guide for UK activists.
This provides a background on the UK off shore industry, including its impacts, political connections and public relations strategies. Importantly, it provides valuable information on where it is and how it works, designed to support campaigning activities against it. Winter 1997/98. 12 pages. £1.50
Squaring up to the Square Mile
A beginner's guide to the City of London, and how the finance sector works. It includes an explanation of securities, commodities and currencies, how they are all traded, the key institutions, the culture of the City, and the global importance of London, plus guidelines for researching a company's finance. (Co-written with London Reclaim the Streets). April 1999. 32 pages (A5). Free. Send 31p SAE.
