Changing the World's Agriculture and People's Resistance

"Forum - Workshop and Photo Exhibit"
The Politics of Pesticides: changing the World's Agriculture and People's Resistance"
December 3 to 8, 2004

December 3, 2004 is the 20th anniversary of Bhopal Chemical Disaster in India. To support the day of action, Pesticide Action Network (PAN) Asia and the Pacific launched December 3 as the global "No Pesticides Use Day" in 1999.

To join the Bhopal campaing and No pesticides Use day, Resist is launching a project entitled Forum-Workshop and Photo Exhibit on “No Pesticides Day” with the theme The Politics of Pesticides: Changing the World’s Agriculture and People’s Resistance, from December 3 to 8, 2004. The event, to commemorate Bhopal, and PAN’s “No Pesticides Day” campaign, will be held in different schools, universities and colleges in selected places in Manila, Nueva Ecija, Laguna, Bicol, Cordillera, and Cagayan Valley. The general objective of the event is to increase awareness of the students, academes and farmers on the issue of pesticides on agriculture. Specific objectives include: Revealing the peasant and scientist testimonies on the effects of pesticides on agriculture; and Sharing the on-going alternative efforts against pesticides. The Photo Exhibit (with the same theme) will focus on the historical background of the pesticides; health, environment and socio-economic effects brought about by pesticides; and the people’s resistance and alternatives to pesticides. The exhibit will be placed for 1 week in the selected schools, universities and colleges. With a minimum of five to ten schools or universities for the duration of the event, RESIST, which involves the peasants movement of the Philippines (KMP) and various groups such as SIBAT, SEARICE and PAN Philippines, expects to mobilise more than 3,000 students and academes.
for more information contact resist secretariat : resist@tri-isys.com or tel +63-2-434-5467(KMP)