Inter Continental Caravan

The Inter-continental Caravan of Indian activists arrived in Britain on the 27th May, for three days touring the south of England before heading back onto the continent. However, out of the 120 people who were due to come to this country, only 37 managed to get visas (including none of the Karnataka farmers).

After a Public Hearing (People vs. Corporations), an impromptu action took place. Since the Nuffield Institute had recently issued a report saying that GM food could have a useful place in world health etc, the whole meeting decamped from Friends House and to the Nuffield office in the West End, London, occupying the whole of a 4-lane carriageway into the bargain. While some of the Indian farmers and others occupied the office and had lengthy dialogue, others outside made noise and hung banners up. All in all this was a real taste of 'the united colours of resistance', The Indians also visited the crop squat (see front page) and will now visit other parts of Europe before arriving in Cologne for the June 18 celebrations.

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