Seeds Of Resistance

The "Seeds of Resistance" gathering was held as a counter-gathering to the World Seed Conference in Cambridge, giving an alternative vision to corporate chemical-soaked control, GMOs and seed bank decline.

Day one of the gathering was for inspiring workshops and info sharing The second day participants had to create their own action with no pre-prepared master plan. And out of all this a great action emerged. All the conference delegates were at a posh dinner in a country house (previously reccied). Thirteen activists burst in, with a chorus of "We are here to SAVE THE SEED!". Cutlery dropped as we ran around with fluoro water pistols marked with chemical names, asking delegates if they'd "like some Round-up with their meal" before blasting their plates with salty water as others leafleted. One woman got up on the centre table for an impassioned rant. Security, waiters and a chef very quickly ejected them!

Day 3: a team went off to the delegates' lunch venue, setting up a cage with a "prisoner" inside handing out "illegal" seeds, and leafleting.".The conference itself was then disrupted.Activists occupied the stage, seizing the microphone and displaying a huge banner. A statement was read out amidst much heckling and also applause from delegates. After lots of ranting, leafleting and even a spoof biotech corporate song (!) conference organisers asked delegates to leave which lost us our audience, and the police were called.