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Editor Please Note: A media conference will be held on Saturday, April 28 at 1 p.m. one hour prior to the opening of the photo exhibit at the Chinese Cultural Centre Museum in the On-Tak Cheung Exhibition Hall, 555 Columbia St. Vancouver, B.C.
Photo Editor: A selection of the hi res photographs featured at the exhibit is available online at http://www.greenpeace.ca/riceislifephotos
A new photo exhibit that beautifully portrays and reinforces the merits of biodiversity and sustainable agricultural practices in China’s Yunnan Province will open Saturday, April 28 at 2 p.m. at the Chinese Cultural Centre Museum [555 Columbia St.] in Vancouver.
“The Land Gives Me Rice, Rice Gives Me Life” photo exhibit will run for one month, April 28 to May 27. Co-sponsored by Greenpeace Canada and the Chinese Cultural Centre of Greater Vancouver, the exhibit features 50 first-time photographs by five rice farmers in Yunnan Province who were asked by Greenpeace to document a year in the life of their villages in 2005.
“We are very pleased to join Greenpeace in presenting this wonderful documentation of life in Yunnan Province. The intimacy and tradition in these photos will be of interest to many of our visitors, says Paul Yeung, cultural program director, Chinese Cultural Centre Museum.
Greenpeace provided the farmers with cameras as part of a larger campaign against the open commercialization of genetically engineered rice which continues to threaten health, culture, tradition and sustainable farming practices in China. In Yunnan Province alone 75,000 known varieties of rice are grown.
“This exhibit focuses on the ecological and agricultural traditions still practiced by farmers in Yunnan Province. But keep in mind that these communities are threatened by genetically engineered rice strains with which western-based multinationals seek to monopolize the biodiversity of the rice fields,” said Josh Brandon, GE campaigner, Greenpeace Canada.
On opening day, Greenpeace Canada will address the risks of releasing genetically engineered organisms into the environment and the food chain, and urge the BC government to legislate mandatory labeling. A petition is currently available at www.greenpeace.ca.
A Stratcom poll released in January 2007 shows that 79 per cent of British Columbians want to know if their food contains GE ingredients and would prefer their government to act before the next election.
“Our GE campaign and petition drive is a step towards a healthier food and agriculture system,” said Brandon. “Ultimately we would like to see sustainable organic agriculture that supports biodiversity. Such agriculture gives more power to local communities, and honors the traditional knowledge of farmers around the world. It builds connections between farmers and urban consumers and creates sustainable relationships between the global North and the developing South.”
Photo Editor: A selection of the hi res photographs featured at the exhibit is available online at http://www.greenpeace.ca/riceislifephotos
A new photo exhibit that beautifully portrays and reinforces the merits of biodiversity and sustainable agricultural practices in China’s Yunnan Province will open Saturday, April 28 at 2 p.m. at the Chinese Cultural Centre Museum [555 Columbia St.] in Vancouver.
“The Land Gives Me Rice, Rice Gives Me Life” photo exhibit will run for one month, April 28 to May 27. Co-sponsored by Greenpeace Canada and the Chinese Cultural Centre of Greater Vancouver, the exhibit features 50 first-time photographs by five rice farmers in Yunnan Province who were asked by Greenpeace to document a year in the life of their villages in 2005.
“We are very pleased to join Greenpeace in presenting this wonderful documentation of life in Yunnan Province. The intimacy and tradition in these photos will be of interest to many of our visitors, says Paul Yeung, cultural program director, Chinese Cultural Centre Museum.
Greenpeace provided the farmers with cameras as part of a larger campaign against the open commercialization of genetically engineered rice which continues to threaten health, culture, tradition and sustainable farming practices in China. In Yunnan Province alone 75,000 known varieties of rice are grown.
“This exhibit focuses on the ecological and agricultural traditions still practiced by farmers in Yunnan Province. But keep in mind that these communities are threatened by genetically engineered rice strains with which western-based multinationals seek to monopolize the biodiversity of the rice fields,” said Josh Brandon, GE campaigner, Greenpeace Canada.
On opening day, Greenpeace Canada will address the risks of releasing genetically engineered organisms into the environment and the food chain, and urge the BC government to legislate mandatory labeling. A petition is currently available at www.greenpeace.ca.
A Stratcom poll released in January 2007 shows that 79 per cent of British Columbians want to know if their food contains GE ingredients and would prefer their government to act before the next election.
“Our GE campaign and petition drive is a step towards a healthier food and agriculture system,” said Brandon. “Ultimately we would like to see sustainable organic agriculture that supports biodiversity. Such agriculture gives more power to local communities, and honors the traditional knowledge of farmers around the world. It builds connections between farmers and urban consumers and creates sustainable relationships between the global North and the developing South.”
Further contact information for reporters to get video, photos or report details
Josh Brandon GE campaigner, Greenpeace Canada 604-721-7493
