JURY TRIAL OF GM-FREE WALES CROP PULLERS
Mold Crown Court, 31 March to 3 April 2003
Arrive 9.15 am to support. 
(Please check before coming to court: date and place may be changed at
short notice.)

On 31 March to 3 April two women, Yvonne and Rowan, will stand trial by
jury at Mold Crown Court for their part in making Wales a GM free zone.  
This is a great opportunity to put GM on trial and to celebrate nonviolent
resistance to GM crops in Wales.  Please come along to watch the trial and
support.  Please bring banners and costumes.  If you need accommodation
this is being organised but please call to check there is space.  If you
can offer accommodation or know anyone in or near Mold who might be
willing to help with providing accommodation for supporters please get in
touch. 

Expert witnesses will be called including Dr. Ricarda Steinbrecher (genetic
scientist) and Dr. Sue Mayer of GeneWatch.

Local campaigners will be called as witnesses to testify on the resistance
to GM in Wales.  

Background:

In July 2001 a hundred and fifty people took part in a public meeting
followed by a march to the last remaining GM trial site in Flintshire,
Wales.  Undeterred by police and some aggressive security guards, about 30
people went onto the site and peacefully set about pulling up the GM maize
crop.  Six people were arrested but charges were dropped on all but Yvonne
and Rowan.  So far jury trials of GM crop pullers have resulted in one
acquittal and one hung jury followed by acquittal on re-trial.  

CONTACT 

0845 456 9327 (local rate)
During the trial 07786 094164

E-mail: rowantilly@gn.apc.org
Address: P O Box 3279; Brighton; BN1 1TL.   

PUBLIC MEETING

Set on the last day of the court trial a public meeting will celebrate the
resistance that has kept Wales GM free and explore the ways that people are
producing eco-friendly healthy food in the local area....

THE FUTURE OF FOOD AND FARMING IN WALES

Thursday 3 April 2003
7.30 pm at the Daniel Owen Centre 
in the centre of Mold near Chester 
Speakers include spokespeople from the Farmers' Union of Wales; GM free
Cyrmu; Friends of the Earth Cymru; and others.

Pub celebration afterwards.