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The Dangers of GMOs in Our Food – A GMO Educational Event with Jeffrey Smith in Durham

January 15, 2014 @ 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Triangle_GMO_Education_Jan15_Flyer-2-page-0Please join local food leaders, community members, and keynote speaker Jeffrey Smith in this education event about the dangers of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in the food we are eating and what people can do to avoid them in their diet.

6:00 pm Food Trucks
6:00 pm Community Education Fair and Networking
6:30 pm Program Speakers
Introduction by Bernard Obie, Abanitu Organics:  GMOs – A Top Food Safety Priority for our Community
yh Patt, University of Maryland:  Report on the Pesticide Ban in El Salvador
6:45 pm Featured Speaker Jeffrey Smith:  The Dangers of GMOs in Our Food
8:00 pm Questions and Answers
8:30pm Book and DVD Signing with Jeffrey Smith


Jeffrey M. Smith
, international leading spokesperson on the health and environmental dangers of GMOs, is the director and producer of the award-winning documentary film, Genetic Roulette: The Gamble of Our Lives, and author of “Seeds of Deception,” the world’s bestselling and #1 rated book on the health dangers GMOs.  Smith has spoken about the dangers of GMOs in 37 countries, has been featured in many network television news shows, and appeared twice on Dr. Oz.
Event is sponsored by the Institute for Responsible Technology and the Carolina Farm Stewardship Association.

REGISTER for the event here.

Details

Date:
January 15, 2014
Time:
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Venue

Durham Armory
220 Foster Street
Durham, NC 27705 United States