Chicagoland Green & Eco-living (CGE)

June 4, 2010 7:00 PM - 14 attended

Health Freedom Expo

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Uploaded by: Cara

Our group will meet for the following 3 films:

Your Milk on Drugs - Just Say No!: The truth about what’s in your milk and the efforts to suppress the truth.

The World According to Monsanto: The insidious takeover of genetically modified seeds and the unsustainable practices of large agribusiness are exposed.

Silent Forest: The dangerous impact of genetically engineered trees on health, wildlife and the environment.

To print-out a FREE FRIDAY PASS and more details about the lectures prior to the film viewing visit: http://www.healthfree...

"Defending your right to know, and your freedom to choose.™"

Please use the "Talk about this Meetup" area for any questions, comments or to arrange car-pooling. I will e-mail my cell number to RSVP's before this meet-up, if anyone needs to contact me.

Cara
Since the film starts at 7 pm, please plan on arriving about 15 minutes earlier. Thanks!

Posted May 14, 2010 at 9:28 AM
Siri
Hi guys. Since this meetup is not in the city, I will need a ride. Is there a carpool?

Posted May 19, 2010 at 10:49 PM
Cara
I will be leaving from the city but much earlier in the day to attend some of the lectures prior to the films.

Posted May 20, 2010 at 2:09 PM
Siri
Are the lectures part of the Expo? How much earlier?

Posted May 20, 2010 at 3:03 PM
Cara
Siri ~ If you click on the above link, there are lectures from 10 am til 4 pm and then exhibit hall will close at 7 pm. The films will be shown in an adjacent room, just ask at the registration area. The films run from 7 to 8:30 pm.

Posted May 20, 2010 at 6:16 PM
Cara
To print a free pass for "Friday Only" visit the Health link above. Find Chicago dates and ''download free ticket." I will have a few extra tickets for the "yes" RSVP's.

Posted June 4, 2010 at 4:13 PM
Cara
Thanks to all who braved the rush hour traffic to the burbs and made the journey to gain more knowledge. ;~}

Posted June 6, 2010 at 7:07 AM
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14 attended

4.505 (5 ratings)

Event Host

Cara
Assistant Organizer

For others who had attended the "Green Fest" at Navy Pier, this had roughly about a third of the vendors with an overall holistic based-theme. I've seen the 'milk film' before but regardless it still irks me to the core. The 'tree film' was a new one for me and thus another reason for concern. However, the program did state a specific 'Monsanto film' which they did not show but rather an excerpt from the "Future of Food" which is good film but I have seen it before. The program started a tad late and ran a bit longer than expected but it was nice to see a personal introduction and some commentary by Jeffrey M. Smith. The GMO Shopping Guide booklet and an additional free GMO DVD were nice freebies.
Kimberly
Assistant Organizer

Good films and very informative! Being vegan, I don't worry about the Milk one too much but I hope it helps others change their diets. The hormones should be outlawed altogether. The Silent Forest was my favorite. I had already seen the The Future of Food but it was nice to see parts of it again. Always knew GMOs were bad for us and the environment but never thought too much about the connection to diseases like cancer etc. so that is something worth researching. It was nice to meet a few of the people from the group and to get a free DVD on GMOS! Looking forward to watching it. :)
John

+1 guest

Movies where informative, although not at all balanced with arguments from the corporate side of the issues. However, what could they say to defend themselves? These practices are so very harmful in the long run. Yeah, maybe there's profit in the short term, like in the time span of one generation's career i.e. 30 years or so. So I can understand why people are doing this. But wow the potential for disaster, even economic disaster is enormous! The whole thing left me even more disappointed in humanity. Also, the sound equipment was not set up correctly, and that made it hard to hear well.
Qia
Angelique
Sara

+2 guests
Megan
Vadim
Organizer
Len
Watcher
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