COMMUNITY ACTION
IS NEEDED
Come to a
STUDY GROUP AND WORKSHOP
ON THE BIO-WARFARE AGENT RESEARCH
FACILITY PROPOSED AT SITE 300 IN TRACY
What:
Learn about a secret proposal by Livermore Lab and the University
of California to obtain funds from the Department of Homeland
Security for a maximum containment bio-facility that could
experiment with mad cow disease, avian flu, and even Ebola virus
and other diseases for which there is no known treatment or cure.
When:
Tuesday, September 12, 2006 from 7 PM - 9 PM
Where:
Community space at Sarvey Shoe Store
501 W. Grantline Road, Tracy
Why:
Community opposition can stop this project. Get Involved!
Speakers:
Dr. Judith Flanagan is a Molecular Biologist and an Assistant Professor at UC
San Francisco Medical School. Dr. Flanagan serves as an expert consultant
to Tri-Valley CAREs to advise on health and safety issues concerning
biowarfare agent research.
Edward Hammond is Director of the US office of the Sunshine Project. He has
worked on biotechnology-related policy since 1993. Hammond conducted
a national comprehensive study of committees that oversee biolabs like the
ones planned in Livermore and Tracy and he found serious problems. He
presented his study at the Biological Weapons Convention in Geneva.
Loulena Miles, Staff Attorney at Tri-Valley CAREs, serves as the group’s
project manager for the Livermore Lab Site-Wide Environmental Impact
Statement and heads the effort to prevent the collocation of advanced
biowarfare agent research and nuclear weapons at Livermore Lab.
CONTACT:
Tri-Valley CAREs n 2582 Old First Street n Livermore, CA 94551 n Tel: 925-443-7148