The last nationwide blockade of Sainsburys distribution depots cost them a fortune. In the early hours of this morning in St Helens Merseyside we've done it again.
more news to follow.
Press release
SAINSBURY’S DEPOT BROUGHT TO A STAND STILL AGAIN BY GM PROTESTERS
One of Sainsbury's biggest UK distribution centres has been shut down tonight as part of a concentrated campaign to stop Sainsbury's selling milk from cows fed on GM products.
People are chained together through steel tubes, blocking the depot gates.
This action is blocking entrances normally used to distribute the supermarket’s dairy products that come from cows fed GM animal feed. The protest follows Sainsbury’s failure to provide non-GM fed milk as standard, despite rivals like Marks and Spencer and the Co-op doing so.
A protester explained:
“Neither farmers or consumers want GM in our food chain. Sainsbury’s must keep their promise to phase out its use, and pay farmers properly so they can do so”
A farmer added:
“We are paid less for our milk than it costs to produce. GM is only adding to the crisis in our industry. We want an end to the exploitation of foreign farmers through GM, and an end to the exploitation of us by the supermarkets.”
The protesters intend to stay until GM fed products are taken off Sainsbury’s shelves. The police have been called but any arrests are likely to be seriously delayed by the demonstrator’s chains and equipment.
NOTES TO EDITORS
GM fed milk is currently unlabelled. The effects of GM on both cattle, and the people who then eat products from them, have never been tested by independent scientists.
In the face of public concern Sainsbury’s pledged to phase out the use of GM in animal feed three years ago, but are now claiming they cannot for economic reasons.
Prof. Bob Orskov OBE, director of the International Feed Resource Unit in Aberdeen has said “As a scientist, I wouldn’t drink milk from cows fed GM with the current state of knowledge”.
for more information see
http://www.geneticsaction.org.uk/resources/alliancesainsburys.pdf.
The location of the depot is-
Haydock
Haydock Industrial Est
Haydock
St Helens,
Mersyside
WA1 9WB
more news to follow.
Press release
SAINSBURY’S DEPOT BROUGHT TO A STAND STILL AGAIN BY GM PROTESTERS
One of Sainsbury's biggest UK distribution centres has been shut down tonight as part of a concentrated campaign to stop Sainsbury's selling milk from cows fed on GM products.
People are chained together through steel tubes, blocking the depot gates.
This action is blocking entrances normally used to distribute the supermarket’s dairy products that come from cows fed GM animal feed. The protest follows Sainsbury’s failure to provide non-GM fed milk as standard, despite rivals like Marks and Spencer and the Co-op doing so.
A protester explained:
“Neither farmers or consumers want GM in our food chain. Sainsbury’s must keep their promise to phase out its use, and pay farmers properly so they can do so”
A farmer added:
“We are paid less for our milk than it costs to produce. GM is only adding to the crisis in our industry. We want an end to the exploitation of foreign farmers through GM, and an end to the exploitation of us by the supermarkets.”
The protesters intend to stay until GM fed products are taken off Sainsbury’s shelves. The police have been called but any arrests are likely to be seriously delayed by the demonstrator’s chains and equipment.
NOTES TO EDITORS
GM fed milk is currently unlabelled. The effects of GM on both cattle, and the people who then eat products from them, have never been tested by independent scientists.
In the face of public concern Sainsbury’s pledged to phase out the use of GM in animal feed three years ago, but are now claiming they cannot for economic reasons.
Prof. Bob Orskov OBE, director of the International Feed Resource Unit in Aberdeen has said “As a scientist, I wouldn’t drink milk from cows fed GM with the current state of knowledge”.
for more information see
http://www.geneticsaction.org.uk/resources/alliancesainsburys.pdf. The location of the depot is-
Haydock
Haydock Industrial Est
Haydock
St Helens,
Mersyside
WA1 9WB
Comments
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Fantastic
30.09.2004 05:11
Hope it went well, the mersy cops were not to grim and there were no arrests..
pictures please!
xx
biohazzard girl
Well done! More of this sort of thing!
30.09.2004 09:18
Us lot around Essex / London are up in court for the last blockade in July :)
But the spirit of resistance continues!
Solidarity with you!!!
More of this sort of thing!
luv
Barry
xxx
Barry Kade
Homepage:
http://www.easf.org.uk
zipedy do da
30.09.2004 09:40
This is a thing to induce great happiness in the hearts of many. Thank you from the very bottom of my previously paranoia racked boots. This stuff is definately hurting them badly, given the expense of the opperation which was mounted to stop the last lot of blockade attempts. Just goes to show what can be done even when they're trying to pay attention. Bloody fantastic and other inadiquate superlatives.
I'm just off to jump round the kitchen singing 'oh what a beautiful morning'. Don't mind me.
previously depressed in the west
yip bloody yip
30.09.2004 13:04
Aharrr shipmates!!
bakhunin's coffee pot
Great news - any updates?
30.09.2004 13:26
Any further information? How long did the team stay there for? Were they cut out? Any arrests?
Arp
update
30.09.2004 14:23
The blockade succeeded in stopping lorries coming in or out of the depot for three and a half hours.
There were no arrests and the only equipment lost was a lock used to shut the emergency gate.
The blockade ended when police cut the lock on the emergency gate to allow lorries out that way.
The emergency gate has never been used before when this depot was blockaded as part of the national blockade recently or when it has been blockaded by farmers and striking sainsbury’s workers on previous occasions.
I will post a fuller report later this afternoon as a new newswire article with links.
There are also still photos to follow.
If an IMC admin thinks its worthy and has the time , could this be made into a main feature once i've writtena thorough update?
cheers
GMF
G M Free
hoooray!
30.09.2004 14:53
juvenile delinquent pirate
Putting the "direct" back into DA
01.10.2004 08:18
It's important to know that in the face of the corporate machine there are more and more people refusing to go along with the script. So, thanks!
Good luck in court to the London/Essex brigade!
Messygirl
photos available
01.10.2004 10:22
blockader
Get Real.
08.10.2004 08:52
You caused at best, a lot of journeys to start late, but nothing arrived too late in store to make any difference whatso ever.
In summary the depot had a better than average night....and this was all down to you!
Joe seddon
e-mail:
class40uk@yahoo.co.uk
OOH ERR!
13.10.2004 20:05
Lord Sainsbury
wasters
28.07.2006 11:18
ken turner
e-mail:
turner1962@tiscali.co.uk