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Town Hall Seattle: Science Series

Town Hall’s Science series is dedicated to understanding the world around us. Whether we’re hearing from a legendary physicist or a UW graduate student, the Science series explores math, biology, chemistry, the environment, and so much more.

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Apr 22, 2019

What are the risks from genetically engineered fish to the people and environments of the Pacific Northwest? New Canoe Media tackles this question head-on with their new short film Salmon People. Town Hall joined forces with CAGJ to screen this powerful new film and call together a panel of indigenous and advocacy perspectives—all key activists working on Northwest Native food security and justice in the Pacific Northwest. Sit in to hear from the voices across the Pacific Northwest who are speaking out about the risks of genetically engineered fish.

Speakers include:

  • Valerie Segrest, Muckleshoot Food Sovereignty Project
  • Alan Stay, Office of the Tribal Attorney, Muckleshoot Indian Tribe
  • Fawn Sharp, President of the Quinault Indian Nation
  • Dana Perls, Senior Food and Technology Policy Campaigner with Friends of the Earth

Community Partners: 350 Seattle, Central Co-op, Chinook Book, First Nations at UW, Go Wild Campaign, Green Plate Special, Got Green, Health Alliance International, Indigenous Peoples Institute, LGBTQ Allyship, Loki Fish Company, NAMA-Northwest Atlantic Marine Alliance, Sierra Club NW, Sno-Valley Tilth, Tilth Alliance, Tulalip News, UFCW Local 21, UW American Indian Studies, UW Anthropology, UW Center for Human Rights, UW Comparative History of Ideas, UW Geography, UW Nutritional Sciences, UW Program of the Environment, Union Cultural Center, Washington State Unitarian Universalist Voices for Justice

Presented by Town Hall Seattle, Community Alliance for Global Justice, Center for Food Safety, and Friends of the Earth. Recorded live at Langston Hughes Performing Arts Institute by Town Hall Seattle on April 9, 2019.