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World
Conference/
Seminar on Biotech
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For this reason, the Congress of Racial Equality, which has
consultative NGO status with the United Nations, decided to
co-sponsor, along with the Economic and Social Council of the UN
(ECOSOC), a conference to examine all sides of this hot
issue.

Professor,
Rutgers University
Mr. Earnest Larry
Ambassador Aminu Wali, the Permanent Representative to the U.N. from
Nigeria agreed to host this important event as part of a 2-day
celebration of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Federal Holiday.
Ed Vasallo, Esq, Intellectual
Properties Attorney, Fitzpatrick, Cella, Harper & Scinto,
The Conference was held on Tuesday, January 18,
2005, and was a huge success. More that 800 people, including
several students from some of the city’s top science orientated high
schools, jammed the Trusteeship Council Chambers at the UN
headquarters on 1st Avenue.
Dr. Decio Ripandelli, Deputy Director General,
ICGEB

Dr. Don McKenzie,
Executive Vice Pres,
Agriculture - Biotech
Strategies, Canada;
World renowned experts in the areas of agriculture, GM foods and
other biotech sciences debated the pros and cons.

Ms. Florence Chenoweth, Director, Food & Agricultural
Organizations (FAO) UN
Sessions dealt with the adoption, ethics, regulations, impact
and property rights aspects of the use of biotechnology to enhance
the production of food in third world countries.
For information
on future events & conferences, Call: (212) 598-4000
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CORE Marks 206th Birthday of
anti-slavery Abolistionist John Brown |
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On Tuesday, May 9, 2006,
CORE officials led by Roy Innis, National Chairman, marked the 206th
anniversary of the birth of John Brown and the 147th year of his
execution by laying a wreath of flowers at his grave in Lake Placid,
New York. .

Accompanied by CORE officials and
decendents, CORE Chairman, Roy Innis, lays wreath at the
grave of John Brown in Lake Placid, NY.
Innis said, “John Brown’s contributions
in ending slavery has not been properly
recognized. Within two years of his death, the Civil War broke out.
He was the spiritual inspiration of the Union Army as evidenced in
the song The Battle Hymn of the Republic”.
Roy Innis and descendent of John
Brown stand by statue of Brown
The Organization received a large amount of positive feedback from
John Brown historians and scholars around the country and Canada
including Brown's great-great grand daughter..
All expressed their gratitude for honoring and giving Brown
recognition for his contributions in ending slavery. In a press
release dated May 9, 2006, Mr. Innis noted that within two years of
John Brown’s death, the Civil War broke out. He also stated that
many are unaware that he was the spiritual inspiration of the Union
Army.
On May 17, and again on May 24, 2006, CORE will show two
documentaries about John Brown that explore this historical figure
from different points of view. The first documentary, Mean To Be
Free: John Brown's Black Nation Campaign, is based on the research
of Jean Libby, a renowned author and historian. Unlike many negative
depictions of John Brown as an erratic and unstable man, Mrs.
Libby’s film uses primary sources to depict Brown as a man that was
sane, deliberate and heroic. |

Roy Innis and CORE Board Member,
Joseph Lovece, Jr.
at John Brown memorial.
The first documentary, Mean To Be Free: John Brown's Black Nation
Campaign, is based on the research of Jean Libby, a renowned author
and historian. Unlike many negative depictions of John Brown as an
erratic and unstable man, Mrs. Libby’s film uses primary sources to
depict John as a man that was sane, deliberate and heroic.

CORE Delegation tours the grounds of
the farm where Brown was born and raised and ultimately laid to
rest.
The second documentary, John Brown's Holy War, will be shown on the
following Wednesday (May 24th). The film is part of the
PBS series the American Experience. In this documentary John Brown
is referred to as a religious zealot, martyr and reluctant
revolutionary.
There will be a discussion after each screening explore John Brown,
his legacy and his role in history. Screenings will be limited to 20
participants. Please call Corinne Innis at (212) 598-4000 to reserve
a seat.
CORE Headquarters
817 Broadway, 3rd Fl.
New York, NY 10003
(Corner
of 12th Street and Broadway)

Grounds and cabin where John Brown
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