Panel-Berkeley Forum-xtreme Genetic Engineering and Biosafety by the Bay: Communities and

10/16 Berkeley Forum-xtreme Genetic Engineering and Biosafety by the Bay: Communities and Workers at Risk
Extreme Genetic Engineering and
Biosafety by the Bay: Communities and Workers at Risk


Becky McClain
in conversation with Gopal Dayaneni
of Movement Generation: Justice and Ecology Project and
Ed Hammond, an internationally recognized expert on biolab safety.
Wednesday, October 16, 2013 7:30 PM
Brower Center, Goldman Theater
2150 Alston Way
Berkeley

Free

http://www.synbiowatch.org/2012/03/watch-synbio-conference-live/poster/

Streamed live on KPFA.org video channel and International Labor Media Network Channel http://www.ilmnetwork.org



What can the experience of the world’s first successful biotech whistleblower tell us
about the push by local politicians and UC Berkeley to create an East Bay "Green Corridor" focused on establishing genetic engineering biolabs along the earthquake- prone Pacific Ring of Fire?

Former Pfizer, Inc. molecular biologist Becky McClain became seriously ill after exposure to genetically modified agents at the pharmaceutical giant’s
Connecticut lab.

Last year she won the appeal upholding her case against the company for its violation of her right to free speech after she called attention to inadequate biolab safety conditions.

Hear how she learned first hand

- that there are no effective government safety regulations for genetic engineering

- that the law allows corporations to claim trade secrets in their refusal to turnover information about life threatening infectious agents

- that corporations will use the law to silence people who try to talk about these dangers


Health And Safety Threatened At Pfizer: Stop Injuring Biotech Workers
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7L_qznMfbQ0
On September 29, 2011 injured workers including former Pfizer injured
molecular biologist bitotech scientist Becky McClain held a rally for justice
outside the Groton, CT laboratories where she was contaminated.
Speakers including McClain discussed the issues that are faced in this
industry and the lack of proper oversight and protection for the workers
and the public at Pfizer. She also reports that OSHA officials did not properly protect

her and the public and still have not done an onsite investigation at the laboratories.
Other injured workers from CT also talk about their struggle for healthcare and justice
for their workplace injuries.
For more video go to:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uwgABDwiNVw&feature=player_embedded
http://blip.tv/file/4712025
http://blip.tv/file/3960030
http://blip.tv/file/2061380

Injured Workers National Network IWNN
info [at] iwnn.org

Production Of Labor Video Project
http://www.laborvideo.org laborvideo.blip.tv

Becky McClain, Injured Pfizer Molecular Biologist and Health & Safety Advocate Speaks at Calaway Awards
http://blip.tv/file/4712025
Becky McClain, injured Pfizer Molecular Biologist and Health and
Safety Advocate speaks at Callaway Awards Presentation on
12/8/2010 in Washington, D.C. California. For more information go to
http://www.cpab.info and California Coalition For Workers Memorial Day
http://www.workersmemorialday.org

Injured Pfizer molecular biologist and biotech worker Becky McClain presentation at synthetic biotech conference
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sVu5I0lZhM8
Becky McClain was a molecular biologist at Pfizer in Groton, Connecticut and was
contaminated by the company due to lax health and safety standards. She spoke
on March 29, 2012 at an international conference called "Unmasking the Bay Area
Bio Lab and Synthetic Biology: Health, Justice, And Communities At Risk.
For more information go to
http://www.synbiowatch.org or http://www.iwnn.org

Pfizer Injured Biotech Molecular Biologist Becky McClain-Biotech workers and the public under threat
http://blip.tv/file/3960030
On July 17, 2010 in San Francisco, Pfizer injured biotech molecular biologist Becky McClain
discussed her firing for making OSHA complaints and also the potential and real dangers
of unregulated and development of products in the biotech and nanotech industry without
proper oversight. The first US conference on biotechnology and health and safety was
sponsored by the California Coalition For Workers Memorial Day http://www.workersmemorialday.org
Additional presentations at the conference are
Biotech, CA Osha & Health And Safety Presentation With Dr. Larry Rose
http://blip.tv/file/3916683
The Toxic Environment, Public Health, ACOEM And Pfizer:Presentation By Dr. Jack Thrasher
http://blip.tv/file/3921769
Conflict of Interest By Judge Says Sandi Trend, Mother of Injured Agraquest Biotech Worker Bell
http://blip.tv/file/3924484
Dina Padilla Speaks At Biotech & Health And Safety Conference
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_-_XEnaiNg
The conference was also endorsed by Council For Responsible Genetics
http://www.councilforresponsiblegenetics.org
For additional information go to http://www.cpab.info
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Injured-Workers-National-Network-IWNN/108362552680848