Professor Exposing Genetic Engineering Denied Tenure-Action needed

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As some of you may know, Dr. Ignacio Chapela has been fired from his

position at the University of California, Berkeley. The Campaign to Label

Genetically Engineered Foods is requesting your help in fighting for Dr.

Chapela.

Dr. Chapela publicly criticized the corporate ties between UC Berkeley and

Novartis, a giant biotech corporation, and has published research on the

contamination of Mexican Maize by GM corn.

We are not alone in our support -- Dr. Chapela was approved 32 to 1 by the

Department of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management to remain at the

University and unanimously approved by the five-member Campus Ad-hoc

Committee. Why was he fired? The budget committee turned him down!

The Campaign to Label Genetically Engineered Foods has launched an ACTION

ALERT in an effort to help Dr. Ignacio Chapela get his position back and

receive the tenure he deserves:

http://www.thecampaign.org/alert_chapela.php

We are targeting several people in this ACTION ALERT:

1) UC Berkeley Chancellor Birgeneau

2) UC Berkeley President Dynes

3) California Governor Schwarzenegger

4) Select California State Senators

5) Select California State Assembly Members

The messages to each recipient is slightly different so you will want to

send the instant e-mails to each of them.

Posted below is the e-mail to California Governor Schwarzenegger that also

contains the text of the message to UC Berkeley Chancellor Birgeneau.

Also posted below is an extensive article from the Berkeley Daily Planet.

Please support Dr. Chapela by taking part in this important ACTION ALERT:

http://www.thecampaign.org/alert_chapela.php