Grandmothers On Trial
Seek Support For Protecting Public Food Supply
Request Pickets and Court Watchers

When ? Thursday January 9 2003
7 am in the morning

Where ? The Municipal Court of Decatur, Alabama
City Hall on Lee Street, Decatur, AL.
Judge Billy Cook Presiding

Court Watchers Bring Note Pads, Pens, Tape Recorders, Cameras

Picketers Bring Appropriate Signs and Leftover New Years Noise Makers

Agenda: Following The Early-Morning Trial, Picketers will
march around City Hall and then the Parking Lot of
The Kroger Corporation's Supermarket

Background:

On Saturday, October 26th 2002, the Decatur Police Department responded to a complaint of trespassing on private property from the Kroger Supermarket at 1101 Beltline Road by sending three squad cars to
the scene of the crime. There they subdued and arrested two Grandmothers, Gerry Coffey, age 62 and Jean Tune, age 79.

The Grandmothers were hauled off to Police Headquarters where they were booked, mug shot, finger printed and interrogated. They were arraigned a few days later and ordered to appear in Judge Billy Cook's Court at 7 am Thursday January 9th, 2003.

What crime had these Ladies committed? Several, it seems. They were caught red handed on 4 counts of exercising their Constitutional Rights under the First Amendment:

1. Freedom of Speech ... *They were talking to other Kroger
customers.
2. Freedom of the Press .. *They were circulating fact sheets.
3. Freedom to Assemble ... *They had assembled.
4. Freedom to Petition ... *They were gathering signatures on a petition.

Previous to the event, Gerry Coffey talked with the Kroger Store Manager three times, sent Kroger Headquarters a Press Release outlining their purpose, and was under the impression they had every right to be there.

So what were these gentle ladies doing that so alarmed the Kroger Corporation and the Decatur Police?

* The Grandmothers were taking part in Pure Foods' National Super Market Campaign to warn shoppers that without their knowledge or consent they have been and are buying genetically engineered "Frankenfoods," some of which contain the genes of fish, human cancer cells and other unnatural organisms.

* They provided scientific fact sheets testifying to the real and potential dangers of G. E. foods that have been linked to allergic reactions, dangerous toxins, and increased use of hazardous pesticides that are a threat to our food chain, the environment, and the health of our children and grandchildren.

* They pointed out that 2/3rds of the food on our grocery store shelves now contain these untested GMO's and consumers are being used as human guinea pigs without being being given a choice.

Examples of unlabeled foods containing gmo's are Kraft food products, baby foods, cereals, crackers, grains, fish, produce and all manner of refined and packaged foods.

Moreover, Kraft and other U. S. food suppliers are practicing a double standard.

European legislators wisely cater to the consumer's desire and right to know. For that reason Kraft and other U. S. global distributors label GE-food and remove GE ingredients from their products sold to Europe and other countries. These same companies force feed GE foods to consumers
here in the United States without any labeling, thus side-stepping the consumer's right-to-know and right to choose.

Additionally, despite the fact surveys verify over 90% of the American Public favors labeling, Congress follows the dictates of deep-pocket lobbyists and resists public efforts to mandate labeling of all genetically engineered foods.

These Grandmothers are standing up for all Citizens' rights to have untainted food that is accurately labeled.. They want their Grand Children and yours to have pure, healthy food.

They hope their arrest might serve to awaken the public to this crime against the food source that sustains us, and that their sacrifice will not be in vain.

All Activists, all Constitutionalists, everyone who wants
unadulterated food for their Children and Grand Children please come and stand with these courageous Grandmothers and their Pro Bono Attorney Greg Reeves against the Big Corporations and Tyranny.