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09-13-2003, 03:20 PM
New Zealand MPs flashed with bras in protest of genetically altered crops
Canadian Press Wednesday, September 10, 2003
WELLINGTON (AP) - A group of women protesting genetically modified food took off their shirts in New Zealand's parliament on Wednesday, revealing matching pink bras.
"We've lobbied, we've lobbied our supermarkets, we've lobbied our food producers, we've taken it to the High Court," Hillary Ord said after the protest in the parliament's public gallery. "This is the result of absolute frustration."
Ord said the group was angered by government plans to lift a ban on genetically engineered crops being planted in New Zealand fields.
The women, from Mothers Against Genetic Engineering, shocked legislators by stripping as a legislator asked a question about the country's economy.
"It was a dull question, so we thought it's now or never," protester Maike Nevill said.
Security guards quickly ushered the women out of the building. Police did not immediately file any charges.
"We just want to make our point clear, and I think we were quite entertaining in there," Ord said. "Certainly it stopped (the politicians) fighting among themselves for a second."
© Copyright 2003 The Canadian Press
Just one question: Where were the sheep?
Canadian Press Wednesday, September 10, 2003
WELLINGTON (AP) - A group of women protesting genetically modified food took off their shirts in New Zealand's parliament on Wednesday, revealing matching pink bras.
"We've lobbied, we've lobbied our supermarkets, we've lobbied our food producers, we've taken it to the High Court," Hillary Ord said after the protest in the parliament's public gallery. "This is the result of absolute frustration."
Ord said the group was angered by government plans to lift a ban on genetically engineered crops being planted in New Zealand fields.
The women, from Mothers Against Genetic Engineering, shocked legislators by stripping as a legislator asked a question about the country's economy.
"It was a dull question, so we thought it's now or never," protester Maike Nevill said.
Security guards quickly ushered the women out of the building. Police did not immediately file any charges.
"We just want to make our point clear, and I think we were quite entertaining in there," Ord said. "Certainly it stopped (the politicians) fighting among themselves for a second."
© Copyright 2003 The Canadian Press
Just one question: Where were the sheep?