The rapidly growing Biotech Tyrant is a direct descendant of the corporations of the military/chemical industry, which last century tried to solve problems by spreading around the planet such poisons as Dioxin, PCB's, and Agent Orange. In the past decade, it has spawned a new face. Now nicknamed "Life Sciences," it brandishes a lab full of elixirs called Biotechnology.

Now this Tyrant is hungry for FOOD. Using genetic modification to 'brand' life itself, it can claim ownership to what once belonged to all. As with all corporate tyrants, it will not be satisfied with anything less than domination of the global food supply.

At Biodevastation gatherings, we attempt to understand the nature of the Tyrant: the powerful rewards its seeks, the logic/illogic of its arguments, the methods it divises for domination, and the wardrobe of 'beneficial' and 'benevolent' masks it dons for public charade.

The Tyrant wants the World to believe that its vision is remarkable, necessary... inevitable. Indeed, it claims to save the world!

But when we peer behind the Tyrant's mask, we see a very different face. Looking back, we find a trail of death and misery in its wake. Looking ahead, we shudder to comprehend the bounty it seeks to devour. The Tyrant's plan is not benevolent and will not 'save the world'...in fact, it has enormous power to destroy.

THERE IS ANOTHER WAY! The destruction is not inevitable. That overused yet underpracticed word 'sustainable' really exists both in nature and in human practices. Our quest is to remember old ways and to discover and celebrate new ways that allow us to be lively—naturally— on our bountiful planet without destroying it.