Speaker: Dave King. 20 years ago, in the aftermath of the anti-GM food campaign, I gave a talk at NfN, warning of the future of designer baby eugenics. That future, of a genetically stratified society, where parents select IVF embryos for high IQ, or even genetically engineer them, is happening now, in a political climate far worse than anyone predicted. In the US, the hard right & Silicon Valley are coming together in an openly pro-eugenic techno fascism. Our government has announced it will sequence the genome of all babies at birth, & attempt to legalise GM babies in the next two years. Other technologies in the pipeline will turn making babies into an industrial production process that will make Huxley’s Brave New World look primitive. If we don’t want to go quietly into that future, we need to build a coalition led by those targeted for elimination by eugenics: disabled people, black people & the working class.
Meetings start with a buffet at 7:30pm followed by a talk at 8:00pm, then discussion at about 9:00pm.
All meetings are free of charge. Voluntary donations welcome. No need to book. If you can, please bring some vegetarian/vegan food and drink to share.
