Save babies"

cause they were not breast fed. More

than half of the 1.5 million babies that die from Bottle baby Disease every year are drinking Nestle formula.

Nestle distributes free infant formula and tries to persuade mothers that this is what is best for their infant. They do this in many ways, and the superiority of breast milk is never men- tioned.

The distribution of free formula in underde- veloped countries is a serious problem. The use of breast milk substitutes requires clean water, good sanitation, adequate family income and a literate parent to read the instructions. In many ' places, the people to whom this is given do not know these things and think that they are doing what is best for their babies. Once the free supply has run out, the mother is no longer able to breast feed, so she is forced to buy more formula. Money is scarce, so the formula is

E= day 3000-4000 children die be-

usually watered down to make it last longer. The water used is usually contaminated, which will probably kill the baby. Other babies suffer irreversible physical or mental damage. Nestle said that they will not end the distri- bution of free supplies unless told to by the government. Even in countries where the gov- ernment has prohibited it, Nestle continues to distribute free formula to private maternity hospitals and clinics. Industrialized countries recently conducted a study which indicates that bottle babies have lower IQ’s and are at risk for increased rates of juvenile diabetes, childhood cancer, respiratory and gastrointestinal disease as well as allergies. It is time to put an end to this. A national campaign boycotting Nestle products could do much to bring Nestle to make changes in its marketing practices.

PLEASE BOYCOTT THESE NESTLE PROD-

Debating society heads south

on its way to Waltham, Mass. Yes,

that’s right. Having rested on our lau- rels long enough, we have decided to venture into the unknown and take part in the 1993 Rapaporte Memorial Tournament at Brandeis University.

We are not exactly venturing into the unknown: at this tournament they will be using the same debating style (parliamentary) as is used at debating tournaments across Canada. That means that each person gets to speak, and then the Prime Minister has a final say in the rebuttal, which lasts two to three minutes, de- pending on where you are. The other style that could be used is cross-examination, where after all the speakers have had their turns, everyone gets a chance to cross-examine everyone else. This style is not as smooth, and does not offer as much opportunity for presenting a case as the

A s you read this, the debating society is

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parliamentary style does.

The theme of this tournament is the Acad- emy Awards, so the resolutions will relate to movies, and when our teams register, we have to name ourselves after any movie nominated foran Academy Award inany year. This system is being used to keep the judges from knowing what school the teams are from, thus preventing them from being biased toward certain univer-

sities. It’s a good thing they are using this

method, they might confuse us with someone like Harvard.

Plans are already in the works for next year. We plan to host a tournament for the Atlantic region, and probably attend a couple of tourna- ments at wild and exciting places (we'll keep you in suspense about those locations). Here’s hoping we come back from the U.S. intact: those Yanks can get pretty upset about their debating! @

WETS.

Nestle Quik, Nestle Crunch, Alpine White Chocolate, Raisinets, Nestea COFFEES: Nescafe, Taster’s Choice, Sunrise instant cof- fee chicory, Mills brothers, Chase & Sanborn, encore

LIBBY’S products CROSS & BLACKWELL products MAGGI seasonings CARNATION products including all infant formula COFFEE- MATE PERRIER WATER DR.BALLARD’S pet foods STOUFFER’S frozen foods ROWNTREE MACINTOSH candies, includ- ing smarties & Kit Kat LAURA SECORD CRYSTAL SPRINGS bottled water BUITONI FRESCO pastas L’OREAL hair/makeup prod- ucts

...and continue the pressure for Nestle to change its deadly marketing practices. @

Island media arts co-op screen island films for public

A Premiere Gala screening of Island Media Art Co-op film productions will be held on Satur- day, March 27th at the UPEI Duffy Amphithea- tre. Approximately 20 films produced by Co-op Film makers are scheduled for screening. IMAC President Dave Ward says ‘‘this is the first time the public will get to see a collec- tion of work by island Film makers, who are

-members of the Island Media Arts Co-op. Be-

sides giving the public an opportunity to view a body of work, the public screening is designed to raise funds for the Co-op’’.

Recent films such as ‘‘The Bath’’ have received acclaim from the Atlantic Film Festi- val. IMAC members are an independent film making community on P.E.I. The Co-op’s man- date is to stimulate the growth of island film production. The organization provides equip- ment, training and information for those wish- ing to produce films on P.E.I.

The event will start at 7:30 and the admis- sion price is $4.50. The public is urged to attend the celebration screening. Co-op member Film makers will attend the event to respond to questions from the audience.

For further information on the event and IMAC activities, please call the Island Arts Co- op at 892-3131.