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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWorldwide Movement Against Monsanto Gaining Steam
http://www.alternet.org/activism/millions-against-monsanto-marchOMG, GMO, WTF? Nine letters printed on a protester's T-shirt summed up the frustration of the thousands who gathered in San Francisco's Justin Herman Plaza for the culmination of the local March Against Monsanto action on May 25. San Franciscos protesters joined more than two million people in 400 cities around the world in a backlash against the $58 billion multinational corporate giant Monsanto, responsible for chemical poisoning, genetically engineered seeds, and a multitude of offenses since its founding as a chemical company 100 years ago.
Pamm Larrythe self-proclaimed Grandma behind Calif.s Mandatory Labeling of Genetically Engineered Food Initiative (Prop. 37)spoke to the crowd about ongoing efforts to follow the momentum of the global march.
Its the little tiny things that add up, which have made this movement explode around the world and the country, and Im so excited to see that its moms and dads and grandmas and grandpas getting out there, she told the crowd via megaphone, noting that a mother started the March Against Monsanto (MAM) effort via a Facebook page. Im gonna ask you all not to let this energy die, please.
While Prop. 37 failed to pass a vote in 2012, Larry and other organizers are pushing for another labeling initiative on the 2014 ballot.
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Worldwide Movement Against Monsanto Gaining Steam (Original Post)
xchrom
Jun 2013
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Recursion
(56,582 posts)2. We need more sensible irrigation and rotation, not Monsanto
I'm very grateful for those threads where I agree with xchrom...
chervilant
(8,267 posts)3. Monsanto has been a monstrous entity since its
inception. During the 60s, Monsanto went after Rachel Carson over Silent Spring, and there are right-wingers who still lament the "loss" of DDT "to fight deadly malaria."
Public sentiment in favor of Ms Carson stopped Monsanto then; public sentiment against Monsanto should stop them now.
onlyadream
(2,168 posts)4. Yes yes yes
On my Facebook, EVERYONE is against them, even the redneck, religious nuts! It's basically the one thing we all agree on.
ReRe
(10,597 posts)6. Well, alrighty then!
Monsanto is going down, baby!
Quantess
(27,630 posts)7. I have noticed that, too! (no text)
K&R K&R K&R K&R K&R K&R K&R K&R
What more can I say?