IF you, like us, are all about TRUTH IN LABELING and ultimately getting GMO/GE (Genetically Modified/Genetically Engineered) products out of our diet...
IF you care enough to make a difference...
IF you care enough to make a difference...
IF you aren't coming to the KC Food Circle EAT LOCAL! & Organic EXPO in Independence on Saturday...*
SHOW UP ON THE PLAZA AND LET YOUR VOICE BE HEARD!
SHOW UP ON THE PLAZA AND LET YOUR VOICE BE HEARD!
| Time | Saturday, March 26 · 12:00pm - 3:00pm |
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| Location | Country Club Plaza Downtown Kansas City, MO |
| More Info | We want Truth in Labeling so we will know what is in the foods we are buying. This rally will coincide with the national Rally being held in Washington, DC. Everyone is encouraged to attend! Please visit our Millions Against Monsanto Kansas or Missouri page on Facebook for discussions and updates. These are our demands: 1. We have the right to know & want GMOs labeled. 2. We want factory farmed animal products labeled 3. We want independent, long-term studies done on the safety of GMOs. 4. We want organics preserved. Where: At the fountain across from M&S Grill. When: Noon to 3pm Bring information fliers, dvds, yourself, your voice and whatever you can and need to help spread information about GMOs and Monsanto and how we want our right to know what is in our food! |
* We have a NO MO GMO mini-rally planned at the EXPO, too.
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IF you can't get to either event... WRITE IN...
http://www.capwiz.com/grassrootsnetroots/issues/alert/?alertid=36102531&type=ML
http://www.capwiz.com/grassrootsnetroots/issues/alert/?alertid=36102531&type=ML
Message Recipients:
 Barack Obama (D), President |
| Cindy Smith, Administrator |
| Tom Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture, Secretary |
SAMPLE LETTER:
I am writing to urge you not to deregulate a new generation of super-toxic GM crops designed to survive repeated sprayings of the herbicide 2,4-D (a component of the notorious poison Agent Orange).
Monsanto and Dow are promoting these toxic varieties after their first generation of herbicide-resistance Frankencrops generated a growing army of superweeds.
For farmers who were told RoundUp Ready crops would make weed control easier, the super-weeds have been an absolute nightmare. Nearly half of farmers have a problem with these weeds, forcing them to spend more money and time to come back and spray crops with ever more deadly pesticide combinations.
But for Monsanto, Dow and other chemical companies, it's just an opportunity to sell more pesticides. 2,4-D, one of the pesticides Monsanto supplied to the military during the Vietnam War for use in Agent Orange, is linked with cancer, endocrine disruption, reproductive problems, neurotoxicity, kidney and liver damage, and birth and developmental defects.
Deregulation of 2,4-D tolerant crops would only increase the use of this dangerous pesticide.
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