{"id":822,"date":"2013-05-09T05:20:28","date_gmt":"2013-05-09T09:20:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.okraparadisefarms.com\/blog\/?p=822"},"modified":"2013-05-09T05:39:11","modified_gmt":"2013-05-09T09:39:11","slug":"march-against-monsanto-everywhere-savannah-2pm-25-may-2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.okraparadisefarms.com\/blog\/2013\/05\/march-against-monsanto-everywhere-savannah-2pm-25-may-2013.html","title":{"rendered":"March Against Monsanto everywhere, Savannah, 2PM 25 May 2013"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\r\nOn May 25, activists around the world will unite to March Against\r\nMonsanto.\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MarchAgainstMonstanto\">\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float:right;border:none;\" src=\"https:\/\/fbcdn-profile-a.akamaihd.net\/hprofile-ak-ash3\/c52.52.647.647\/s200x200\/66850_589192817765909_2075527279_n.jpg\"><\/a>\r\nIn Savannah, OccupyMonsanto says:\r\n<blockquote>2pm at the Fountain in Forsyth Park at noon, with photo ops,\r\neducational tables, music and more &mdash; join us and send a powerful message\r\nto one of the most polluting corporations in the world!\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\nOher Georgia events include Athens, Brunswick, and Atlanta.\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p>\r\nHere&#8217;s\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/notes\/march-against-monsanto\/organize-your-march\/577787578906433\">\r\nhow to organize a march<\/a>.\r\nWhy?\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?feature=player_embedded&#038;v=LICQCxq1FqU\">\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float:right;border:none;\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/LICQCxq1FqU\/mqdefault.jpg\"><\/a>\r\nDavid Knowles wrote for New York Daily News 8 May 2013,\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nydailynews.com\/news\/national\/stars-align-protest-monsanto-new-video-article-1.1338766\">\r\nVIDEO: Stars align in protest against food giant Monsanto over GMO crops:\r\nFoes of the conglomerate have produced a video shining light on the supposed dangers of genetically modified crops. Bill Maher, Danny Devito and Dave Matthews will be among the celebrities speaking out.<\/a>\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<p>\r\n&ldquo;Here in America you don&#8217;t get the right to know whether\r\nyou&#8217;re eating genetically modified organisms,&rdquo; Dave Matthews says\r\nin the video that asks viewers to participate in a global day of\r\nprotest against the company on May 25.\r\n<\/p>\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\nThe\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?feature=player_embedded&#038;v=LICQCxq1FqU\">video<\/a>:<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align:center\">\r\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LICQCxq1FqU\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\r\n<p>\r\nEmilie Rensink posted on March Against Monsanto 2 April 2013,\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.march-against-monsanto.com\/2013\/04\/why-do-we-march.html\">\r\nWhy Do We March?<\/a>\r\n(see also\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MarchAgainstMonstanto\">facebook<\/a>):\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>\r\nResearch studies have shown that Monsanto&#8217;s genetically-modified\r\nfoods can lead to serious health conditions such as the development\r\nof cancer tumors, infertility and birth defects.\r\n<li>\r\nIn the United States, the FDA, the agency tasked with ensuring food\r\nsafety for the population, is steered by ex-Monsanto executives, and\r\nwe feel that&#8217;s a questionable conflict of interests and explains the\r\nlack of government-led research on the long-term effects of GM\r\nproducts.\r\n<li>\r\nRecently, the U.S. Congress and president collectively passed the\r\nnicknamed &ldquo;Monsanto Protection Act&rdquo; that, among other\r\nthings, bans courts from halting the sale of Monsanto&#8217;s\r\ngenetically-modified seeds.\r\n<li>\r\nFor too long, Monsanto has been the benefactor of corporate\r\nsubsidies and political favoritism. Organic and small farmers suffer\r\nlosses while Monsanto continues to forge its monopoly over the\r\nworld&#8217;s food supply, including exclusive patenting rights over seeds\r\nand genetic makeup.\r\n<li>\r\nMonsanto&#8217;s GM seeds are harmful to the environment; for example,\r\nscientists have indicated they have contributed to Colony Collapse\r\nDisorder among the world&#8217;s bee population.\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p>\r\nWhat are solutions we advocate?\r\n<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>\r\nVoting with your dollar by buying organic and boycotting\r\nMonsanto-owned companies that use GMOs in their products.\r\n<li>\r\nLabeling of GMOs so that consumers can make those informed decisions\r\neasier.\r\n<li>\r\nRepealing relevant provisions of the US&#8217;s &#8220;Monsanto Protection Act.&#8221;\r\n<li>\r\nCalling for further scientific research on the health effects of\r\nGMOs.\r\n<li>\r\nHolding Monsanto executives and Monsanto-supporting politicians\r\naccountable through direct communication, grassroots journalism,\r\nsocial media, etc.\r\n<li>\r\nContinuing to inform the public about Monsanto&#8217;s secrets.\r\n<li>\r\nTaking to the streets to show the world and Monsanto that we won&#8217;t\r\ntake these injustices quietly.\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p style=\"font-style:bold\">\r\nWe will not stand for cronyism. We will not stand for poison. That&#8217;s\r\nwhy we March Against Monsanto.\r\n<\/p>\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.okraparadisefarms.com\/blog\/2012\/07\/want-some-24-d-with-that-drifting-roundup-and-paraquat.html\">\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float:left;border:none\" width=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/www.okraparadisefarms.com\/blog\/images\/6a00d8341cb65b53ef0177437245e6970d-pi.jpg\"><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.okraparadisefarms.com\/blog\/2012\/04\/greed-is-good-for-poisoning-the-food-supply.html\">\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" style=\"float:right;border:none;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.okraparadisefarms.com\/blog\/images\/6a00d8341cb65b53ef0167650d27df970b-pi.jpg\"><\/a>\r\nMuch more\r\non\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.okraparadisefarms.com\/blog\/?s=Monsanto\">\r\nthis blog<\/a>,\r\nabout Monsanto,\r\nNatural Society&#8217;s\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.okraparadisefarms.com\/blog\/2012\/02\/monsanto-worst-company-of-2011-natural-society.html\">\r\nWorst Company of 2011<\/a>,\r\nCovalent&#8217;s\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.okraparadisefarms.com\/blog\/2010\/01\/least-ethical-company-in-the-world.html\">\r\nleast ethical company of 2010<\/a>,\r\nincluding\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.okraparadisefarms.com\/blog\/2012\/02\/both-roundup-ready-corn-and-roundup-are-toxic-to-humans-scientific-evidence.html\">\r\nscientific evidence that both Roundup-Ready corn and Roundup\r\nare toxic to humans<\/a>,\r\nincluding cancer, liver and kidney damage, and\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.okraparadisefarms.com\/blog\/2012\/09\/parkinsons-and-roundup-latest-in-a-long-list.html\">\r\nParkinson\u2019s-Related Brain Damage<\/a>,\r\nhow since\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.okraparadisefarms.com\/blog\/2011\/06\/weeds-winning-against-glysophate.html\">\r\nmutant pigweed<\/a> and others have become resistant to Roundup,\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.okraparadisefarms.com\/blog\/2012\/07\/want-some-24-d-with-that-drifting-roundup-and-paraquat.html\">\r\nyou may also get 2,4-D<\/a> (half of Agent Orange) on Monsanto-seed crops\r\nwith residues in your food,\r\nand yet another\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.okraparadisefarms.com\/blog\/2012\/04\/greed-is-good-for-poisoning-the-food-supply.html\">\r\nlawsuit against Monsanto for having &#8216;knowingly poisoned workers&#8217;<\/a>.\r\nPlus\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.okraparadisefarms.com\/blog\/2012\/08\/the-whistleblowers-show-sued-fox-and-lost.html\">\r\nthe &#8220;Fox can lie&#8221; lawsuit<\/a>\r\nbecause of Monsanto.\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p>\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.okraparadisefarms.com\/blog\/2012\/10\/crop-rotation-for-profit.html\">\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float:left;border:none;\" width=\"213\" src=\"http:\/\/www.okraparadisefarms.com\/blog\/images\/6a00d8341cb65b53ef017d3cd617db970c-pi.jpg\"><\/a>\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.okraparadisefarms.com\/blog\/2011\/03\/what-can-you-do-now-about-food.html\">\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float:right;border:none;\" width=\"213\" src=\"http:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4098\/4761111097_9f5151bfb0_m.jpg\"><\/a>\r\nMeanwhile, multiple multi-year studies show <a href=\"http:\/\/www.okraparadisefarms.com\/blog\/2011\/11\/organic-farming-as-productive-as-pesticiding-proven-yet-again.html\">\r\norganic farming is at least as productive<\/a> and\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.okraparadisefarms.com\/blog\/2012\/10\/crop-rotation-for-profit.html\">\r\nat least as profitable<\/a>.\r\nAnd\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.okraparadisefarms.com\/blog\/2011\/04\/beef-grass-fed-versus-grain-fed.html\">\r\ntastes better<\/a>.\r\nHere are\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.okraparadisefarms.com\/blog\/2011\/03\/what-can-you-do-now-about-food.html\">\r\nmore things you can do now about food<\/a>.\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p>\r\n -jsq\r\n<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"On May 25, activists around the world will unite to March Against Monsanto. 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