Help Defeat Monsanto

Monsanto has been threatening every state that even considers passing a GMO labeling law with a lawsuit. This seems to be working for them as most of our representatives and Governors are backing down when threatened. Thankfully some states have a voter initiative process that allows them to vote on laws by getting enough signatures to add the bill to the ballot for public approval. California has produced the required signatures and a GMO labeling bill will be on the ballot for the public to vote on. However, Monsanto is going to try to defeat it by massive negative advertising campaign to attempt to scare the public. We have to be able to fight back and that takes people and  money.

Many groups. Reaching out to millions of people. To raise millions of dollars. To take back our food supply.

This battle in California - initiated and powered by the 99% - will largely determine the future of what we eat and what we grow. Once we force GMO labeling in California - the eighth largest economy in the world - consumers will stop buying foods containing GMOs. Food manufacturers will be forced to stop contaminating our food with GMOs.

It happened in Europe. It can happen here.

Mercola.com, the largest alternative health website in the world, along with a group of leading organic companies including Nature's Path, Lundberg Family Farms, and Eden Foods,    pledged another one million dollars to the campaign - but only if the campaign reaches the goal of $1 million by May 26.

Please help them raise $1 million by May 26 for the California Right to Know GMO Labeling Campaign so they don't miss out on this $1 million matching gift! You can donate online, by phone, or by mail.

Please donate today - online, by phone, or drop a check in the mail. Every dollar you contribute will go directly into the California Right to Know ballot initiative and other state GMO labeling campaigns, including a legal defense fund to defend states that pass GMO labeling laws from Monsanto lawsuits.

If you want to know more about this campaign click on this photo .

GMO Update for 1/19/12

Farmers Suit Against Monsanto Continues

On January 31, family farmers will take part in the first phase of a court case filed to protect farmers from genetic trespass by Monsanto’s GMO seed, which contaminates organic and non-GMO farmer’s crops and opens them up to abusive lawsuits. In the past two decades, Monsanto’s seed monopoly has grown so powerful that they control the genetics of nearly 90% of five major commodity crops including corn, soybeans, cotton, canola and sugar beets.

 

In many cases farmers are forced to stop growing certain crops to avoid genetic contamination and potential lawsuits. Between 1997 and 2010, Monsanto admits to filing 144 lawsuits against America’s family farmers, while settling another 700 out of court for undisclosed amounts. Due to these aggressive lawsuits, Monsanto has created an atmosphere of fear in rural America and driven dozens of farmers into bankruptcy. Please stand up for family farmers everywhere against Monsanto's abusive seed monopoly.

Send your vocal support to these farmers. 

http://action.fooddemocracynow.org/sign/farmersvs_monsanto/?referring_akid=456.88720.0kk2iK&source=mailto

Washington State Bill to Label GM Food

Washington State Senator Maralyn Chase has sponsored a new bill that would require both raw GMOs and processed foods containing GMOs to be properly labeled beginning July 2014. Any food product containing GMOs will have to bear a list outlining which ingredients are natural and which ingredients are GMO. Learn more:  

http://www.naturalnews.com/034670_GMO_labeling_Washington_State_food.html#ixzz1jkUj98vt

California using Initiative Process to pass GM labeling Law

California is poised to be the first state with mandatory GMO labeling laws through the 2012 California Ballot Initiative process. Learn more:  http://organicconsumersfund.org/label/

14 states introduced GMO bills in 2011. Learn more here:  

http://foodfreedom.wordpress.com/2011/04/02/14-states-have-gmo-label-bills-call-your-state-reps/