Miljoenen tegen Monsanto - Help de boeren in hun strijd tegen het monster
Door community (initieel Tzolkin),
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Honderdduizenden boeren worden wereldwijd gedwongen door de firma Monsanto te betalen voor het "gebruik van hun genetisch gemanipuleerde gewassen" nadat hun velden en gewassen zijn besmet door genetisch gemanipuleerde pollen uit de omgeving. Monsanto kan dit doen door haar wereldwijde patenten op genen in deze pollen en gewassen.
Organic consumers is een petitie gestart om boeren te ondersteunen die voor de rechter moeten verschijnen omdat ze weigeren Monsanto te betalen voor het besmetten en verpesten van hun velden.
Ook de lezers van Zaplog kunnen de actie "Millions Against Monsanto" ondersteunen door het ondertekenen van een fax die zal worden gestuurd aan Hugh Grant, CEO van Monsanto.
Onderteken en verstuur de fax hier
De tekst van de fax luidt als volgt:
Hugh Grant
Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer
Monsanto Company
800 North Lindbergh Boulevard
St. Louis, MO-63167
(314) 694-1000
Dear Mr. Grant:
I am deeply concerned about the direction Monsanto Company has taken in the past decade with respect to sustainable agriculture and farmers' rights. Right now we are at a critical crossroads in history, and I fear that Monsanto Company is not contributing to the nation's welfare with a "profits over people" attitude.
Monsanto Company has embarked on a vicious campaign against family farmers in the North American heartland, as well as across the world. These hardworking farmers are the backbone of our nation's food supply and national security. The current climate of insecurity has been exacerbated by your company¹s policies of intimidation, lawsuits and defamation.
Monsanto's legal actions against Percy Schmeiser, the Rodney Nelson family, and the Oakhurst Dairy for example, are deplorable attacks, and do not reflect your "Stake in the Ground" pledge to honesty and decency.
The North American farm sector is becoming a veritable wasteland. Monsanto's Genetically Engineered crops have increased pesticide use, destroyed key export markets and threaten global food safety. Over 90% of American consumers want genetically engineered foods labeled, while 60% or more want GE-Free food for themselves and for their families.
Family farmers have the right to produce the safe, sustainable food without fear of intimidation and litigation. Consumers have the right to choose food that guarantees their families' health and safety. I demand that Monsanto change course by adopting the following practices:
1. Stop intimidating small family farmers
2. Stop force-feeding untested and unlabeled genetically engineered foods on consumers
3. Stop using billions of dollars of taxpayers’ money to subsidize genetically engineered crops- cotton, soybeans, corn, and canola.
I look forward to your written response on this important matter.
Sincerely,
