Photos from the Stone Soup Eat-In at the FDA

Posted: April 10th, 2013 | Filed under: Incident Reports, Photos | Tags: America, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, College Park, Demonstration, eat-in, Fable, facebook, FDA, Food and Drug Administration, Maryland, MD, Michael Taylor, Monsanto, Photos, Picnic, Pot, Protest, Segment, stone soup |

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INCIDENT REPORT: Thousands March in March to Evict Monsanto from Kauai

Posted: March 11th, 2013 | Filed under: Incident Reports, Photos, Video | Tags: agriculture, Chemicals, Demonstration, gmo, GMO Labeling, Kauai, March in March to Evict Monsanto, pesticides, Photos, Poipu, Protest, Testing, Walter Ritte |

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On Saturday, March 9, 2013, thousands of activists on the Hawaiian island of Kauai Marched to Evict Monsanto. For the last 20 years Hawai’i has been the global center for open-field testing of genetically modified crops and the people have had enough!

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Next week’s March in March to Evict Monsanto is in Hilo on the Big Island.

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Source: Hawaii GMO Justice Coalition & Coconut Girl Wireless

Creve Coeur Patch: Occupy Monsanto Protests Shareholder Meeting

Posted: January 31st, 2013 | Filed under: Photos, Press | Tags: Annual Shareholder Meeting, Apple, Coca-Cola, Connecticut, Creve Coeur, Creve Coeur Patch, Demonstration, gmo, GMO Labeling, GMOs, Harrington Investments, Hawaii, Internet, Legislation, Maggie Rotermund, Missouri, Monsanto, New Mexico, Occupy Monsanto, Oregon, Pesticide Action Network, Pledge, Press, Protest, Research, Scientist, St. Louis, Stream, Transparency, Vermont, Walmart, Washington |

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Occupy Monsanto Protests Shareholder Meeting

Monsanto’s shareholders held their annual meeting at the corporate headquarters in Creve Coeur.
By Maggie Rotermund

Shareholders for Monsanto gathered on the campus of the Creve Coeur agri-giant’s world headquarters Thursday to elect members of the company’s Board of Directors.

Approximately eight demonstrators, calling themselves Occupy Monsanto, spent several hours Thursday afternoon holding signs and banners along Olive Boulevard. The group was protesting Monsanto’s use of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) and its lack of transparency in research.

Adam Eidinger, speaking on behalf of Harrington Investments and the Pesticide Action Network, read a statement to protesters before heading inside to speak to other shareholders. Eidinger said he owns 75 shares of Monsanto stock.

Eidinger said he was going to speak to the shareholders about transparency in labeling, research and business practices.

His speech read, in part:

The way forward is by upholding the Company’s pledge to transparency. First, this means following the lead of other Fortune 500 companies like Apple, Coca-Cola and Walmart and begin to stream over the Internet audio and video of all future shareholder meetings. Second, the Company should cease its efforts to stymie legislative solutions that provided increased transparency around GMO foods. States like Washington, Hawaii, Connecticut, Oregon, New Mexico, Vermont and even here in Missouri have legislative solutions in the works. These efforts should be embraced by the Company, not fought off with lobbyists and lawyers. Third, the Company needs to provide scientists access to the Company’s seeds and existing body of research. Let independent scientist provide the much needed peer-reviewed studies, so the public at large believes this Company is being truly transparent.

Eidinger quoted Monsanto CEO Hugh Grant from an interview with the Wall Street Journal. Grant said “we (Monsanto) needs to do a much better job explaining where food comes from.” To view the full WSJ interview, click here.

See Patch’s previous coverage:

• ‘Occupy’ Protests Targeting Monsanto Around The World
• ‘Occupy’ Protests Hit Monsanto’s Creve Coeur Headquarters
• Occupy The Midwest Protests Monsanto Without Coming To Creve Coeur
• Monsanto Shareholders Meeting Subject Of Protest

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Source: Creve Coeur Patch

[INCIDENT REPORT] Fotos de la Marcha en Buenos Aires Argentina

Posted: January 30th, 2013 | Filed under: Incident Reports, Photos | Tags: Argentina, Buenos Aires, Cordoba, Demonstration, Direct Action, Fuera Monsanto, Global, Manifestación, Millones contra Monsanto, Mundo, Protest, South America, street |

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On January 29, Argentina saw two large demonstrations against Monsanto. This set of photos from Millones Contra Monsanto shows the demonstration in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

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El 29 de enero, la Argentina vio a dos grandes manifestaciones en contra de Monsanto. Este conjunto de fotos de Millones Contra Monsanto muestra la manifestación en Buenos Aires, Argentina.

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Source: Millones Contra Monsanto

[INCIDENT REPORT] Fotos de la Marcha en Malvinas Argentinas

Posted: January 30th, 2013 | Filed under: Incident Reports, Photos | Tags: Argentina, Cordoba, Demonstration, Direct Action, Fuera Monsanto, Global, Malvinas Argentinas, Manifestación, Millones contra Monsanto, Mundo, Protest, South America, street |

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On January 29, Argentina saw two large demonstrations against Monsanto. This set of photos from Millones Contra Monsanto shows the demonstration in the Malvinas suburb of Cordoba, Argentina.

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El 29 de enero, la Argentina vio a dos grandes manifestaciones en contra de Monsanto. Este conjunto de fotos de Millones Contra Monsanto muestra la manifestación en el barrio Malvinas de Córdoba, Argentina.

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Source: Millones Contra Monsanto

Photos from the Citizens’ Assembly in Support of Organic Farmers Fighting Monsanto

Posted: January 10th, 2013 | Filed under: Incident Reports, Photos | Tags: canola, Corn, cotton, Dan Ravicher, DC, Demonstration, Genetic Contamination, Genetic Trespass, gmo, GMO Labeling, GMO-Free Connecticut, Jim Gerritsen, Lafayette Square, Lisa Stokke, Monsanto, Nick Marvel, Oral Arguments, organic, Organic Farmers, Organic Farms, OSGATA, OSGATA et al v. Monsanto, Protest, Seed Breeders, Solidarity, soy, sugar beet, Tara Cook-Littman, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, Washington, White House |

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Today farmers, seed breeders, & concerned citizens from across America came to Washington, DC to support Organic farmers in the appeal of Organic Seed Growers and Trade Asscociation (OSGATA) vs Monsanto et al, a court case filed to protect farmers from genetic trespass by Monsanto’s GMO seed, which can contaminate organic and non-GMO farmers’ 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. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit agreed to hear oral arguments in the appeal of this landmark case to decide whether or not this case will move forward. Below are some of the photos taken at today’s Citizens’ Assembly.

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Nick Marvel of Nick’s Organic Farm spoke to the crowd

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Tara Cook-Littman of GMO-Free Connecticut spoke to the crowd

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Chuck, an OSGATA farmer, who had just emerged from courthouse and spoke against genetically engineered crops

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Jim Gerritsen, plantiff farmer, speaking to the crowd

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Holly, a young farmer from Maine who traveled 15 hours to DC for today’s rally, uses the human mic to say “we must protect food!”

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Dan Ravicher, a lawyer who is arguing OSGATA lawsuit speaking before the crowd

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Dave Murphy & Lisa Stokke from Food Democracy Now! wrapping up rally

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See you at the GMO-Free Inauguration! #J21

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UPDATE – Watch the Archived Ustream!

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INCIDENT REPORT: Genetic Contamination Found in St. Louis Grocery Stores

Posted: December 15th, 2012 | Filed under: Incident Reports, Photos | Tags: Dierbergs, Fishycorn Car, Genetic Contamination, GMO Labeling, Occupy Monsanto, Organic Consumers Association, Safe Food Action St. Louis, Schnucks, Trader Joe's, Walmart, Whole Foods |

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The Genetic Crime Unit (GCU) visited 5 Supermarkets in the St. Louis area and found evidence of food contaminated by GMOs in every one that they entered. Reliable sources state that Wal-Mart is selling Genetically Modified Sweet Corn in their produce section. The GCU displays the evidence:

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The Dierberg’s grocery store Manager confronts the GCU but does not kick them out, states that photos and videos are forbidden.

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GCU finding foods that are contaminated with GMOs!

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Schnucks denied the GCU entry, threatened to arrest them if they did not leave.

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A GCU spokesperson said, “Are they afraid an investigation might discover dangerous gentetic contamination in the foods they are selling?”

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Trader Joes likewise did not allow us to enter the store. This supermarket, posing as a purveyor of “natural foods” is also suspected of selling genetically contaminated foods.

The GCU distributed these warning flyers at this site and others:

IS YOUR GROCER SELLING GENETICALLY CONTAMINATED FOODS?

Over 90% of soy, corn, and canola contain Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs). GMOs are created when a gene from a bacteria, animal or a plant is inserted into another plant or animal. Scientific tests have raised questions about whether these foods are safe for humans to consume. Foods containing GMOs are not labeled, so people cannot tell if they are in the foods you buy at the supermarket.

WHY THE FISHYCORN CAR?

The Fishycorn Car dedicates its life to promote education around Genetically Modified foods, the environmental and social impact of the massive increase in chemicals used to grow them and the importance of GMO labeling in the USA. It is in St. Louis as part of a cross country tour. You can follow the FishyCorn Car on its facebook page.

WHAT CAN YOU DO?

Let us know that you told the management at your grocery store that all foods containing GMOs should be be labeled. Support local and organic farms that do not grow GMOs.

Learn more about these Frankenfoods their dangers:
+ www.OrganicConsumers.org
+ Safe Food Action St. Louis
+ Gateway-Greens.org

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Join us Wednesday, February 6, 2013 7pm for the video:
“Genetic Roulette: How Genetically Engineered Foods Harm You and Your Family (by Jeffrey Smith)
Where: Legacy Books and Cafe’ 5249 Delmar (near Union)

Jan. 31: Action at Monsanto World Headquarters. Watch our Facebook page for details!

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Source: Safe Food Action St. Louis