[GPSCC-chat] Fwd: Endorsement Requeist -- March On Monsanto May 25

Wed Apr 24 11:24:13 PDT 2013

April 24, 2013

Folks:  This was sent to me for forwarding after a  telephone contact.  
Warner

____________________________________
 From: diane_solomon at sbcglobal.net
To: wsb3attyca at aol.com
CC:  tnharter at aceweb.com
Sent: 4/18/2013 2:53:18 P.M. Pacific Daylight  Time
Subj: Revised Invitation to Participate March On Monsanto May  25

Hello, Warner,

Many thanks for speaking with me today about the March on Monsanto  being 
organized world-wide.
Thank you for kindly offering to speak to your Board about this at  your 
upcoming meeting.

I'm writing to respectfully request that the Green Party of Santa Clara  
County endorse and participate
at the San Jose march and rally. Folks from SJSU and the Loma Prieta  
Chapter of the Sierra Club
have been meeting by phone weekly to organize our  San Jose march and 
rally. SJP&JC and Code Pink have
been invited to particpate. We'd appreciate a member of the Green Party  to 
join our organizing committee.

Please let me know about the following at your earliest  convenience:
1) The Green Party of Santa Clara County endorses our local march
2) the name of a Green Party board or other member to particpate on our  
organizing committee

If I don't hear from you, I'll call you next Friday, April 26th.

Thank you for your consideration and best regards,

Diane Solomon,
408-646-6193

Background:
Occupy  Monsanto has invited people world-wide to organize local marches on 
May 25th  in
order  to peacefully demonstrate against the adverse consequences of 
Monsanto  corporation's products.

Using  Facebook to get the word out, almost 200,000 have been invited. So 
far folks  in 235 cities
have  organized a March on Monsanto using this FB page.

We are working to  organize a march from SJSU to either Cesar Chavez Park 
or St. James Park on  
Saturday May 25th. We'll have a short rally at the park  with speakers. 
Total time will be 90 minutes.
Slated for some time between 11am and 2pm. We're still  working out 
permitting and other details.

More  Information - Per Facebook's "March Against Monsanto"  Page:

On May 25, activists around the world will unite to March Against  Monsanto.

Why do we march?

    *   Research studies have shown that Monsanto’s genetically-modified 
foods  can lead to serious health conditions such as the development of cancer 
 tumors, infertility and birth defects.
    *   In the United States, the FDA, the agency tasked with ensuring food 
 safety for the population, is steered by ex-Monsanto executives, and we  
feel that’s a questionable conflict of interests and explains the lack of  
government-lead research on the long-term effects of GMO products.
    *   Recently, the U.S. Congress and president collectively passed the  
nicknamed “Monsanto Protection Act” that, among other things, bans courts  
from halting the sale of Monsanto’s genetically-modified seeds.
    *   For too long, Monsanto has been the benefactor of corporate 
subsidies  and political favoritism. Organic and small farmers suffer losses while  
Monsanto continues to forge its monopoly over the world’s food supply,  
including exclusive patenting rights over seeds and genetic  makeup.
    *   Monsanto's GMO seeds are harmful to the environment; for example,  
scientists have indicated they have caused colony collapse among the  
world's bee population.

What are solutions we advocate?

    *   Voting with your dollar by buying organic and boycotting  
Monsanto-owned companies that use GMOs in their products.
    *   Labeling of GMOs so that consumers can make those informed 
decisions  easier.
    *   Repealing relevant provisions of the US's "Monsanto Protection  
Act."
    *   Calling for further scientific research on the health effects of  
GMOs.
    *   Holding Monsanto executives and Monsanto-supporting politicians  
accountable through direct communication, grassroots journalism, social  
media, etc.
    *   Continuing to inform the public about Monsanto's secrets.
    *   Taking to the streets to show the world and Monsanto that we won't  
take these injustices quietly.

We will not stand for cronyism. We will not stand for poison. That’s  why 
we March Against Monsanto.

Join us! 
_http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fon.fb.me%2FZUxe3o&h=vAQHwhMCx&s=1_ 
(http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http://on.fb.me/ZUxe3o&h=vAQHwhMCx&s=1) 

Find cities already participating: 
_http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fbit.ly%2FZTDsk8&h=HAQFf7ipG&s=1_ 
(http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http://bit.ly/ZTDsk8&h=HAQFf7ipG&s=1) 

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