March Against Monsanto
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MARCH AGAINST MONSANTO SAN DIEGO
Mark your calendars for May 21, 2016!
Details for 2016 have now been determined!
- March Against Monsanto 2016 * WHEN: May 21, 2016;
- 9:30am -- Set up
- 10am -- Gather for Social networking and freebies from many booths around the fountain.
- Rally at 11am -- (Speakers and keynotes TBD)
- Noon (approx.) -- March begins.
- 12:45 or so -- Additional activities at WorldBeatCenter. Coffee and snacks available at WBC too. * WHERE: Starts at BalboaParkScienceCenterFountain.
- Free and plentiful parking usually in the morning.
- Short march to WorldBeatCenter where we will conclude with seminars and gardening activities.
- WHO: Anyone and everyone who is concerned about Monsanto poisoning our planet! * RSVP (2016): https://www.facebook.com/events/1018532668211072
OVERPASS LIGHT BRIGADE (May 20)
This event is tentative only at this time!
- WHEN: May 20, 2016, 7::45pm
- WHERE: Meet at Visitor Center, 2688 East Mission Bay Drive, 92109 just west of the Clairemont Dr. / I-5 overpass.
- WHAT: Hold lighted signs on Overpass to "Stop Monsanto SDMAM.ORG" (We provide) or you hold your own sign!
- RSVP: https://www.facebook.com/events/685409188228632/
Background
- OUR FIFTH MARCH: Had marches in 2013 (2 times), 2014 & 2015.
- March Against Monsanto San Diego -- Facebook Open Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/610816762262352/
- March Against Monsanto Open Group -- https://www.facebook.com/groups/MAM2DAY/
- MarchAgainstMonsantoTeam -- Organizing page for our team of organizers of the event. (Authorization Required)
The March on Monsanto San Diego drew more than 2,400 marchers the first year, and the quality of the event has improved each year. Organizers expect a large turnout and heavy media coverage this year due to the World Health Organization announcement that Monsanto's Roundup is carcinogenic, lawsuits by the City of San Diego and the San Diego Port District against Monsanto for polluting San Diego Bay with PCBs, and now this stunning announcement that a major restaurant chain is banning GMOs. Encinitas has announced they have banned the use of RoundUp and other pesticides containing glyphosate, the active ingredient in RoundUp as well as Neonicotinoids which have been linked to the decline of bees.
The March and Rally is scheduled for May 21, 2016. People are encouraged to arrive at 10am to visit educational displays, followed by the Rally at 11am, and the March, starting at Noon. The event location is at the Bea Evenson Fountain at Balboa Park, between the Ruben H. Fleet Space Theater and the Natural History Museum. Some people call this the BalboaParkScienceCenterFountain. Parking is plentiful and free.
SAN DIEGO SUES MONSANTO
The City of San Diego and the San Diego Port District are suing Monsanto for pollution of San Diego Bay with PCBs, invented by Monsanto.
From the March 16 complaint: "PCBs manufactured by Monsanto have been found in Bay sediments and water and have been identified in tissues of fish, lobsters, and other marine life in the Bay. PCB contamination in and around the Bay affects all San Diegans and visitors who enjoy the Bay, who reasonably would be disturbed by the presence of a hazardous, banned substance in the sediment, water, and wildlife.
"PCBs were not only a substantial factor in causing the City and Port District to incur damages, but a primary driving force behind the need to clean up and abate Bay sediments. In addition, fish consumption warnings are posted at locations in and around Bay tidelands warning the public that fish within the Bay may contain contaminants and directing consumption limitations."
The complaint seeks to recoup the costs to not only remove PCBs from the Bay but also pay for the loss of natural resources.
- San Diego Reader Coverage: http://www.sandiegoreader.com/news/2015/mar/16/ticker-monsanto-pay-damaging-san-diego
- Video Coverage by RT: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nf3gJF4OJqg
- http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2015/03/25/3635657/shocker-monsanto-in-trouble-again/ "San Diego's New Lawsuit Shows Just How Hard It Is To Hold Polluters Accountable" -- excerpt:
"Other cities have sued over PCB pollution, but San Diego's case is unique. Other PCB-contaminated areas mostly fall under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 --- better known as Superfund --- a federal law meant to provide cleanup of the nation's most polluted sites. But San Diego is using a claim of public nuisance to bring a case against Monsanto."
GLYPOSATE AKA ROUNDUP -- SHOULD BE BANNED
Many people have said that there is no reason to fear GMO products, as they are composed of amino acids like any other plant or animal. Although, there is no proof that GMO products are harmless, there are many other reasons to object to Monsanto and the GMO products they sell.
One of their most devastating products is GLYPHOSATE, made by MONSANTO and linked to GMO products.
What is it? Glyphosate is a broad-spectrum herbicide, developed by Monsanto in 1974 and used in their product line including "Roundup." It kills almost all plants when applied.
How does it work? Glyphosate blocks the activity of an enzyme used to make certain important amino acids. Thus, the plant cannot make proteins required for various life processes, resulting in the death of the plant. Genetically modified crops, like corn, wheat, rice, cotton and others have been designed to be "Roundup-Ready" and live even with Roundup applied. Farmer spray this on their fields and it kills all the weeds and leaves only the target crop. It is now pervasive in the environment, being detectable in 75% of air and rain water samples.
Is it harmful to animals? Not directly because animals don't produce those amino acids the same way as plants do. But it kills other organisms, esp. in our gut, and aquatic life, and has been linked to many human diseases and ailments such as hypertension, stroke, diabetes, obesity, lipoprotein metabolism disorder, Alzheimer's, senile dementia, Parkinsons, multiple sclerosis, autism, inflammatory bowel disease, intestinal infections, end stage renal disease, acute kidney failure, cancers of the thyroid, liver, bladder, pancreas, kidney and myeloid leukaemia.
Stop Using Roundup and Glyphosate products at home. A simple alternative is vinegar. Spray on weeds to "burn down" the plant.
Get others to stop using it: Contact your church, school, public playground, and city, county, hospital, etc. landscape maintenance departments and ask them if they use Roundup, and also ask them to stop.
Avoid GMO Foods and Products: Fight for GMO labeling and buy only GMO-free foods and products. GMO-free cotton means farmers are not using roundup on their fields and polluting the environment.
- "Monsanto's Toxic Roundup Herbicide Found in 75 Percent of Rain and Air Samples" -- http://inhabitat.com/monsantos-toxic-herbicide-roundup-found-in-75-percent-of-rain-and-air-samples/
- "Widely Used Herbicide Linked to Cancer -- The World Health Organization's research arm declares glyphosate a probable carcinogen" -- http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/widely-used-herbicide-linked-to-cancer/
- "MIT Researcher's New Warning: At Today's Rate, Half Of All U.S. Children Will Be Autistic By 2025" -- http://www.copswiki.org/Common/M1579
- MIT Researcher Stephanie Senef presentation. Concludes that Glyphosate should be banned from agriculture -- http://people.csail.mit.edu/seneff/glyphosate/Groton_Seneff.pdf
CHIPOTLE GMO FREE
- Union Tribune: "CHIPOTLE CHAIN ELIMINATES GMO INGREDIENTS" -- http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2015/apr/28/tp-chipotle-chain-eliminates-gmo-ingredients
- "Chipotle is now GMO-free" -- Cnn Money (2015-04-27) Cristina Alesci -- http://money.cnn.com/2015/04/26/investing/chipotle-gmo-free/
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CitizensOversightStatusUpdate2017 2017-12-20 Citizens Oversight Status Update 2017 -- RayLutz CitizensOversight- CitizensOversightStatusUpdate2016 2016-12-30 Citizens Oversight Status Update 2016 -- RayLutz CitizensOversight
- M1629 2016-01-10 Bt Toxin in Food Crops is Inadequately Tested -- RayLutz CitizensOversight
M1657 2016 Genetically Engineered Crops: Experiences and Prospects -- NationalAcademiesPress- M1609 2015-06-26 FOIA Request to FDA regarding BNF0035 (MON802 RR Bt Corn) -- RayLutz CitizensOversight
- M1602 2015-06-16 On Care of Our Common Home -- Pope Francis The Vatican
- M1596 2015-06-01 Transcript by Admin on GMO Skeptics Forum -- RayLutz CitizensOversight
- M1595 2015-05-30 Independent Review of the Seralini GMO-Roundup Rat Study -- RayLutz CitizensOversight
- M1588 2015-05-23 Locals march against Monsanto -- Global protest hits San Diego -- Karla Peterson UnionTribune
M1589 2015-05-23 Hundreds rally against genetically modified foods -- Angie Lee News 8- M1582 2015-04-29 March Against Monsanto San Diego Organizers Consider Event Route with GMO-Free Chipotle Restaurants -- RayLutz CitizensOversight
- M1576 2015-04-28 CHIPOTLE CHAIN ELIMINATES GMO INGREDIENTS -- Bloomberg News UnionTribune
- M1580 2015-04-27 Chipotle is now GMO-free -- Cristina Alesci Cnn Money
- M1578 2015-03-25 Widely Used Herbicide Linked to Cancer -- The World Health Organization's research arm declares glyphosate a probable carcinogen. -- Daniel Cressey Scientific American
- M1574 2015-03-18 Polluted San Diego sues Monsanto -- RT
- M1575 2015-03-16 Monsanto: Pay for damaging San Diego -- City and port district sue chemical king for contributing to bay pollution -- Dorian Hargrove SanDiegoReader
- M1601 2015-01 Seedy Business: What Big Food is hiding with its slick PR campaign on GMOs -- Gary Ruskin USRight To Know
- M1872 2015 No scientific consensus on GMO safety -- Hilbeck et al Environmental Sciences Europe
- M1579 2014-10-28 MIT Researcher’s New Warning: At Today’s Rate, Half Of All U.S. Children Will Be Autistic By 2025 -- Nick Meyer althealthworks.com
- M1585 2014-07-22 The Alarming Truths About Genetically Modified Foods -- Mercola
- M1592 2014-06-25 Study on genetically modified corn, herbicide and tumors reignites controversy -- CbsNews
- M1593 2014-06 Evidence of the toxicity of glyphosate is overwhelming -- Adrienne Samuels, Ph.D. Truth In Labeling
- M1604 2014-05-18 Dr. Mercola Interviews Dr. Carman About GMO Dangers --
- M1591 2014-05-14 Scientists May Have Finally Pinpointed What's Killing All The Honeybees -- Dina Spector Business Insider
- M1587 2014-04-20 GMO Whistleblower Thierry Vrain talks to Cristie Paris and Nick Bernabe --
- M1577 2014-02-28 Monsanto's Toxic Roundup Herbicide Found in 75 Percent of Rain and Air Samples -- Kristine Lofgren Inhabitat
- M1655 2013-09-13 An overview of the last 10 years of genetically engineered crop safety research -- Alessandro Nicolia, Alberto Manzo, Fabio Veronesi, and Daniele Rosellini Critical Reviews in Biotechnology
- M1594 2013-08 A long-term toxicology study on pigs fed a combined genetically modified (GM) soy and GM maize diet -- Carmen et al Organic Systems
- M1590 2012-11-21 Séralini designed 2012 study as a direct followup of a previous study on the same NK603 maize conducted by Monsanto -- gmoseralini.org
- M1606 2009-04 Failure to Yield -- Evaluating the Performance of Genetically Engineered Crops -- Doug Gurian-Sherman Union Of Concerned Scientists
- M1656 2004 SAFETY OF GENETICALLY ENGINEERED FOODS -- APPROACHES TO ASSESSING UNINTENDED HEALTH EFFECTS -- Committee on Identifying and Assessing Unintended Effects of Genetically Engineered Foods on Human Health NationalAcademiesPress
- M1627 2000 Ecotoxicological risk assessment of Roundup Herbicide -- Giesy, Dobson, Solomon Rev Environ Contam Toxicol 167:35-120
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- Fliers and Posters for MAM2015: These files can be printed to help promote MAM2015
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