"150 Occupy, social justice groups blockade entrance to Monsanto"-- March 16
Posted by danbacher at 8:49 am
March 16, 2012
Occupy, social justice groups blockade entrance to Monsanto
“We are calling for a ‘global class-action’ against Monsanto,” said Steven Payan, one of the Davis protest organizers. “We are joining the world in solidarity to demand a ban on all GMO foods and hold Monsanto accountable for its actions throughout history from Agent Orange to Deforestation to current and past deaths to preying on small farmers through a broken court system and also through International Free Trade Agreements.”
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Occupy, social justice groups blockade entrance to Monsanto
by Dan Bacher
Monsanto has closed its facility in Davis after 150 occupiers from throughout the state blocked the entrances to Monsanto’s Davis facility on 1910 5th Street.
The occupiers reported they have “shut down” the corporate giant, which produces genetically modified organisms (GMOs) and is notorious for its inordinate influence over the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) under the Obama administration. Police are now on the scene.
You can see the protest live at sacmedia.tv.
The protest is part of a “Global Days of Action to Shut Down Monsanto” in dozens of U.S. cities and several countries. Occupy groups from Sacramento, Davis, Woodland and even Los Angeles are expected to participate, as well as labor, environmental, veterans and social justice groups.
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The purpose of the petition is to qualify a mandatory labeling initiative for the November ballot.
There is a website and a FB page--but the petition must be signed in person, not online. For those in CA, you can find info at the website on locations in your area where you can sign the petition:
Website:
http://www.labelgmos.org/
FB: Label GMOs: Its Our Right To Know- An Initiative For The 2012 CA Ballot
http://www.facebook.com/labelgmos
I learned that petitions would be available at a local festival and at a health food restaurant in my community. But it turned out that I didn't have to go to either of those--I was able to sign at an Occupy L.A. protest on unrelated issues. Serendipity! 
