Dear friends,
This is
massive:
we could be about to beat Monsanto, crumbling the
cornerstone of its billion-dollar empire! Six
times Europe has tried to get Monsanto’s toxic mega-killer
glyphosate relicensed. Six times we’ve blocked it -- and
now opposition is so strong we could win a total
ban.There’s only seven days until the vote, and
France and Germany are the key. They just temporarily stopped
the relicensing, but now they’re under huge pressure to cave
-- Monsanto is covering social media with ads, and unleashing
an army of lobbyists to protect their poison.
So
we’ve got a plan to counter them. Avaaz just got a
deal to buy online ads and plaster Politico, Le Monde and
Spiegel, three of the top news outlets read by EU decision
makers, every single day until Europe votes.
If 40,000
of us chip in now, we can beat Monsanto.
We’re so close to
getting this killer chemical off our shelves -- donate
now:
Monsanto
thought that getting glyphosate’s licence renewed would just
be a rubber stamp, even though top scientists said it probably
causes cancer. But after a mega-petition with two million
Avaazers, thousands of messages to ministers, polls, ads, and
scientific and legal presentations, the media says
we’ve
"blindsided" Monsanto!A win in Europe will
threaten Monsanto’s entire business model, worldwide --
glyphosate is the most commonly used weed killer! Countries
from the US to Australia are watching closely. If Europe acts
now, it would start a ripple effect that could finally mean a
global ban.
If enough of us chip in now,
Avaaz can
launch an emergency campaign to beat Monsanto with urgent
mobilisations, meetings, and media work across Europe.
We’re extraordinarily close to banishing this
poison -- now let's win:
Against
the odds we’ve been beating one of the most powerful
corporations in the world. For two years. At every vote. We’re
now at the last hurdle. Let’s all pitch in, and ensure this
chemical isn’t poisoning us and our planet.
With hope
and determination,
Oliver, Alice, Allison, Marigona,
Camille, Ricken, and the whole Avaaz team
More
information:
How grassroots lobbying blindsided
Monsanto (Politico)
https://www.politico.eu/article/europes-weedkiller-wars-glyphosate-roundup-who-european-commission/
Monsanto’s weed killer Roundup faces new doubts on
safety in unsealed documents (NY Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/14/business/monsanto-roundup-safety-lawsuit.html?_r=0
Glyphosate -- Crushed it!! (Avaaz)
https://secure.avaaz.org/en/nothing_we_cant_do/
EU Commission proposes five-year extension for
herbicide glyphosate (Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-eu-health-glyphosate/eu-commission-proposes-five-year-extension-for-herbicide-glyphosate-idUSKBN1CW0SN
EU on brink of historic decision on pervasive
glyphosate weedkiller (The Guardian)
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/oct/24/eu-brink-historic-decision-pervasive-glyphosate-weedkiller
