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Maria Selva
Sep 30, 2013, 4:16:25 PM9/30/13
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this is a chain letter- sign & forward this or something awful will happen to your food! except it's true.
pls see below, sign & forward.
Maria
Subject: the end of organic seeds
From: in...@fooddemocracynow.org
To: selv...@hotmail.com
Date: Mon, 30 Sep 2013 18:00:51 +0000
Today Oregon legislators and Governor John Kitzhaber will decide whether they will do the bidding of out of state multinational biotech seed giants like Monsanto and Syngenta or whether they will stand up to protect Oregon's family farmers and the future of our seed supply.
The stakes couldn't be higher. Today the Oregon legislature could pass SB 633 (LC 5), Oregon's Monsanto Protection Act, which would strip local countys' control over seeds, food and agriculture and deny county elected officials' ability to keep GMO crops from contaminating farmers' fields.
After dying in committee during the regular session earlier this year, SB 633, now known as LC 5, industrial ag corporations joined forces with the notorious ALEC and Koch brothers to slip this seed preemption bill into an unrelated emergency PERS tax and pension bill in Oregon.
Please join us in stopping this outrageous sneak attack on family farmers, their economic livelihoods, their way of life and the future integrity and survival of organic and non-GMO seed.
Already more than 1,000 family farmers and farm organizations and 28,000 individuals have signed this urgent letter - Please add your voice!
Your call could make the difference on this vote!
1. If you are a FARMER, own a farm or run a farm organization, click here to add your name to a sign-on letter to stop SB 633 and stand up to protect the future integrity of organic seeds. Please add your farm name or organization ONLY to this petition.
http://action.fooddemocracynow.org/go/1027?t=8&akid=990.233348.wOBB71
2. If you are not a farmer, but support America’s family farmers as an INDIVIDUAL and want to protect the future of our food supply and integrity of our seed, please join to sign this letter in support of farmers in Oregon and every where who work to grow our food.
http://action.fooddemocracynow.org/go/1026?t=11&akid=990.233348.wOBB71
3. After you take action, consider giving the Governor John Kitzhaber a call to let his office know you strongly oppose SB 633 - tell Oregon it's time to protect family farmers, not biotech seed and pesticide companies.
Governor Kitzhaber's office phone number: 503-378-4582 or Press Office: 503-689-6117 503-689-5324
Leave a friendly message on Gov Kitzhaber's Facebook page:
http://action.fooddemocracynow.org/go/1040?t=14&akid=990.233348.wOBB71
THIS IS URGENT - PLEASE PASS THIS ON!
After you sign the letter, please pass this on to 3 friends who care about this issue so we can broaden our impact.
Why Standing up for Seed Integrity to Stop SB 633 is Important!
In the past 6 months alone, Monsanto's GMO wheat and GMO alfalfa have contaminated farmers' fields in Oregon and Washington respectively. Incredibly, Oregon and Washington farmers produce and supply the majority of beta seeds to the nation and the world. This is an issue of global and national importance for our seed supply and farmer rights.
Seed is not only the foundation of agriculture and our food supply, but also civilization and our democracy. Without access to pure, safe high-quality seeds family farmers cannot adequately meet the challenges of growing food for our nation and a growing world population and cannot protect their own economic livelihoods.
SB 633 is a poorly written bill that strips local control of decisions on seeds and agriculture production.
Current efforts to sneak SB 633, a seed pre-emption bill, into legislation pertaining to public pension cuts and new state tax increases in Oregon state, threatens to undermine the future economic survival of all family farmers, not just those in Oregon, and erode the rights of local elected officials to make appropriate decisions on how local food and agriculture should be regulated.
Farmers across the U.S. are recognizing SB 633 to be a threat to all farms and our common seed heritage. If you are a farmer, own a farm or have an organization that represents the best interests of independent family farmers, Oregon farmers need you today.
Thanks again for participating in food democracy,
Dave, Lisa and the Food Democracy Now! team
pls see below, sign & forward.
Maria
Subject: the end of organic seeds
From: in...@fooddemocracynow.org
To: selv...@hotmail.com
Date: Mon, 30 Sep 2013 18:00:51 +0000
Join America's Farmers to stop SB 633 - Oregon's Monsanto Protection Act and keep seeds in the hands of family farmers!
Join us to stop GMO contamination and protect the future of organic seeds today!
VOTE TODAY - Tell Oregon to Stop SB 633!
Dear Maria,Today Oregon legislators and Governor John Kitzhaber will decide whether they will do the bidding of out of state multinational biotech seed giants like Monsanto and Syngenta or whether they will stand up to protect Oregon's family farmers and the future of our seed supply.
The stakes couldn't be higher. Today the Oregon legislature could pass SB 633 (LC 5), Oregon's Monsanto Protection Act, which would strip local countys' control over seeds, food and agriculture and deny county elected officials' ability to keep GMO crops from contaminating farmers' fields.
After dying in committee during the regular session earlier this year, SB 633, now known as LC 5, industrial ag corporations joined forces with the notorious ALEC and Koch brothers to slip this seed preemption bill into an unrelated emergency PERS tax and pension bill in Oregon.
Please join us in stopping this outrageous sneak attack on family farmers, their economic livelihoods, their way of life and the future integrity and survival of organic and non-GMO seed.
Already more than 1,000 family farmers and farm organizations and 28,000 individuals have signed this urgent letter - Please add your voice!
Your call could make the difference on this vote!
1. If you are a FARMER, own a farm or run a farm organization, click here to add your name to a sign-on letter to stop SB 633 and stand up to protect the future integrity of organic seeds. Please add your farm name or organization ONLY to this petition.
http://action.fooddemocracynow.org/go/1027?t=8&akid=990.233348.wOBB71
2. If you are not a farmer, but support America’s family farmers as an INDIVIDUAL and want to protect the future of our food supply and integrity of our seed, please join to sign this letter in support of farmers in Oregon and every where who work to grow our food.
http://action.fooddemocracynow.org/go/1026?t=11&akid=990.233348.wOBB71
3. After you take action, consider giving the Governor John Kitzhaber a call to let his office know you strongly oppose SB 633 - tell Oregon it's time to protect family farmers, not biotech seed and pesticide companies.
Governor Kitzhaber's office phone number: 503-378-4582 or Press Office: 503-689-6117 503-689-5324
Leave a friendly message on Gov Kitzhaber's Facebook page:
http://action.fooddemocracynow.org/go/1040?t=14&akid=990.233348.wOBB71
THIS IS URGENT - PLEASE PASS THIS ON!
After you sign the letter, please pass this on to 3 friends who care about this issue so we can broaden our impact.
Why Standing up for Seed Integrity to Stop SB 633 is Important!
In the past 6 months alone, Monsanto's GMO wheat and GMO alfalfa have contaminated farmers' fields in Oregon and Washington respectively. Incredibly, Oregon and Washington farmers produce and supply the majority of beta seeds to the nation and the world. This is an issue of global and national importance for our seed supply and farmer rights.
Seed is not only the foundation of agriculture and our food supply, but also civilization and our democracy. Without access to pure, safe high-quality seeds family farmers cannot adequately meet the challenges of growing food for our nation and a growing world population and cannot protect their own economic livelihoods.
SB 633 is a poorly written bill that strips local control of decisions on seeds and agriculture production.
Current efforts to sneak SB 633, a seed pre-emption bill, into legislation pertaining to public pension cuts and new state tax increases in Oregon state, threatens to undermine the future economic survival of all family farmers, not just those in Oregon, and erode the rights of local elected officials to make appropriate decisions on how local food and agriculture should be regulated.
Farmers across the U.S. are recognizing SB 633 to be a threat to all farms and our common seed heritage. If you are a farmer, own a farm or have an organization that represents the best interests of independent family farmers, Oregon farmers need you today.
Thanks again for participating in food democracy,
Dave, Lisa and the Food Democracy Now! team
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