Save our food: National day of Fast - Jan 30, 2010: Join the movement

[Sejal]

http://brinjal.org/ - People from at least 14 states and more than 60 cities/districts (regions/taluks) and are joining the fast, when we circulated this to a wide network. Please remember this is our last chance to protect our food sovereignty and let us unite and make the best of it.

To check the complete list of venues across India for the Satyagrah please visit : http://aidindia.org/main/content/view/1196/443/

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Dear friends,

 

Thousands of people all over India and the world are joining the National Day of Fast on Jan 30th - Gandhiji's anniversary. From Kerala to Delhi and Bengal to Gujarat in Inda, and Baton Rouge to Boston in the US (see list of events/locations below), they are opposing the introduction of genetically modified (GM) Bt Brinjal into the Indian markets. GM foods like Bt brinjal pose a large threat to health, agriculture and environment, and they need to be strongly opposed in order to preserve farmers' self-reliance and control over seeds and agriculture, and protect the consumers' access to safe healthy food.

 

You can take part in the National Day of Fast from wherever you are, from home or office or street! Please click on http://brinjal.org/ to sign up for the fast or lighting a candle.

 

More than 800 people have already joined online, in addition to the thousands who cannot access the web but plan to join on the street. Consumers, scientists, medical community, public servants, and even government agencies are joning at this historic juncture. It is your turn to join the effort to protect all our food.

 

Bt Brinjal is made by inserting a toxin-producing gene from the Bt bacteria into the brinjal plant. India is the first country where the seed companies are trying to introduce Bt brinjal, and indeed the first time a directly consumed vegetable is being modified. Animals grazing in Bt cotton fields have died or faced serious illnesses, and introducing this technology into our own food is very risky for health, bio-safety and environment.

 

Groups organizing fasts and candle light vigils to Stop Bt Brinjal in various towns and cities have sent us their locations that are appended below.  If you plan to organize a gathering on jan 30 please send an email to aidsite@gmail .com to be listed on the brinjal.org site with the rest of the locations. 

 

The brinjal.org site is carrying daily updates of the evolving response to BT Brinjal through National Consultations and actions prior to Jan 30 as well. Several state governments representing the bulk of the brinjal growing states have already decided to say no to Bt Brinjal.

 

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