Happy 2013- The GMO fight continues: Global Days of Action

Hello Monterey County!  We have some exciting events that will be coming together in 2013 and will be paving our way to regaining control of our food system.  The boycotting of Prop 37 opponents continues as does the battle to stop deregulation of GE Salmon.  Please find a few moments to ACT ON THESE IMPORTANT ISSUES:

January 31st, 2012 THURSDAY- NO MORE BREAKFAST WITH KELLOGGS

GMO Free USA Launches Phase III of Kellogg's Campaign 
North Americans Unite to Tell Kellogg: We are BOYCOTTING your products.
NO MORE BREAKFAST WITH KELLOGG'S! Remove untested and potentially unsafe GMOs!

Kellogg contributed almost $800,000 to a deceptive advertising campaign that defeated Prop. 37, which would have required the labeling of genetically engineered foods in California. This company does not support transparency or truth in labeling and has no regard for the health and safety of consumers who buy their products. Kellogg has not responded to over 115,000 individual emails sent to Kellogg executives during the last 3 months. Please take a moment to email Kellogg's executives and carryout the following actions. Tell them that you are boycotting their products and you will be telling at least 100 of Kellogg's customers about the GMOs in their products.


Click here to take action (see below for info to send from your personal email as well): http://www.capwiz.com/grassrootsnetroots/issues/alert/?alertid=61828091&type=CU

I also suggest sending this message from your personal email address to get past potential spam filters:
copy & paste - send to:
james.jenness@kellogg.com, john.bryant@kellogg.com, margaret.bath@kellogg.com, mark.baynes@kellogg.com, brad.davidson@kellogg.com, Linda.Goldman@kellogg.com

Text of email -
NO MORE BREAKFAST WITH KELLOGG's.
When you start with a great, GMO free breakfast, great things DO happen!

The truth is out and there is no turning back. I can assure you that the defeat of Prop. 37 in CA is not the end of GMO labeling, it is just the beginning of a strong movement to label GMOs in all of North America. Your $800,000 contribution to the deceptive advertising campaign that led to the defeat of Prop. 37 is a direct insult to the health, safety and intelligence of the consumers who buy your products.

I am committed to telling at least 100 people in my network that your products contain genetically modified ingredients which have not been adequately tested to prove their safety, are heavily sprayed with the herbicide, RoundUp, and are patented by chemical companies that engineered them in a lab and turned them into EPA registered pesticides. I will tell them that your company has no regard the the health and safety of consumers who buy your products and that your company is driven strictly by greed.

You can't hide the truth. Americans want the same GMO free foods you sell in countries that require that GMOs are labeled. I hope to hear soon that you have reassessed your corporate values and will eliminate GMOs from your products so that I can enjoy them again.


Sincerely,

FEBRUARY 1ST  FIGHT BACK FRIDAY!!

Tell the FDA NO GMO SALMON! RSVP here:http://tiny.cc/9g82qw

1. Call AND email the FDA Center for Veterinarian Medicine. Phone: 240-276-9300 (9am-5pm EST) or (*or TOLL FREE at 888-463-6332 > when prompted, press 3 ‘to speak with an FDA rep...See More

Tell the #FDA NO #GMO #SALMON! RSVP here:http://tiny.cc/9g82qw

1. Call AND email the FDA Center for Veterinarian Medicine. Phone: 240-276-9300 (9am-5pm EST) or (*or TOLL FREE at 888-463-6332 > when prompted, press 3 ‘to speak with an FDA representative’ > then press 6 for ‘animal, drugs & feed’ this will take you to the office of FDA Center for Veterinarian Medicine.) Leave your message with your concern about the approval of GMO Salmon with a return number where you can be reached.

2. Email: AskCVM@fda.hhs.gov

3. Leave your comment to the FDA here before the Feb. 25th, 2013 deadline. Docket # FDA-2011-N-0899. http://tiny.cc/in82qw

WE ARE RAMPING UP FOR PHASE 3!

Now that we have our Prop #37, we need to ensure that we will get an overwhelming YES on the November ballot.  We are going to do this by gaining personal and business endorsements to show solidarity and to spread the word so that the opposition's misinformation campaign fails.  We will do this by asking friends and businesses to join us as well as tabling events.  Endorsement packets will be handed out at meetings.

OUR NEXT MEETING

WHEN : Friday, August 10th
WHERE: East Village Coffee Lounge Outside dress warmly!
TIME: 5:30 pm

WE NEED NEW VOLUNTEERS!!! So bring a friend....tell your friends too.  This phase isn't hard!!!!

CARIGHTTOKNOW.ORG is the OFFICIAL WEBSITE...We aren't using LABELGMOS.ORG anymore...

Hip-Hip Hooray!!

You may have seen the postings on Facebook or emails from Organic Consumers Association....WE WILL VOTE ON LABELING GMOs IN NOVEMBER!!! Thank you everyone for your hard work and commitment. For those of you who did not make the deadline, we will let you know if they will be accepting late petitions and where we will need to send them. We will let you know when we find out.

If you want to continue to help with the campaign...calling voters and various outreach events, PLEASE LET US KNOW..WE WANT YOU TO LET US KNOW IF WE SHOULD KEEP YOU ON THE VOLUNTEER LIST. If you only signed up for signatures but think that calls will be fun, let us know!!!!! Otherwise, we will only contact those that signed up to volunteer for areas other than petitioning.

 

Job well done to everyone who participated! A big GIGANTIC SUPER-SIZED THANK YOU goes to Colleen Ingram for being the glue that kept everyone together here in Monterey County. We could not have done it without her steadfast and unfailing efforts.

Coming down the home stretch!

We're getting close to the end of the window of opportunity for petitioning. Let's get out there are make the most of the last few weeks...April 20th is the last day for gathering signatures. There's been a new drop off location added to the list (Cornucopia). Please check out the tab "Drop off/Pick up Sites" for the places to take your filled petitions. Thanks for making a difference!

New information

New information is being added on each tab so keep checking back to make sure you have the latest scoop. Better yet, subscribe to "follow by email" so you'll get an email when there's an update!

Updated dates have been added to the top of each page to help you keep current! The deadline for petitioning is looming close so lets give it all we've got in the month! Thanks for all you do to make this important change.

Keep up the great work!

Be sure to read all the tabs on this page (specifically Training, Venues, Volunteers) for updated information from Colleen on the fine details with the campaign. Check out SignUp Genius and sign up for shifts to gather signatures: there are a lot of available shifts in many different locations. Thanks for all you're doing to get this initiative on the ballot!

Updates

Please check the Training tab for some vital information on common errors when gathering signatures. Also check the Volunteer tab for information about shifts!! Thank You!!