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People are hitting the streets in hundreds of cities on Saturday in a global March Against Monsanto to reject the genetically modified seed giant.
The march, ecofeminist Dr. Vandana Shiva has said, "is inspired by the love for freedom and democracy, the love for the Earth, the soil, the seed."
The march, ecofeminist Dr. Vandana Shiva has said, "is inspired by the love for freedom and democracy, the love for the Earth, the soil, the seed."
It "is a call to end the dictatorship over seeds, over life, over food and over our freedom."
Tweets about "#MarchAgainstMonsanto OR #MAM OR #OpMonsanto lang:en"Â
Specifically, the organizers explain, they are marching because:
"For the sake of ourselves and future generations we need to reclaim our food supply," offers another take of 'Why #MarchAgainstMonsanto.' "We need to start a grassroots revolution against destructive and voracious agribusiness. The seed for this has already been planted. All around, people are rallying to save biodiversity, to practice agriculture with respect for people and nature, to develop technologies that don't rely on poison or genetic engineering."
Josh Castro, a march organizer for Quito, Ecuador, says his country "is such a beautiful place, with the richest biodiversity in the world. We will not allow this Garden of Eden to be compromised by evil multinational corporations like Monsanto. Biotechnology is not the solution to world hunger. Agroecology is."
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The march, ecofeminist Dr. Vandana Shiva has said, "is inspired by the love for freedom and democracy, the love for the Earth, the soil, the seed."
It "is a call to end the dictatorship over seeds, over life, over food and over our freedom."
Tweets about "#MarchAgainstMonsanto OR #MAM OR #OpMonsanto lang:en"Â
Specifically, the organizers explain, they are marching because:
"For the sake of ourselves and future generations we need to reclaim our food supply," offers another take of 'Why #MarchAgainstMonsanto.' "We need to start a grassroots revolution against destructive and voracious agribusiness. The seed for this has already been planted. All around, people are rallying to save biodiversity, to practice agriculture with respect for people and nature, to develop technologies that don't rely on poison or genetic engineering."
Josh Castro, a march organizer for Quito, Ecuador, says his country "is such a beautiful place, with the richest biodiversity in the world. We will not allow this Garden of Eden to be compromised by evil multinational corporations like Monsanto. Biotechnology is not the solution to world hunger. Agroecology is."
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The march, ecofeminist Dr. Vandana Shiva has said, "is inspired by the love for freedom and democracy, the love for the Earth, the soil, the seed."
It "is a call to end the dictatorship over seeds, over life, over food and over our freedom."
Tweets about "#MarchAgainstMonsanto OR #MAM OR #OpMonsanto lang:en"Â
Specifically, the organizers explain, they are marching because:
"For the sake of ourselves and future generations we need to reclaim our food supply," offers another take of 'Why #MarchAgainstMonsanto.' "We need to start a grassroots revolution against destructive and voracious agribusiness. The seed for this has already been planted. All around, people are rallying to save biodiversity, to practice agriculture with respect for people and nature, to develop technologies that don't rely on poison or genetic engineering."
Josh Castro, a march organizer for Quito, Ecuador, says his country "is such a beautiful place, with the richest biodiversity in the world. We will not allow this Garden of Eden to be compromised by evil multinational corporations like Monsanto. Biotechnology is not the solution to world hunger. Agroecology is."
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