FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<\/strong><\/p>\n Contact: May 25 \u2018March Against Monsanto\u2019 planned for over 30 countries<\/strong><\/p>\n SEATTLE, Wash. (May 1, 2013) \u2014 March Against Monsanto has announced that on May 25, tens of thousands of activists around the world will \u201cMarch Against Monsanto<\/a>.\u201d Currently, marches are being planned on six continents, in 36 countries, totaling events in over 250 cities, and in the US, events are slated to occur simultaneously at 11 a.m. Pacific in 47 states.<\/p>\n An organizer for the march in Athens, Greece, Roberta Gogos, spoke about the importance of the events in austerity-impacted South Europe. \u201cMonsanto is working very hard to overturn EU regulation on obligatory labeling (questionable whether it\u2019s really enforced in any case), and no doubt they will have their way in the end. Greece is in a precarious position right now, and Greece\u2019s farmers falling prey to the petrochemical giant is a very real possibility.\u201d<\/p>\n Josh Castro, organizer for Quito, says he wants to protect Ecuador against Monsanto\u2019s influence, too. \u201cEcuador 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.\u201d<\/p>\n Partners facilitating the organizing of March Against Monsanto include The Anti-Media<\/a>, Activists\u2019 Free Press<\/a> and A Revolt \u2014 Digital Anarchy<\/a>. Major sponsors include GMO Free USA<\/a>, NationofChange<\/a> and Films for Action<\/a>. Official website: www.march-against-monsanto.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n For media inquiries, contact Emilie Rensink at emilie@activistsfreepress.org. To schedule an interview or for general information, contact Tami Monroe Canal at tamicanal@gmail.com. For sponsorship inquiry, contact Nick Bernabe at nickog_2021@yahoo.com.<\/p>\n
Emilie Rensink
Media Facilitator
March Against Monsanto
emilie@activistsfreepress.org
(317) 643-1677<\/p>\n