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Food Revolution Summit — Vandana Shiva interviewed by John Robbins

Reblogged from The Bovine:

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By Raoul Bedi, BASc 

The past few months has seen a massive shift in the “tectonic plates” of the food rights and food security movement not only in Canada but in the larger North American context. Some might say that it all began with the narrow defeat (voting irregularities aside) of the Proposition 37 “Right to GMO Labeling” referendum in California on November 6, 2012.

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Hear Thierry Vrain in Surrey 5th June and on Conscious Living Radio 29th May

Dr.Thierry Vrain of Innisfreefarm , Courtenay , BC will be interviewed by Andrew Rezmer of Conscious Living Radio on May 29, 2013 from 6PM to 7PM. You may listen to the interview live or online .

http://www.consciouslivingradio.org/

Sponsored by Raoul Bedi,  Local Food Activist and Conscious Media Consultant

Thierry is a great speaker – former geneticist and now an organic farmer who knows everything you need to know about what is wrong with GE crops.

Thierry will be at a community forum on GE crops on the 5th June. Go to the link below for more details

http://www.richmondfoodsecurity.org/ai1ec_event/community-forum-on-genetically-modified-food/?instance_id=

Feds delay approval of new Monsanto crops over environmental concerns

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Biotech giant Monsanto faced a surprising setback after federal authorities refused to approve a new generation of genetically-engineered crops that could survive an unprecedented use of herbicides.

Marches throughout BC 25th May

Vernon:

WHEN: Saturday May 25th, at 11 AM till NOON
WHERE:  Starts at MP Colin Mayes’ office 3105 29 Street, Vernon, BC, walk through downtown to MLA Eric Foster’s office and back at MP’s office.

Marches also taking place in Nanaimo, Prince George and many other cities.

See all the events at: http://www.march-against-monsanto.com/

more on the March against Monsanto, 25th May

This is a global event in hundreds of cities with tens of thousands of people marching!!!

Gather at the Art Gallery at 10.30 in the morning on the 25th May

Route can be found here

http://www.tonu.org/tonu/Mypics/MP02/MP015_MAM_map3.jpg

March Facebook page is at https://www.facebook.com/events/358912147557584/

Tony Beck from GE Free BC will be among the speakers

 

Hear Thierry Vrain on 22nd May and June 5th

Dr.Thierry Vrain of Innisfreefarm , Courtenay , BC will be interviewed by Andrew Rezmer of Conscious Living Radio on May 22, 2013 from 6PM to 7PM. You may listen to the interview live or online .

http://www.consciouslivingradio.org/

Sponsored by Raoul Bedi,  Local Food Activist and Conscious Media Consultant

Thierry is a great speaker – former geneticist and now an organic farmer who knows everything you need to know about what is wrong with GE crops.

Thierry will be at a community forum on GE crops on the 5th June. Go to the link below for more details

http://www.richmondfoodsecurity.org/ai1ec_event/community-forum-on-genetically-modified-food/?instance_id=

How bad is round up™ for your health?

A just published study synthesising about 300 research papers makes clear linkages between round up™ and the rise in a number of diseases. Like so many people now, the paper calls for proper independent testing of GE crops (as the only testing done right now is by Monsanto).

Glyphosate’s Suppression of Cytochrome P450 Enzymes and Amino Acid Biosynthesis by the Gut Microbiome: Pathways to Modern Diseases
http://www.mdpi.com/1099-4300/15/4/1416

“Consequences are most of the diseases and conditions associated with a Western diet, which include gastrointestinal disorders, obesity, diabetes, heart disease, depression, autism, infertility, cancer and Alzheimer’s disease. We explain the documented effects of glyphosate and its ability to induce disease, and we show that glyphosate is the “textbook example” of exogenous semiotic entropy: the disruption of homeostasis by environmental toxins.”