It’s Memorial Day. The holiday when we honor Americans who have made the ‘ultimate sacrifice’ – their lives – to uphold and defend the privileges we enjoy. How many of us truly appreciate and actually participate in a republic “of the people, by the people, and for the people?” – and for which so many of our forefathers have sacrificed? … Read more
A Hopi Elder Speaks https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WvHMe3F411E “You have been telling the people that this is the Eleventh Hour, now you must go back and tell the people that this is the Hour. And there are things to be considered . . . Where are you living? What are you doing? What are your relationships? Are you in … Read more
Would you rather feed your kids food engineered by nature or Monsanto? Since more than 80% of processed food contains GMO’s, having a choice means it must be labeled. However, when former Congressman Jim Bates asked U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack to label GMO’s the Secretary responded: “I have talked to my staff about labeling genetically engineered … Read more
Your mission – if you choose to accept it – is to pick up the phone this Wednesday, April 1st and ask your representatives to support the GMO Right to Know Act. Both the House and the Senate are in session, and every member of Congress is in their national office in D.C.. Everyone who … Read more
“We need a massive nationwide citizens’ movement: moms, dads, people who are attentive to their diets; chefs . .” – Congressman Peter DeFazio. In this video, Rep. Peter DeFazio and Chef Tom Colicchio discus the merits of the GMO Right to Know Act with Ed Schultz on the Ed Show. On April 1st, please pick up the phone … Read more
“I called the piece ‘Look Up’ to remind us God engineered Nature. Re-engineering is a bit of an insult – as if to say “You did your best but we know a thing or two and can make improvements.” – John Preston The Genetically Engineered Food Right-to-Know Act is about requiring labeling for food that has been … Read more
Dear Mr. President, I think you have been doing an awesome job under extraordinary pressures. I appreciate you asking what We the People wanted to see you get done in the next two years. It’s a good sign that nearly 30,000 folks wrote you back, and I’m looking forward to your State of the Union address. This is … Read more
“Public sentiment is everything. With public sentiment, nothing can fail. Without it, nothing can succeed.” – Abraham Lincoln Let the President know you have his back! “We’ll let folks know whether their food has been genetically modified, because Americans should know what they’re buying.” – Barack Obama, November 10, 2007, Des Moines, Iowa It’s time to tell … Read more
