Fed up with the fact that she has to spend “a small fortune” in order
to feed her family things she says “aren’t poisonous,” Tami Canal of
Utah has organized a global movement against the giant chemical and seed
corporation Monsanto. Monsanto is the conglomerate mastermind behind
many of the pesticides and genetically engineered seeds that pervade
farm fields around the world. Monsanto
produces the world’s top-selling herbicide; 40 percent of US crops
contain its genes; it spends millions lobbying the government each year;
and several of its factories are now toxic Superfund sites.
Canal, who has a 17-month-old baby and a six-year-old girl,
cites concerns over public health, adverse affects on the environment,
and political corruption as her motivation to organize against the
biotech giant. And her concern has resonated. Protesters around the
world have responded to Canal’s call to action, and will amplify their
dissatisfaction with the corporation in a “March Against Monsanto” on
May 25.
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