[Lapg] Fwd: Organic Bytes: Frankenfish, Fair Trade, and Truth-in-Labeling

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Subject: Organic Bytes: Frankenfish, Fair Trade, and Truth-in-Labeling
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Frankenfish, Fair Trade, and Truth-in-Labeling #264, February 17, 2011 In
this issue:

   - Frankenfish Alert: Congress Can Stop GM Salmon!<#12e35146869e379d_SEC1>
   - Fair World Project Update: 10,000 Say No One Can Own "Fair
Trade"<#12e35146869e379d_SEC2>
   - Millions Against Monsanto Actions:
      - Get A Truth-In-Labeling Bill Introduced In Your
State<#12e35146869e379d_SEC3>
      - Announcing the First Millions Against Monsanto
Webinar!<#12e35146869e379d_SEC4>
      - Millions Against Monsanto Reminders <#12e35146869e379d_SEC5>
   - Don't Forget to Take Action... <#12e35146869e379d_SEC6>
   - Song of the Week: "Food Fight" by Seasunz <#12e35146869e379d_SEC7>
   - Little Bytes <#12e35146869e379d_SEC8>

          Frankenfish Alert Congress Can Stop GM Salmon!

Take Action: Tell Your Member of Congress to Cosponsor H.R.521 & Vote for CR
Amendment No. 491<http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=oE9ICc45jwDqz1LI4hurE6UgTFhjdY7v>!

When the Food & Drug Administration took public comments on genetically
engineered salmon last Fall, 21,095 Organic Consumers Association activists
sent letters urging the FDA to block Frankenfish. We expect the FDA to
release an environmental assessment of the GM salmon any day now, and when
they do, we'll have another 30 days to submit public comments, but FDA
approval seems all but certain.

Thankfully, there are members of Congress, Republicans and Democrats alike,
who are committed to stopping GM salmon, even if Obama's FDA gives it the
green light. These Congresspersons know that GM salmon just isn't safe.
Worse than even "normal" factory farmed fish, which are often deformed and
disease-ridden, GM salmon is less nutritious, more likely to trigger
allergies, and could increase cancer-risks in the people who eat it.

Please contact your Member of Congress and urge them to cosponsor H.R.521,
Rep. Don Young (R-AL)'s bill to ban GM salmon, and vote for H.R.1 Amendment
No. 491, Rep. Lynn Woolsey (D-CA)'s effort to include a ban on GM salmon in
the 2011 Continuing Resolution.

Take Action<http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=jx2RQg6lSQCF06q3d7N8FKUgTFhjdY7v>
          February Fundraising Appeal Donate and Help OCA Mobilize Millions
Against Monsanto and Factory Farms

The powerful antidote to corporate crime and villainy is mass grassroots
awareness and grassroots action. GMOs, Factory Farms, and deceptively
labeled consumer products pose a mortal threat to public health, the
environment, climate stability, farm animals, and all living things. GMOs
and organic crops, GMOs and biodiversity, cannot "coexist." As we speak,
organic crops are being contaminated with Monsanto's GMOs. We need your
financial support to educate and mobilize consumers, to protect and maintain
strict organic and Fair Trade standards, and to pressure the entire food
industry to adopt Truth-in-Labeling practices.

Please Donate<http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=fSQOAi5uQ0RFJJ1mQWSqY6UgTFhjdY7v>
          Fair World Project Update 10,000 Say No One Can Own "Fair Trade"

Fair trade certifier TransFair USA wants to become "Fair Trade USA."
TransFair has applied for the new name to be trademarked, along with the
term "Fair Trade Certified." As the certifier that works with major brands
such as Starbucks and Ben & Jerry's, it is, in effect, an attempt to legally
claim, as an exclusive brand, a term that encompasses a broad movement that
extends far beyond the work of TransFair.

Since our campaign began two weeks ago, 10,000 organic and justice-minded
consumers across the United States have sent letters to TransFair USA
opposing their name change to 'Fair Trade USA", pointing out that TransFair
is trying to co-opt and corporatize the Fair Trade movement.

Consumers and organizations dedicated to building equitable markets for
low-income farmers and artisans through Fair Trade, believe that the term
"Fair Trade" should be celebrated as a movement, not a trademarked brand
claimed by TransFair.

Learn More & Take Action
<http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=oE9ICc45jwA%2BW%2B8tNMqTVaUgTFhjdY7v>
          Millions Against Monsanto Actions Model Legislation: Get a
Truth-in-Labeling Bill Introduced in Your State

Thank you to the 6714 Organic Consumers Association activists who have
written letters to your state legislators asking them to introduce
legislation that would make GMO labels mandatory.

(If you haven't done this yet, please click
here<http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=oLmfR4pmWLkbdw%2BNC6iPSaUgTFhjdY7v>
)

Congratulations to our members in Hawaii! Their efforts have resulted in the
first comprehensive GMO Truth-in-Labeling bill of 2011 being introduced in
Hawaii.

Many of you have written us, letting us know that your state legislators are
interested in introducing a Truth-in-Labeling bill and they'd like to see
model legislation. The Hawaii bill, H.B. No. 1534, is an excellent model.
It's just two pages, it's easy to understand and it says it all. Please click
here to read it
(PDF)<http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=E1U5xH8bx%2BrRg83rRtXrgKUgTFhjdY7v>
.

We've updated our Truth-In-Labeling alert with this information. Please take
action and spread the
word<http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=3njraqM7EMoTSv0I4xhBraUgTFhjdY7v>
!
          Join Us Announcing the First Millions Against Monsanto
Truth-in-Labeling Webinar!

Natural News' Mike Adams joins OCA director Ronnie Cummins for a live online
discussion on the myth of "coexistence" between organics and Genetically
Modified Organisms (GMOs), and how grassroots action and truth-in-labeling
can start to drive Monsanto's genetically engineered crops and foods off the
market. This is the first in a series.

This will be a call-in or participatory online seminar, an action-oriented
effort to stop Monsanto's biotech bullying and force-feeding of GMOs to
animals and humans. Learn how to help educate and mobilize the public about
the GMOs in foods that are being sold right now, in grocery stores and even
health food stores across North America.

When: February 24th, 2011, 7 p.m. Central Time

Registration for this free event is limited to 1,000 people. Please go here
to register<http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=1wcxc70kxmHAIzHC5TSCiKUgTFhjdY7v>
!

Register Now<http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=TwdsBTz7yOadTAZZ5M91NKUgTFhjdY7v>
          Millions Against Monsanto Reminders Reminder: February is Millions
Against Monsanto's Do-It-Yourself Truth-in-Labeling Month

If you missed it, please check out last week's Organic Bytes where we
included the tools you need to take matters into your own hands and get "Oh
No! Is It GMO?" labels on non-organic foods likely to contain GMOs as well
as non-organic meat, dairy, and eggs coming from animals raised in CAFOs,
(Confined Animal Feeding Operations), where they are force-fed GM grains.

Take Action<http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=aSQPDD0Sy57Bjk6Ea7aSP6UgTFhjdY7v>
Update: Millions Against Monsanto Congressional District Chapters

So far, nearly 3,000 organic activists have signed up to volunteer to
coordinate Millions Against Monsanto campaign chapters in their
congressional districts, but we still need volunteers in the following
districts:

AR-4, CA-39, CA-44, CA-47, FL-12, FL-21, GA-10, GA-12, GA-13, IA-5, KS-1,
LA-4, LA-5, MI-10, MI-14, MS-2, NY-16, PA-3, TX-15, TX-27, TX-29, WV-3

Please Volunteer!<http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=fmjjmq%2F8t3hEGA90Y9k59qUgTFhjdY7v>(scroll
down and check the "Volunteer for Millions Against Monsanto" box:

Don't know which congressional district you're in? Click
here<http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=cEeXYB89qOapMedYPH9WLKUgTFhjdY7v>
.
Update: Millions Against Monsanto Facebook Causes

We're using Facebook Causes as the home pages for the Millions Against
Monsanto congressional district chapters. Our congressional district
volunteers are busy creating local Millions Against Monsanto Causes.

Find out here if there's one set up yet for your congressional
district<http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=cRyfjIJTKxefwOvhTnKZQqUgTFhjdY7v>
.

If you don't see one for your congressional district and would like to help,
please click here<http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=Gj940Uh6UHFOoacfU0P4x6UgTFhjdY7v>
.
          Alerts of the Week Don't Forget to Take Action...

Ban Triclosan! Take action by April 8,
2011<http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=NUHTIAGFduJOAxKcNIYtWqUgTFhjdY7v>

New York: Label Milk From Cows Given rBGH (Genetically Engineered Bovine
Growth Hormone)!<http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=1DJYGPcrgtwlP7syaZ%2FUbKUgTFhjdY7v>

California: Label GM
Salmon!<http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=KIy8PYvUFu7QUEEbjufb1rYTCdcS6wTL>

Hawaii: Demand Truth-in-Labeling!
<http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=fSQOAi5uQ0RKoxeNP3sA4aUgTFhjdY7v>
          Song of the Week "Food Fight" by Seasunz

In "Food Fight," Seasunz takes on a ruthless, back-alley persona in equating
food industry's tactics with the violent acts of gangsters and genocidal
governments. Over a sinister jazz/rap fusion beat, he paraphrases classic
rap lines while calling out genetically modified foods and high-fructose
corn syrup in warning that "there's a war going on inside no man is safe
from." In another guest spot, stic.man takes cues from KRS-One as he spits:
"Suicide, it's a suicide, don't want no microwaves, no pesticides, fast food
slow death in disguise, its the wild wild westernized world of deception and
lies, what's beef?"

Read an article about the
song<http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=cOPgYSdRFOchiPLjJxul%2FaUgTFhjdY7v>(from
which words above are lifted)

Listen Now<http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=EejkJ3pU6aMkpiNMnsnYq6UgTFhjdY7v>
          Little Bytes

*CFS to Sue USDA for Deregulating GM Alfalfa*
*READ MORE
<http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=nuIvZLYb%2Bt1JSmaigIAfBKUgTFhjdY7v>
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*Spotlight on Land O' Lakes - Doing Monsanto's Bidding on GE Alfalfa*
*READ MORE*<http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=MWZ%2BVLnlPuCKky0uD%2FbZD6UgTFhjdY7v>

*Ag Workers Sue Monsanto in Class Action*
*READ MORE*<http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=P53D5KQG1FE9wJVPOke%2BHqUgTFhjdY7v>

*Mexico Goes Back to the Land
READ MORE<http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=5T2mV3KLf0msH9%2BGbnRnmKUgTFhjdY7v>
*

*Syngenta's GE Corn Modified for Use in Ethanol, Is Approved
READ MORE<http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=bGNbSNeCI0g%2BlPKVLLWJz6UgTFhjdY7v>
*
          LOCAL CA NEWS OF THE WEEK CA - Get Involved Locally

   - Learn more about OCA related action alerts and other news in CA
here<http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=zO376hFR6ZuA%2Bvlmi3A6hqUgTFhjdY7v>
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