[Scpg] Fwd: [realnews] One More Action before the New Year!

[Heather Hartley]

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From: Real Food Challenge <rfc at mail.democracyinaction.org>
Date: December 29, 2009 3:17:55 PM PST
To: hartleyh at gmail.com
Subject: [realnews] One More Action before the New Year!
Reply-To: rfc at mail.democracyinaction.org



















Friends,
Now that finals are over, take a few minutes from your break to take  
back control of your food!

There are 2 million farmers and 300 million eaters in the United  
States. Standing between them is a handful of corporations who  
control how food gets from one side to the other.

Let's change the equation.

For the first time ever, the Justice Department is examining how big  
business controls food and farming--and they want to hear from YOU by  
December 31!

Most of what matters to you about why food isn't healthier, safer,  
tastier, or all-around better is affected by the narrow bottleneck of  
power between producers and consumers. And right now, the Obama  
Administration wants to hear stories about how that bottleneck  
affects regular people.

Now's your chance: Write a short comment about how big business'  
control of food affects you. We've made it really easy--get your  
ideas jumpstarted here, and then take a look at this super easy  
template and sample letters. Your comment can be short and informal;  
don't worry about spelling out the connections too precisely. The  
important thing is to express from your own experience what most  
concerns you or how you've been affected by corporate consolidation  
in the food industry. Be honest and speak from your heart. Your voice  
REALLY matters.

Maybe you don't feel like you're qualified to write a comment, or you  
feel like your voice wouldn't matter--but you are and it does. The  
Justice Department is specifically seeking comments and stories about  
how corporate control of the food system affects average citizens-- 
this is our chance to tell them what's wrong with the food system. DO  
IT NOW: comments are due by December 31!

Get started!

Keep it real,
The Real Food Challenge Team

PS Don't forget that your contribution to the Real Food Challenge  
will be DOUBLED if you donate by December 31!  Visit our website to  
donate.



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