This is a Call to Action for a
Non-Hierarchical Occupation of Monsanto Everywhere
Whether you like it or not, chances are Monsanto contaminated the food you ate today with chemicals and GMOs. Monsanto controls much of the world’s food supply at the expense of food democracy worldwide. This site is dedicated to empowering citizens of the world to take action against Monsanto during the week of September 17th, 2012.
Press Release: Occupy Monsanto GCU Field Agents Shutdown GMO Seed Distribution Facility
Posted: September 12th, 2012 | Filed under: Press Releases | Tags: CA, California, civil disobedience, Demonstration, Direct Action, GCU, gmo, Herbicide, Lockdown, No GMO, Oxnard, Pesticide, Protest, Stop Monsanto, US Chemical Lobby, Weed Killer |
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE |
GCU Media Liaison: Adam Eidinger 202-744-2671 |
Occupy Monsanto Stops
GMO Seed Distribution
9 Arrests Made at GMO Seed Distribution Plant (all now free!!)
OXNARD, CA– On Wednesday, September 12 activists calling themselves the Genetic Crimes Unit (GCU) shut down
Over 60 Occupy Monsanto Actions Planned for the Week of Sept 17th
by Adam Eidinger
An expanding network of concerned individuals known as Occupy Monsanto has emerged over the past 8 months staging numerous protests at companies connected to the global trade of genetically engineered foods, also known as GMOs. The network announced today that on September 17, 2012 protests will begin for an entire week in St. Louis, home of the Monsanto Corporation, and across the US including California where voters will decide if they will label GMOs this election and worldwide in Argentina, Canada, Germany, India, Philippines, and other countries where concern over GMO impact on the environment and human health is growing.
The protests will vary in size and nature but are unified in pushing back GMO food into the lab from which it came. An interactive map with times, dates and locations of the 60+ protests can be found on the website.
Occupy Monsanto means to confront the industrial agriculture system head-on. Some protests could result in widespread arrests of people who choose to engage in non-violent civil disobedience. Despite the peaceful nature of these planned protests, organizers are concerned about surveillance of Occupy-Monsanto.com by the US Department of Homeland Security and law enforcement agencies worldwide. Nevertheless Occupy Monsanto protests will feature costumes made of bio-hazmat protective gear that can also protect against pepper spray from police who have routinely attacked occupy protests in the past year.
“There is something wrong when a chemical manufacturer, the same company who made Agent Orange, controls the US food supply,” says Jaye Crawford, a member of the Genetic Crimes Unit in Atlanta, Georgia that has planned a week of events. Info: http://occupy-monsanto.com/atlanta-gcu-schedule-of-events/ .
shipping and receiving access points at Monsanto’s Oxnard seed distribution facility located at 2700 Camino Del Sol. By peacefully blockading the exit and access points the group effectively shut down the distribution of genetically engineered (GMO) seeds for a day.
Monsanto is the largest producer of GMO seeds and is being called out for their genetic crimes by a network called Occupy Monsanto. Today’s protest is the beginning of a series of over 65 different autonomous actions that officially start on September 17, a year since Occupy Wall Street movement began. Actions are planned throughout the world including the US, Germany, Canada, India, Paraguay, Philippines, Poland, Argentina, Australia, Spain, Russia, and Japan. More info as well as video available for media use of today action can be found at http://Occupy-Monsanto.com
After occupying all three shipping and receiving entrances to the Monsanto facility using flashy theatrics including a car with a giant “fish-corn” on top of it and a 6-foot high jail cell complete with someone dressed up like the CEO Hugh Grant of Monsanto inside. Eventually after 5.5 hours the fire department was called in and 9 anti-GMO activists were arrested and charged with trespassing.
Related articles
- Press Release: Campaign to target genetically engineered trees at Occupy Monsanto conference (climate-connections.org)
- Sept. 12: Occupy Monsanto Stops GMO Seed Distribution (occupyventura805.wordpress.com)
- Over 60 Occupy Monsanto Actions Planned for the Week of Sept 17th (indybay.org)
- Call to Action – Join the ‘Occupy Monsanto’ Movement (sgtreport.com)
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