Protesters 'March Against Monsanto' in 250 Cities

[marmar]

LOS ANGELES — Organizers say two million people marched in protest against seed giant Monsanto in hundreds of rallies across the U.S. and in over 50 other countries on Saturday.

"March Against Monsanto" protesters say they wanted to call attention to the dangers posed by genetically modified food and the food giants that produce it. Founder and organizer Tami Canal said protests were held in 436 cities in 52 countries.

Genetically modified plants are grown from seeds that are engineered to resist insecticides and herbicides, add nutritional benefits or otherwise improve crop yields and increase the global food supply. Most corn, soybean and cotton crops grown in the United States today have been genetically modified. But some say genetically modified organisms can lead to serious health conditions and harm the environment. The use of GMOs has been a growing issue of contention in recent years, with health advocates pushing for mandatory labeling of genetically modified products even though the federal government and many scientists say the technology is safe.

The `March Against Monsanto' movement began just a few months ago, when Canal created a Facebook page on Feb. 28 calling for a rally against the company's practices. ....................(more)

The complete piece is at: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/25/march-against-monsanto-gmo-protest_n_3336627.html?utm_hp_ref=politics&ir=Politics&ncid=edlinkusaolp00000009

[monmouth3]

1. West Palm Beach, Florida must have had 100 or more people out there. It was great..n/t

[Berlum]

2. "How amusing. Now back to producing OCCULT mutant foodlike crapola. Smirk." - Mon SatanO (R)

[lunasun]

3. Hundreds in Chicago! Maybe thousands

[former9thward]

4. We had 900 in Tempe, AZ.

We marched on the regional office of Monsanto's friend, the FDA.

[dembotoz]

5. nice turnout in milwaukee

[amerikat]

6. Only about 2 dozen of us in Hudson Falls, NY

We got a lot of thumbs up and nobody flipped us the finger

[Cha]

7. K&R Thank you Marchers Against Monsanto!

thanks marmar