Today I did something I have never done before. I made a sign, walked to the downtown of my city, and joined over 200 other people to raise our voices in peaceful protest.
Considering that I'm a child of the '60's, you would think that this wouldn't be anything new for me. Not so. I had parents who were constantly telling me not to make waves, not to air our dirty laundry in public, and that one person couldn't make a difference. I loved my parents, but boy, they sure had that wrong!
What I discovered today is that one voice, joined with another voice, and then joined with another voice, and so on, CAN and DOES make a difference. In fact, today, May 25th, 2 million voices around the world in over 400 cities joined together in a mighty roar.
Why did we do this? Henry Kissinger said, "Control oil and you control the nations; control food and you control the people." What is happening to our world right now, is that Monsanto is trying to control the food. Not only control the food, but change the structure of our food and patent the seeds. What exactly does that mean to you and me?
Nature, God, Allah, whomever you wish to give credit to, designed the perfect system for us as humans. Our biosphere works synergistically to produce everything we need to survive on this big beautiful planet. Change enough things, and it will throw off the balance.
Monsanto and other biotech companies like Dow and Dupont are doing these changes, and we are teetering on the edge of throwing our ecosystem completely off. Forget global warming, Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO's) also known as Genetically Engineered, are changing our ecosystem, and not for the betterment of us with regards to health and nutrition.
In fact, since Monsanto has been genetically engineering the seed supply, nutritional values have dropped in these foods. Not to mention the taste. And don't get me started on the increase in cancer and other diseases. The only thing that has improved has been the profits.
Another thing that has gotten bigger is the amount of toxins that are being found in our bodies. Genetically modified corn which contains the Bt toxin, is fed to cattle, which is then either butchered for meat, or milked for human consumption. Bt toxin is a bacteria that is forced into the gene of a seed, most often corn and cotton, to act as a built in insecticide. This toxin is now found in the blood of 93 per cent of the pregnant mothers tested– 28 out of 30. It was also found in 80 per cent of the umbilical cords – 24 out of 30. It is not still not completely known what, if any, harm this causes but there is speculation it could lead to allergies, miscarriage, infertility, abnormalities or even cancer. There is also research to show that GM foods can also alter our DNA.
Are you willing to take a chance on any of this? I know that I'm not, and I don't want my children and grandchildren to be science experiments for the betterment of profits.
There are so many things that are wrong with GMO's and the damage they are doing to our world and to us, but this post would be a novel if I went into everything.
If you want to learn more about GM foods, two excellent documentaries that you can watch are The World According to Monsanto, and Genetic Roulette. I'll warn you though. You will never look at your food the same way again, and that will be a great thing.
I am proud to be one of the 2 million people who stood up against Goliath. I used to be the type of person who would say "I've always wondered why someone hasn't done something about that" but today I realized that I AM THAT SOMEBODY!
Want to be the somebody who can help do something about it? Raise your voice - protest with your pocketbook - follow this link http://fracturedparadigm.com/2013/04/02/boycott-monsanto-a-simple-list-of-companies-to-avoid/ for a list of companies that use Monsanto products and stop supporting them with your $$. You can also download an app for your smartphone from http://buycott.com Buycott helps you to organize your everyday consumer spending so that it reflects your principles.
You might also want to send emails to our lawmakers to remind them how dangerous GE crops and foods are. Here are a few email addresses that help. You can just copy and paste a block into your email program and send more than one at a time. Be sure to ask for a response.
Health Canada GE Foods - food-aliment@hc-sc.gc.ca
Health Canada Nutrition - nutrition@hc-sc.gc.ca
Department of Health - Minister_Ministre@hc-sc.gc.ca
The Honourable Leona Aglukkaq Minister of Health - Leona.Aglukkaq@parl.gc.ca
Libby Davies NDP Health Critic - libby.davies@parl.gc.ca
Hedy Fry Liberal Health Critic - hedy.fry@parl.gc.ca
The Honourable Gerry Ritz Minister of Agriculture - gerry.ritz@parl.gc.ca
Malcolm Allen Agriculture Critic - malcolm.allen@parl.gc.ca
Frank Valeriote Agriculture Critic - frank.valeriote@parl.gc.ca
André Bellavance Agriculture Critic - andre.bellavance@parl.gc.ca
Be the Change you wish to see in the world. One voice at a time.
