Food
WikiLeaks: US targets EU over GM crops
Submitted by rick on 6 January 2011 - 3:40amUS embassy cable recommends drawing up list of countries for 'retaliation' over opposition to genetic modification
by John Vidal, environment editor guardian.co.uk, 3 January 2011
The US embassy in Paris wanted to penalise the EU after France moved to ban a Monsanto GM corn variety.
The US embassy in Paris advised Washington to start a military-style trade war against any European Union country which opposed genetically modified (GM) crops, newly released WikiLeaks cables show.
In response to moves by France to ban a Monsanto GM corn variety in late 2007, the ambassador, Craig Stapleton, a friend and business partner of former US president George Bush, asked Washington to penalise the EU and particularly countries which did not support the use of GM crops.
Via Campesina's world wide call for action
Submitted by rick on 15 April 2010 - 1:17am
Please join Seattle's Community Alliance for Global
Justice CAGJ in
responding to the Via Campesina's world wide call for action on
Saturday 17 April 2010 - the International Day of Peasant Struggle
Noon Saturday April 17th
Where: University District Farmer's Market
CAGJ is planning street theater to commemorate the International Day of
Peasant Struggle on April 17th. Via Campesina encourages organizations
around the world to take action and unite against corporate control of
the
global food system.
Through street theater, which will be filmed and posted online, we will
be
educating the community about the links between the Gates Foundation,
Agribusiness and the Food Crisis: A new thrust at anti-trust
Submitted by rick on 22 March 2010 - 11:34pmGlobal Perspectives on Finance,
Development, and Environment
Green Economics: A Series of Community Gatherings on the Ongoing Economic Crisis
Submitted by Berd on 24 February 2010 - 4:10pm

We will host a series of community discussions, each one preceded by an informative meeting, on the causes of the economic crisis and a variety of proposals to deal with it. The 12-part series will occur on a variety of days
(both weeknights and weekend days) over a period of 9 weeks from approximately mid-February to late April. The topics will flow logically from one session to the next to create a comprehensive series, but each session will also stand alone so you can participate in those that suit your schedule.
Organic Bytes #204: Special Issue! Millions Against Monsanto: Save the Planet
Submitted by rick on 18 December 2009 - 11:23amDecember 17, 2009
Some of these Monsanto-linked appointments are further proof of how dangerous it is to elect a president who the American people trust. The public is deep asleep while a democrat administration legalizes extraordinary rendition, drone bombings of Pakistan, increases in private mercenary warfighting with taxpayer dollars as well as keeping and legalizing civil liberty curtailments of the bush administration. Pandora's box is open and hope is obscuring it's evil outpourings. -Rick
Looting shocks Israelis
Submitted by Anonymous on 26 March 2009 - 2:50pmBy Richard Boudreaux | Chicago Tribune March 22, 2009
HATZOR HAGLILIT, Israel — - First came the employees, shortchanged two months' pay and laid off by the supermarket called God's Blessing. They plundered their shuttered workplace, helping themselves to crates full of groceries.
As word spread through the small town, the store's jilted creditors joined in. They dismantled the light fixtures, ripped out wiring and absconded with the cash registers, even as television cameras rolled.
Within hours the parking lot was jammed with ordinary shoppers. They left car engines running and brought their children to help pick the shelves clean. Finally even the shelves were hauled away, leaving latecomers to scrounge for leftover fruit.
Guadeloupe general strike comes to an end
Submitted by pirate on 9 March 2009 - 1:09pm
Libcom.org March 7, 2009
Union leaders on the French Caribbean island of Guadeloupe have agreed to end a 44-day-old general strike after most of their demands were met.
The announcement came after the LKP collective signed a deal with officials and business owners to raise workers' pay and lower the cost of basic goods. Negotiations are continuing in nearby Martinique over a similar stoppage.
Detroit: City of Hope Building a sustainable economy out of the ashes of industry.
Submitted by pirate on 26 February 2009 - 3:01amBy Grace Lee Boggs In These Times February 17, 2009.
Modesto: Appropriated Food Distributed in Working Class Neighborhood
Submitted by pirate on 24 February 2009 - 10:24pm
Indybay.org Feb. 23, 2009
People of the Valley,
Everywhere the desert of capital expands – we offer an oasis to drink from.
Guadeloupe strikers block roads, close airport
Submitted by pirate on 17 February 2009 - 2:19pm
Feb, 17, 2009
BASSE-TERRE, Guadeloupe (AP)– The French Caribbean island of Guadeloupe was on the verge of rebellion, a political leader said Tuesday after stone-throwing protesters set cars and buildings ablaze, forced the international airport to close and clashed with police.
Nearly four weeks of work stoppages and demonstrations for lower prices and higher pay have caused thousands of tourists to flee or cancel holidays on the normally tranquil island, prompting many hotels to close and cruise ships to head elsewhere.
Clashes exacerbate strike in French Caribbean
Submitted by pirate on 16 February 2009 - 3:58pm
By RODOLPHE LAMY, Associated Press
FORT-DE-FRANCE, Martinique – Strikes that have nearly frozen everyday life on France's Caribbean islands burst into clashes on Monday as police battled protesters angry at high prices and resentful of a tiny white elite on lands better known for beach-side vacations.
Martinique nears weeklong protest over prices
Submitted by pirate on 10 February 2009 - 4:26pmFebruary 10, 2009
Martinique enters its 6th day of protest over high prices, no agreement reached
FORT-DE-FRANCE, Martinique (AP) -- University students and artisans in the French Caribbean island of Martinique are protesting the high cost of living.
All major commercial centers, gas stations and businesses remained closed on Tuesday as the protest entered its sixth day.
Government officials have met with protesters, who demand a 30 percent overall reduction in prices. Union leaders have said they would agree to a 10 percent reduction among some products. No agreement has been reached.
Coalition of Immokalee Workers to protest Subway
Submitted by pirate on 26 November 2008 - 4:29pm
Updated Dec 3, 2008 PGA North America
Subway, the third largest fast-food chain in the world and the biggest fast-food buyer of Florida tomatoes, reached an agreement yesterday morning (12/2) with the Coalition of Immokalee Workers to help improve wages and working conditions for the workers who pick their tomatoes!
Solidarity with Paraguayan farmers attacked by soja paramilitaries
Submitted by pirate on 28 October 2008 - 12:04pmOct 28, 2008
Received this urgent request from a PGA comrade working in Paraguay
against the violent invasion by "bio-fuel"and agribusiness soja. Even
just an e-mail campaign can help, especially with the new governement
there.
Obviously, if some places could do more than that...
O. SOLIDARITY ACTION TO STOP VIOLENCE AGAINST PEASANT COMMUNITIES IN PARAGUAY
Peasant organisations are resisting against the beginning of the GM
soya season all over the country of Paraguay. They demand access to
land, land reform and the stop of the pesticide spraying which
impacts on their communities. Despite the new government, many camps
have been evicted and violence has taken place: 2 leaders have been



