The World vs Monsanto on May 25, 2013

In Europe, #March Against Monsanto Is Latest Rejection of the GMO Giant. 
"Even while an official ban on GM crops is still absent in most of the E.U. member states, regions and municipalities have taken 
initiative to define themselves as GMO-free zones: in Belgium (entire Wallonia), Finland, Italy, Latvia, the Netherlands, Portugal, 
Romania, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and the UK, regional GMO bans are widely in place."



Find out where in the World....Today!

Any questions yet? 
Check out the following topics...

- The truth about 'biotech' and Genetically Modified Organisms 
- International incidents and ongoing trauma faced by indigenous communities
- Superweeds and the genetic frankenfood freakshow
- Exposing Monsanto's greed

"The World According to Monsanto" - a 2008 Marie-Monique Robin investigation.
Coproduction: ARTE France, Image et Compagnie, Thalia Productions, National Film Board of Canada, WDR.

"With operations in 46 countries, Monsanto has become the world leader in genetically modified organisms 
(GMOs), as well as one of the most controversial corporations in industrial history. Since its founding in 1901, 
the U.S. multinational has faced trial after trial due to the toxicity of its products. Today, it has reinvented itself 
as a "life sciences" company converted to the virtues of sustainable development. Calling on hitherto 
unpublished documents and first-hand accounts by victims, scientists and politicians, The World According to
Monsanto pieces together the story of an industrial giant that, thanks in part to lies, collusion with the American 
government, pressure tactics and attempted corruption, has become one of the world's leading seed 
manufacturers, spreading GM crops worldwide with no real monitoring of their effects on nature or human 
health."
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[Previous PPG's post vs Monsanto]

... Demonstrations against the company took place in over fifty countries, on 
Saturday. Organisers say two million people took part.

EuroNews: Day Of worldwide protests - #marchagainstmonsanto

[March Against Monsanto - Photos From Around the World - May 25, 2013 - YouTube http://bit.ly/10WqFuv]
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Earth Hour 2013: Let's switch off the Planet...

Paris switches off lights for Earth Hour.

Paris will turn off the light of more than 200 buildings: City Hall, Parc des Princes, Notre 
Dame Cathedral, Hotel des Invalides, Opéra Garnier and Opera Bastille, all bridges, 
fountains and squares. As for the Eiffel Tower, the lights will be extinguished for 5 minutes
for security reasons.

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A White Wave arises in Paris...

... Stand up with the Syrian people today, 7pm in Paris, or wherever you are. 
Stop the massacres!

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BlogActionDay 2012 or The Power of WE

October 15, 2012: over 2,378 registered blogs from 111 countries 

and probably up to another 1,000 un-registered blogs took part 

in Blog Action Day to discuss the Power of We.

[Click for Blog Action Day live coverage]

Founded in 2007, Blog Action Day brings together bloggers from different countries, 
interests and languages to blog about one important global topic on the same day. 
Past topics have included environment, water, climate change, poverty and food with thousands of blogs, big and small, taking part.
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2012 Earth Hour in Paris...

March 30/2012 - 8:30-9:30 pm
Paris will switch off for an hour the outdoor lighting of more than
200 public buildings: the City Hall, the Parc des Princes, the Notre
Dame Cathedral, the Hotel des Invalides, the Opera Garnier and
the Opera Bastille, as well as many bridges, fountains and Parisian
squares...
As for the Eiffel Tower, it can't be extinguished for more than 5 mn
for security reasons.
[Here in Griset: candlelight dinner with a firefighter, for security reasons].





Earth Hour 2011 created history as the world's largest ever voluntary action with
people, businesses and governments in 135 countries across every continent
coming together to celebrate an unambiguous commitment to the one thing that
unites us all - the planet.

[EarthHour]
This year, hundreds of landmarks around the world, including Washington’s National
Cathedral, Big Ben in London, the Great Wall of China and Tokyo Tower planned to dim
their lights at 8:30 p.m. local time Saturday as part of a global effort to shine a spotlight
on climate change.

[Lintao Zhang / Getty Images]
The Badaling section of the Great Wall is shown before Earth Hour in Beijing.
About 124 Chinese cities joined the worldwide initiative to call on people to switch
off unnecessary lights for one hour in support for energy-saving efforts and the
prevention of global warming.
[More pics on 'Lights Out for Earth Hour' slideshow , Washington Post].
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"End Harassment" Campaign Goes on line...

By opening a window to freedom and basic rights,
the Arab spring has also highlighted the problem
of sexual harassment that, whether they like it or
not, is a huge obstacle to development in Muslim
countries.

Bikya Masr, a site showing a real concern about women rights, released today a post
by its editor-in-chief Joseph Mayton on the 'End Harassment' campaign :
"... led by HarassMap – Egypt’s most effective organization that has been tallying incidents of harassment
across the country in an effort to help assist women when they traverse what has become and almost war
zone-like atmosphere. Harassment is everywhere, but the online campaigners say it can end."



STAY TUNED - FOLLOW HarassMap & G@ttoGiallo's NEWS on twitter !
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Which future for our planet ?

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Tens of thousands of climate change activists have been out in force
all over the world to raise awareness of the dangers of global warming.



As many as 4,000 protests have been taking place in 170
countries around the globe to mark World Climate Day.

The coordinated campaign was designed to highlight ecological
concerns in the run-up to the international climate conference
to be held in Copenhagen next month.


(Ultimatum-climatique)



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