Support GMO labeling - FW: 'Right2Know' March from NYC to White House Oct 1-16

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Advocates for Labeling of Genetically Engineered Food Announce

Two Week 'Right2Know' March from NYC to White House Oct 1-16

Washington, DC - A coalition of organizations, businesses and individuals

announced today a bold mobilization plan to raise awareness and pressure

the government about the lack of labeling of Genetically Engineered foods

people unknowingly consume. Such foods are also termed " Genetically Modified

Organisms " or " GMOs " . The GMO Right2Know March will feature daily events

between New York and Washington, DC October 1-16 as thousands of marchers

are expected to walk part or all of the 313 miles from the United Nations'

Headquarters to the White House. The marchers are looking for support from

communities along the route which can be viewed at Right2KnowMarch.org

" Pesticide companies develop Genetically Engineered food crops by

combining DNA from plants, animals, bacteria and viruses, to contain or resist

pesticide, which results in more pesticides sold and sprayed, " says

Hansen, Chief Scientist of Consumers Union. " Genetically engineered foods can

be detrimental to our health, just as they are to the environment and

farmers' livelihoods. American consumers deserve the choice whether they want

to eat GMOs, just like their counterparts in Europe and Japan, " says

Hansen who will join kick off of the March October 1 at the United Nations in

New York.

The March will rally in a broad swath of East Coast cities and towns

including:

* New York: Brooklyn, New York City

* New Jersey: Jersey City, Newark, Millburn, Union, Springfield,

Scotch Plains, New Brunswick, Princeton

* Pennsylvania: ville, Trevose, Jenkintown, Philadelphia,

Springfield

* Delaware: Wilmington, Hockessin, Newark

* land: Darlington, Monkton, Timonium, Baltimore, Elicott City,

Jessup, Laurel, College Park, Takoma Park, and Washington, DC.

Early supporting organizations include the International Federation of

Organic Agricultural Movements (IFOAM), Non-GMO Project, Center for Food

Safety, Food Democracy Now, National Co-operative Grocer Association, Organic

Trade Association, The Organic Center, the Independent Natural Food

Retailers Association (INFRA), Farm and Ranch Freedom Alliance, and the

Northeast

Organic Farmers Association of NY. Business sponsors include

[alphabetical] Dr. Bronner's Magic Soaps, Kamut International, Nutiva, Nature's

Path

Foods, Inc., Organic Valley, Rapunzel, Stonyfield Farm, and United Natural

Foods Inc.

" While most Americans agree we have a right to know what is in our food,

the federal government has resisted labeling genetically engineered food

for over a decade, " says Right2Know March organizer DiMatteo,

President of IFOAM. " It's time to demand that the government be responsible to

its citizens and enact mandatory labeling of GMOs instead of pretending

that GMO crops are the same as traditional crops. "

In New York, Washington, DC and along the route, advocates, farmers and

business leaders including Vandana Shiva, Percy and Louis Schmeiser,

Kimbrell, Frances LappÑ, LappÑ, Sara, Snow, Dr. Alan Greene,

ph Wilhelm, Funk, Westgate, Bronner, Koff, RD

and many others are expected to join in the coming months to speak out for

GMO Labeling and to inspire citizens to take action to protect themselves

and the future of farming.

" After 30 years and billions of dollars in research, only two principal

traits have been successfully developed: herbicide tolerance and insecticide

production. Despite industry promises, there are no GMO traits currently

on the market for increased yield, drought tolerance, enhanced nutrition,

or any other humanitarian or environmental benefit, " says Westgate,

Executive Director of the Non-GMO Project, fiscal sponsor of the Right2Know

March. " Americans should have the right to opt out of this experiment, and

this march is about standing up and demanding that freedom. "

" As long as there is great uncertainly about the long term effects of GMO

on the environment and upon tikkun olum~justice issues that arise from the

right of communities to access their own seeds, plants and land, a right

currently challenged by many food corporations, the use of GMO food

products should be questioned. People who view GMO food products as muktzeh~out

of

bounds for eco-kosher use, have a right to know which products contain

GMO. GMO ingredients should appear on food labels, " says Rabbi Lynn Gottlieb,

Shomeret Shalom Network for Jewish Nonviolence at The Community of Living

Traditions.

The Right2Know march will be joined by the Sustainable Living Road Show

and the Compass Green Mobile Greenhouse Project. Marchers will have a chance

to bathe in the ALL-ONE Ark, Dr. Bronner's " Interblastive Foam

Experience! " and eat organic, non-GMO food provided to marchers for a small

fee.

Members of the media are encouraged to follow the entire organizing effort

and report on our progress. Please sign up for email alerts through our

website or call Adam Eidinger to arrange interviews or for in

person requests.

Members of the public should call the Right2Know March Hotline:

or email erica@... .

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