POLITICS - Sec of Agric: Feedback from Obama team

[Guest guest]

From:

http://www.fooddemocracynow.org

This is a petition asking Obama to appoint a " sustainable " choice as

Secretary of Agriculture. Now, online petitions never work, but listen:

Dimock, president of Roots of Change (a non-profit where I currently

volunteer), was on a conference call with Obama's transition team last week.

He says that they are aware of the petition and said that 25,000

endorsements would get their attention, and 50,000 could really influence

Obama's pick.

It's currently at 42,000, and slowing down. Please take 15 seconds to sign,

and a few moments to pass this along to your own networks. To reiterate:

this petition has the attention of Obama's team, and they are expected to

make their choice public very soon, so there are only a few days left to

press for a reform-minded choice.

For a great perspective on this, check out Kristof's column,

" Secretary of Food, " from Wednesdays NYTimes:

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/11/opinion/11kristof.html

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