Walden Bello runs for senator of the Philippines, pushes reforms in governance (tags)
Rep. Walden Bello resigned from Congress on March 19, 2015, because he could no longer support a hypocritical good governance policy under which President Aquino went after his political enemies but protected his corrupt cronies. His resignation was also an act of protest at the president’s refusal to accept command responsibility for the Mamasapano tragedy. He felt that his voluntary stepping down was the ethical thing to do since his party Akbayan, of which he was the principal representative in the House of Representatives, maintained its support for Aquino.
Frances Moore Lappé, Matthew Fox Speak in San Diego (tags)
Frances Moore Lappé and Matthew Fox, two powerful long-time activists who started in the 1970’s and both live in Oakland, came to San Diego to address the opening session of the Justice for Women and Children conference January 18 at St. Paul’s Episcopal Cathedral in San Diego. Lappé wrote the book “Diet for a Small Planet” and founded Food First to work on projects helping people in Third World countries to feed themselves in ways that respected their environment and heritage of biodiversity. Fox was a Roman Catholic priest who was thrown out by the current Pope for championing the spiritual power of women; he's now a priest in the Episcopal Church and works on education projects with so-called “at-risk” youth to channel their creativity in non-mainstream ways.
The vast disparity between justice for rich and poor in a capitalist society and how the rich rob and kill with impunity.
BTL:FTAA Summit in Miami Greeted by Massive Protests Opposing... (tags)
...Anti-Democratic Corporate Agenda for the Americas. Interview with George Naylor, president of the National Family Farm Coaltion, conducted by Between the Lines' Scott Harris
BTL:WTO Cancun Summit Meeting Collapses As... (tags)
...Coalition of Developing Nations Rejects 'Bad Deal' on Farm Subsidies. Interview with Anuradha Mittal, co-director of Institute for Food and Development Policy or Food First, conducted by Between the Lines' Scott Harri
Lies spinning to fascism (tags)
As the bush cabal hurtles America towards fascism, war is about to be declared on the 'enemy within'...
Independent Science Panel Report On GM In Food (tags)
8.98 million farmers adopted sustainable agriculture practices on 28.92 million hectares in Asia, Latin America and Africa; reliable data from 89 projects show higher productivity and yields: 50-100% increase in yield for rainfed crops, and 5-10% for irrigated crops; top successes include Burkina Faso, which turned a cereal deficit of 644 kg per year to an annual surplus of 153 kg, Ethiopia, where 12 500 households enjoyed 60% increase in crop yields, and Honduras and Guatemala, where 45 000 families increased yields from 400-600 kg/ha to 2,000-2,500 kg/ha.
take our Gmaize or starve (tags)
they call themselves humanitarian, but in pushing GM food on to third world countries they are opportunistically exploiting other peoples tragedies
International Protests Mount Against Genetically Engineered Crops (tags)
Without labels, people in the United States can't tell if they are eating gene-finagled foodstuffs, which have been foisted on consumers without their knowledge or consent. Current FDA guidelines "deny Americans the right to know what is in our food, while protecting the economic interests of biotech corporations," says Food First, an Oakland-based organization, which has called for an immediate moratorium on the commercial use of GE seeds and foods.
Biojustice at the Starlight Bowl: Transcripts from Press Conferences (tags)
Transcripts of some of the presentations made at press conferences during the Biojustice/Beyond Biodevastation V rally at the Starlight Bowl in Balboa Park, San Diego, June 23, 2001. Speakers include Dr. Paul Billings, Center for Responsible Genetics; Anthony Imparato, American Association of People with Disabilities; Peter Rosset, Food First!; Edward Hammond, Sunshine Institute; Cathleen Kneen, Ramshorn (Canada).
Stop Genetic Engineering Teach-In and March (tags)
At a teach-in attended by nearly 250 people at Fairfax High on Saturday, August 12, speakers provided real information to correct the lies told by the media, biotech corporations, and US government. Many described the revolving door between federal regulators and the biotech industry which compromises the safety of our food supply. After the teach-in, activists marched to nearby Trader Joe's food store to demand that Trader Joe's stop selling genetically engineered food.
Stop Genetic Engineering & Build a Just, Sustainable Food System (tags)
At a teach-in attended by nearly 250 people at Fairfax High on Saturday, August 12, speakers provided real information to correct the lies told by the media, biotech corporations, and US government. Many described the revolving door between federal regulators and the biotech industry which compromises the safety of our food supply. After the teach-in, activists marched to nearby Trader Joe's food store to demand that Trader Joe's stop selling genetically engineered food.
Seizing the Historical Moment - Anuradha Mittal, Food First (tags)
Anuradha Mittal, co-director of Food First, has been studying the effects of structural adjustment abroad for years. In this interview, she takes on structural adjustment at home, the relationship between the conventions and the larger global movement, corporate media’s effects, building solidarity globally and the power of independent media.