We’ve lived so long under the spell of hierarchy—from god-kings to feudal lords to party bosses—that only recently have we awakened to see not only that “regular” citizens have the capacity for self-governance, but that without their engagement our huge global crises cannot be addressed. The changes needed for human society simply to survive, let alone thrive, are so profound that the only way we will move toward them is if we ourselves, regular citizens, feel meaningful ownership of solutions through direct engagement. Our problems are too big, interrelated, and pervasive to yield to directives from on high.
—Frances Moore Lappé, excerpt from Time for Progressives to Grow Up

Tuesday, October 29, 2013

GMO Wars: The Global Battlefield

Click here to access article by Walden Bello from Foreign Policy in Focus.
The case against GMOs has strengthened steadily over the last few years, even as the industry has expanded all over the world.
I'm proud to report that Washington state where I reside has an initiative on the November ballot to force food companies to disclose on their labels if they contain genetically modified ingredients. And, we are going to win!