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2/23/12 06:02 pm - 2 Global Topics I thought Important Enough to Post up here, in case anyone sees it.

Subject: Tell Walmart: Don't sell Monsanto's potentially toxic GMO sweet corn

Dear Friend,

This spring, Monsanto's GMO sweet corn -- their first product for direct human consumption -- will be getting planted for the first time. 

Then it will be sold, unlabeled, in a grocery store near you. 

To stop it, we'll need significant opposition from food sellers to this untested, potentially toxic product. Walmart is the largest food retailer in the country, but they have no plans to reject Monsanto's GMO sweet corn. 

I just signed a petition urging Walmart to take a stand for consumer safety, and reject Monsanto's GMO sweet corn before it's planted. You can add your name here: 

Click below to automatically sign the petition: 
http://act.credoaction.com/r/?r=5535403&id=35505-4641576-CG4DIBx&t=10


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After pleading with the committee chairman to hear from a female witness, the Democratic women on the committee -- all of them EMILY's List women -- literally stood up for us and walked out.

Please support the work of EMILY's List to elect pro-choice Democratic women who will tell the GOP that women's health care decisions should be left up to women!

Stephanie Schriock 

President, EMILY’s List


Rep. Carolyn Maloney said it best: "Where are the women?"

Last week, an all-male panel of religious leaders testified in front of a Congressional committee about birth control coverage. That's right, only men -- who are not doctors, by the way -- were allowed to testify by the GOP leadership about critical women's health coverage. Not a single woman.

From coast to coast, Republicans are working with right-wing religious leaders to wage an unrelenting war on women.

In some states, they're working to grant fetuses legal "personhood" so that all abortions (and some forms of birth control) become legal acts of "murder." In other states, they want to force women to get invasive transvaginal ultrasounds before an abortion.

And in Congress, they're trying to eliminate birth control from insurance coverage.

Pro-choice Democratic women are standing up to rightwing Republicans every step of the way, but they are outnumbered. Please stand with EMILY's List to elect more outstanding feminist champions.

Go Here to Join Emily's List: http://www.democrats.com/where-are-the-women?source=rasciana%40gmail.com

Bob Fertik


1/31/12 05:02 pm - Remember to Vote and Say No to ACTA [for the sake of a free Internet]

https://www.accessnow.org/page/s/just-say-no-to-acta

http://www.avaaz.org/en/eu_save_the_internet/?fp


Originally posted by [info]ashkitty at Still saving the internet; our job is never done.
Taken from [info]son_of_darkness. Worth mentioning that the captcha on the petition will be hidden if you have AdBlock on, so either turn it off for that page or use a different browser for a minute.

Originally posted by [info]de_nugis at To UK Flisties
(Taken most recently from [info]amber1960, slightly adapted.)

If you're from the UK and you believe in freedom of speech and an uncensored interenet, you really need to sign this petition. There are others floating about, but that particular one is the best way to ensure that your voice gets heard. It's hosted on the directgov website and addresses parliament directly. If it gets more than 100,000 signatures, it becomes eligible for discussion in the House of Commons.

Everyone's been getting so worked up over SOPA -- and rightly so -- that ACTA seems to have slipped under the radar. This is hugely problematic, because ACTA is a similar bill, but it has the potential to be far more damaging than SOPA ever could be.

Some people seem to have this misconception that ACTA is the 'European SOPA', but that simply isn't true. It's a global treaty, and it's already been signed by eight countries, including the US, Japan, New Zealand and Singapore. Europe votes on Thursday. If they vote 'no', the bill will have to be taken back to the drawing board and reformulated, which should buy us some time at the very least.

If you think this doesn't affect you, you're wrong. If ACTA passes, it could well signal the end of the internet as we know it, and that isn't an exaggeration. It's not just about watching movies and television online. If ACTA passes, sites like YouTube, Livejournal, Tumblr, Twitter, Facebook and even Google and Wikipedia could become impossible to maintain. ACTA would allow ISPs to monitor your net activity and cut off internet access for your entire household if one person is suspected of breaching copyright. Think Big Brother is Watching. I don't think I need to emphasise just how damaging it can be to be without internet access in this day and age, when we rely so heavily on technology.

It's not only bloggers and fandom that would be affected, either. Small businesses, independent film-makers and unsigned musicians who have previously found their niche online would also suffer hugely, and would be at risk of being bullied into submission by Hollywood and multinational corporations under accusations of copyright infringement. All those artists who found fame by uploading covers of songs to YouTube would never have had the opportunity to do so under ACTA, as those cover versions would be prohibited.

I know the internet has its problems, but to my mind it's the single greatest invention to come out of modern times, and it would be an absolute travesty if we were to lose that now. From a personal point of view, I can't even put into words how important this is to me. I've met some of my closest friends through the internet and online fandom, people whom I would likely never have met without it, and it's given me this amazing social support system. I don't want that to end here, and I want to preserve it for future generations so that they can have the same experience and opportunities I've been given through my online interactions.

I know that opinions on the seriousness of copyright infringement and online piracy vary wildly, but that isn't really the point. Internet giants such as Google are opposed to this bill, and it's pretty safe to say that they're not in favour of copyright infringment, as anyone who's ever had a fanvid taken down from YouTube will be painfully aware. Whatever your stance on copyright, this isn't the way to go about dealing with it. This is dangerous legislation that impeaches on some of our most basic human rights, such as the right to privacy and freedom of speech.

So if you're from the UK, please, please sign the petition. If you hail from elsewhere in the world, there may well be similar movements in your own country, but I think the most effective thing anybody can do right now is to keep talking about this. Talk about it on Livejournal, on Twitter, on Tumblr, on Facebook, and anywhere else you can think of. Make sure this issue is never far from people's minds. The internet is an amazingly powerful tool: let's utilise it while we still have the chance.

Please repost and spread the word :)

SAY NO TO ACTA!

Please consider reposting this, especially if you have a large proportion of UK flisties. And please consider spreading the word via other platforms: Twitter, Tumblr, Facebook, your own personal network.



Originally posted by [info]electricdruid at The fiasco continues

ACTA in a Nutshell –

What is ACTA?  ACTA is the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement. A new intellectual property enforcement treaty being negotiated by the United States, the European Community, Switzerland, and Japan, with Australia, the Republic of Korea, New Zealand, Mexico, Jordan, Morocco, Singapore, the United Arab Emirates, and Canada recently announcing that they will join in as well.

Why should you care about ACTA? Initial reports indicate that the treaty will have a very broad scope and will involve new tools targeting “Internet distribution and information technology.”

What is the goal of ACTA? Reportedly the goal is to create new legal standards of intellectual property enforcement, as well as increased international cooperation, an example of which would be an increase in information sharing between signatory countries’ law enforcement agencies.

Essential ACTA Resources - 

  • Read more about ACTA here: ACTA Fact Sheet
  • Read the authentic version of the ACTA text as of 15 April 2011, as finalized by participating countries here: ACTA Finalized Text
  • Follow the history of the treaty’s formation here: ACTA history
  • Read letters from U.S. Senator Ron Wyden wherein he challenges the constitutionality of ACTA: Letter 1 | Letter 2 | Read the Administration’s Response to Wyden’s First Letter here: Response
  • Watch a short informative video on ACTA: ACTA Video
  • Watch a lulzy video on ACTA: Lulzy Video

Say NO to ACTA. It is essential to spread awareness and get the word out on ACTA.

Via Tumblr


4/7/11 01:03 am - About My Live Journal

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