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Not TINA (There Is No Alternative) but TAPAS: THERE ARE PLENTY OF ALTERNATIVES
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Why Monsanto and Trans-Pacific Partnership Equal Global Food Dominance

Why Monsanto and Trans-Pacific Partnership Equal Global Food Dominance | real utopias | Scoop.it
World food control has nearly been achieved by reducing plant diversity through GMO seeds made by transnational corporations.
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Mayan People’s Movement Defeats Monsanto Law in Guatemala

Mayan People’s Movement Defeats Monsanto Law in Guatemala | real utopias | Scoop.it

GUATEMALA - On September 4th, after ten days of widespread street protests against the biotech giant Monsanto’s expansion into Guatemalan territory, groups of indigenous people joined by social movements, trade unions and farmer and women’s organizations won a victory when congress finally repealed the legislation that had been approved in June.



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Occupy Monsanto » Support the Occupy Monsanto Legal Defense Fund

Occupy Monsanto » Support the Occupy Monsanto Legal Defense Fund | real utopias | Scoop.it

Back on September 12, 2012, Occupy Monsanto activists conducted a bold direct action on Monsanto’s Oxnard, California facility. Nine activists shut down California’s largest GMO seed distribution facility for a full day and were ultimately arrested. You can watch the inspiring video of the action here:

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Seeds of sovereignty - Republica

Seeds of sovereignty - Republica | real utopias | Scoop.it


We should all be worried about what David Harvey calls accumulation by dispossession. Resisting Monsanto may be need of hour, but, certainly not the only task.

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11 Year Old Exposes The Monsanto Corporation

11 Year Old Exposes The Monsanto Corporation | real utopias | Scoop.it
Many young people today are having a tremendous impact on the global awakening that continues to unfold as we move through 2013 and beyond. Birke Baehr is no different, he wants us to know how our food is made, where it comes from, and what’s in it.
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Economist, specialized in political economy and peer-to-peer dynamics; core member of the P2P Foundation