A bold venture
‘Every conflict of our times is around vital access to the vital resources of the planet. But the conflicts are always presented as ethnic, religious and regional…
Many people don’t realize: the pharmaceutical industry is the same as the agrochemical industry is the same as the biotechnology industry, there is no separation…
Throughout history we have know that monopolies mean hunger, monopolies mean famine…’
An Evening with Vandana Shiva:
The development and practices of Monsanto, the worlds largest corporation connected to GMO, pestizides and fertilizer are so outrages and stunning to me and touch on such vital issues for everybodies well-being, that I will continue to write about it and I will call the series ‘About food’ for now. I have the feeling ‘About water’ will follow…
Let’s start with some quotes of the documentary ‘The world according to Monsanto‘, which you should have a look at on youtube! (Note: For people in the US it is very hard to get this information, since ’somebody’ obviously does not want it to be revealed and continues to urge youtube to take the videos off their server…).
‘It shows an organization that is determinded to push its products into countries around the world and is determinded to destroy the reputation of anybody who stands in their way.’
‘They want to control seed. They want to control life.’
‘This is a bigger weapon than bombs.’
‘They are in the process of owning food. All food!’
‘The result is that Monsanto is depriving us of our food sovereignty, of our ability to feed ourselves and that we become dependent on their seeds and products.’
This is not science fiction and we are not talking ‘third world’, we are talking the US and Latin America, we are talking India and China, we are talking the British Islands, we are talking France and Germany, we are talking ‘next to you’.
“From its extraction through sale, use and disposal, all the stuff in our lives affects communities at home and abroad, yet most of this is hidden from view. The Story of Stuff is a 20-minute, fast-paced, fact-filled look at the underside of our production and consumption patterns. The Story of Stuff exposes the connections between a huge number of environmental and social issues, and calls us together to create a more sustainable and just world.
It’ll teach you something, it’ll make you laugh, and it just may change the way you look at all the stuff in your life forever.”
You’ll find more teaser videos, background information and even the whole movie as a free download on storyofstuff.com
(Thanks to Melanie)
