[IMC] Introducing Hannah from Food and Water Watch at the IMC

[Danielle Chynoweth]

Hey friends,

Hannah at Food and Water Watch (a great organization that did a lot of
work around global justice/ WTO protests, etc) now has an office at
the IMC.  Please join me in welcoming her.

She wants to find community members who are passionate about
sustainable food and who might want to help out with this campaign.

They're  having a big campaign kick-off meeting in two weeks, on
September 19. The kick-off meeting will be the place to come to learn
more about the campaign and how to get involved, as well as to meet
other community members who care about sustainable food issues.

Her name is Hanna Saltzman, email  hanna at greencorps.org and phone
801-971-8223 if you want to know more.  Meeting info below.

thanks!
Danielle


Kickoff meeting information:

Do you have a right to know what’s in your food?

Our answer is yes. At Food and Water Watch, we’re launching the “Let
Me Decide” campaign to require the labeling of genetically engineered
(GE) foods in Illinois. We, as consumers, should have a choice whether
or not to eat potentially harmful GE foods. Join the Champaign-Urbana
community at this exciting campaign kickoff meeting. RSVP TODAY.

Campaign Kickoff Meeting – RSVP to hanna at greencorps.org
When: Wednesday, Sept 19th, 7:00-8:00pm
Where: Urbana Free Library, 210 W. Green Street, Urbana
What: Learn more about this important grassroots campaign to label
genetically engineered foods in Illinois and how you can help us win.
Definitely bring friends and family! Let's build a powerful community
of people standing up and saying we have the right to know what's in
our food.

Learn more about GE foods at foodandwaterwatch.org
Questions? Contact Hanna at hanna at greencorps.org
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Campaign background information:

Around 90 percent of corn and soy in America—which are the key
ingredients in most processed foods—is genetically engineered. There
are no long term health studies to show these foods are safe to eat or
safe for the environment. And yet, the industries that develop these
foods aren't required to tell consumers what they’re eating.

So at Food and Water Watch, we’re working to get genetically
engineered foods labeled in Illinois, so that we, as consumers can
decide whether or not to eat these foods. Just as labels list fat,
sodium and sugar, labels should tell the buyer whether or not the
product includes potentially unsafe genetically engineered
ingredients.

Every day, more and more people are exposed to potentially unsafe
health impacts, so we need to get these foods labeled now. To
introduce a bill during the next Senate session that makes labeling
the law, we need a commitment from our state representatives by the
end of this year. If we build a groundswell of public support, our
state representatives will listen to us. With enough pressure from
people like you who live in this area--when enough people like you
speak up--we will win. We need your help right now.