Monsanto Vs America

Date:   7/20/2011 2:24:19 PM ( 13 y ago)

On Jul 20, 2011, at 10:42 AM, Lisa Stokke, Food Democracy Now! wrote:

Dear Leslie,

Last week we exposed some pretty shocking numbers - about how many lobbyists and PR agents one Big Ag firm employs to keep their stranglehold on the way Americans grow and eat food.

We're up against some pretty big opponents, who will stop at nothing and spend everything to neutralize the voices of those calling for a fairer system for farmers and eaters. Our movement is now over 250,000 strong - and standing together we can match the might and muscle of the big corporations.

With each of us chipping in what we can, we'll be able to sustain a movement that is there every time Monsanto or someone else tries to dupe the public with their propaganda or coerce Congress with their greasy influence.

That's where you come in. If you have $35, $50, or even $5 to spare for the fight to keep food and farming fair, now is the time to chip in:

http://action.fooddemocracynow.org/go/numbersgame?akid=347.183604.QExeF6&t=2


We've got some great campaigns ready to roll out the door, but we need to know we can keep the lights on into the future so that those campaigns make a real difference where and when it counts. We need to know we have you on board, so we can see these ideas put into action.

Thanks for making it possible,
Dave, Lisa and the Food Democracy Now! Team

PS - Monsanto hires so many PR agents because they know the battle is won and lost in the hearts and minds of everyday people. To be able to counter Big Ag, we need to build a movement that shows Americans want fairness in food and farming. Click here to help build that movement with your contribution today.


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Together we can win the number game!


Working together, our movement of 250,000 can match the might and muscle of Big Ag - but only if we all chip in what we can! Can you give as little as $25 today?


Help us can win the numbers game!

Dear Leslie,

Last night I received a disturbing email. It was from a contact telling me one big PR firm dedicates over 50 staff fulltime to the Monsanto account. On top of this, Monsanto themselves already have 75 staff working solely to investigate and prosecute farmers. And that's just the tip of the iceberg.

These are the types of numbers we are up against.

But we have some more impressive numbers. We have 250,000 – that’s the number of you, our members, working to realize an alternative vision – one that restores dignity to our farmers and food. The other number we have is 2. That’s how many paid staff we have holding everything together here at our HeadQuarters in Iowa.

Not quite the numbers Monsanto has at their disposal, but our 2 combined with your 250,000 can more than have their measure. That is, as long as we can look after one more important number – the figure we have in our bank account to ensure our continued existence.

Using our power in numbers is the only way we can take on Monsanto, and the rest of big ag. That’s why we need all 250,000 of us to each chip in a little bit today to help us keep the lights on. Click here to stand with us in our fight by making your small contribution:

http://action.fooddemocracynow.org/go/numbersgame?akid=347.183604.QExeF6&t=9


The other side won't rest. They have billions of dollars to stop every reform we want - and they work day and night with stadiums full of lobbyists to spread their propaganda to the American public and elected officials.

Each time they try, we need to be there to stop them. To trump corporate influence with people power, to expose their lies and propaganda for what it is, and show politicians that we will hold them accountable - as we've already done together on GMOs, corporate monopolies, child nutrition, food safety and more in the past.

Big Ag has never faced this before - people power at its finest, with thousands of everyday citizens chipping in a small amount to make a sum total far greater than its parts, motivated not by greed but by moral duty. But to be out there effectively at a moment's notice - on the streets, in the press, on the web, in the Capitol - this time we need you to vote with your wallet:

http://action.fooddemocracynow.org/go/numbersgame?akid=347.183604.QExeF6&t=11


Monsanto has all the lobbyists, spin doctors, 'scientists' and lawyers they need to force farmers off their land and keep their monopoly over our food system. Us? We've got each other. Each of us chipping in what we can afford can create campaigns that rival Monsanto and others' influence and hold them accountable.

That power in numbers has them running scared - why do you think they need 50 PR staff? That's why I'm asking you to exercise that power today by chipping in what you can to stand up to Big Ag.

Thanks for being such an important number making up our movement,

Dave and Lisa

P.S - Here's the numbers game: Monsanto spends billions and employs tens of thousands. To stop them, we just need one: YOU. Chip in what you can today to make sure our movement can survive into the future.


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