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Stop Pesticide lobbyist Nomination. Take Action now!
What's up now: Islam Siddiqui - former pesticide lobbyist and vice president for CropLife America - is STILL on track to be confirmed as the U.S. Trade Office's Chief Ag Negotiator. He will likely pass through committee this week to a full Senate vote. After that, his confirmation could happen within hours.
Call your Senator today and urge him/her to take a stand against Siddiqui and "agribusiness as usual." Tell them that putting a pesticide pusher in charge of U.S. ag trade is unacceptable.
Date: 12/5/2009 11:49:12 AM ( 15 y ) ... viewed 1625 times
9:44 AM
December 5, 09
On Dec 4, 2009, at 1:50 PM, Jill Richardson wrote:
Please see below!
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From: Marcia Ishii-Eiteman
Date: Fri, Dec 4, 2009 at 10:41 AM
Subject: [Food Crisis] Stop Siddiqui/CropLife - Call your Senator today!
To: food_crisis@googlegroups.com, growing_foodandjustice@lists.riseup.net
Dear Food Crisis & Food & Justice Colleagues:
We needed 50,000 voices to make an impact on Capitol Hill - with help from so many of you, we delivered 90,000. Now we've got their attention!
What's up now: Islam Siddiqui - former pesticide lobbyist and vice president for CropLife America - is STILL on track to be confirmed as the U.S. Trade Office's Chief Ag Negotiator. He will likely pass through committee this week to a full Senate vote. After that, his confirmation could happen within hours.
We have to act this week to derail Siddiqui's nomination» If one person calls their senator for every ten that signed the petition, we will make the "revolving door" between industry and government much squeakier than it's been in a long time. Can you be the one person who picks up the phone?
Call your Senator today and urge him/her to take a stand against Siddiqui and "agribusiness as usual." Tell them that putting a pesticide pusher in charge of U.S. ag trade is unacceptable.
The facts:
Siddiqui is a vice president of regulatory relations for CropLife America, the pesticide and biotech industry's lobbying association. Members include: Monsanto, Syngenta, Dow, and DuPont.
Siddiqui has been nominated by President Obama to the position of Chief Agricultural Negotiator for the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative. In this position, he would be well-placed to push pesticides and genetically modified seeds on farmers and countries around the world who do not want and can least afford them.
The Senate will vote whether or not to confirm Siddiqui as early as this week.
Take action» This administration promised to end agribusiness as usual. Let's hold them to it. Please, call your Senator today.
Thanks, In solidarity,
Marcia Ishii-Eiteman, PANNA
Groups co-hosting our petition to Pres. Obama opposing Siddiqui's nomination: Center for Food Safety, Center for Biological Diversity, Credo, Farm and Ranch Freedom Alliance, Farmworker Association of Florida, Food and Water Watch, Food Democracy Now!, Grassroots International, Greenpeace, Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy, National Family Farm Coalition, Organic Consumers Association and Pesticide Action Network.
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Marcia Ishii-Eiteman, PhD
Senior Scientist
Pesticide Action Network North America Regional Center (PANNA)
49 Powell St., Suite 500
San Francisco, CA 94102 USA
Tel: (+1) 415 981 6205, ext. 325 (M, Th)
Fax (+1) 415 981 1991
Eml: mie@panna.org
Web: http://www.panna.org
Pesticide residues database :: http://www.whatsonmyfood.org
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