~Dinner and Documentary~ THE WORLD ACCORDING TO MONSANTO As part of the Activist Film SeriesProduced by French journalist and film maker Marie-Monique Robin paints a grim picture of a company with a long track record of environmental crimes, health scandals." “The World According to Monsanto is an in-depth documentary that looks at the domination of agricultural industry from one of the world’s most insidious and powerful companies.” Friday, May 21 @ 7:30 p.m. Bring a jacket and blanket just in case. Also, being extra chairs if you have them. This is an outdoor Summer Film Series complete with fresh organic dinner available. Suggested donation: Film $4-8 & dinner $5-10. No one turned away. We will have dishes there, but you may want to bring your own dishes to avoid extra waste (ideas: cup, mug, wine glass, plate, bowl, silverware, clothe napkin, whatever suites your fancy) Discussion around the bonfire after the show. LOCATION: 3442 47th St (Near Euclid & Myrtle). San Diego, Ca 92105 "There’s nothing Monsanto is leaving untouched: the mustard, the okra, the bringe oil, the rice, the cauliflower. Once they have established the norm: that seed can be owned as their property, royalties can be collected. We will depend on them for every seed we grow of every crop we grow. If they control seed, they control food, they know it – it’s strategic. It’s more powerful than bombs. It’s more powerful than guns. This is the best way to control the populations of the world. The story starts in the White House, where Monsanto often got its way by exerting disproportionate influence over policymakers via the “revolving door”. Thanks to these intimate links between Monsanto and government agencies, the US adopted GE foods and crops without proper testing, without consumer labeling and in spite of serious questions hanging over their safety. Not coincidentally, Monsanto supplies 90 percent of the GE seeds used by the US market " For info: (714) 595-6912 www.ActivistSanDiego.org, info@ActivistSanDiego.org |