SUBHEAD: Tuesday, February 21st effort to convince Hawaii legislature to label GMO products.
By Staff on 18 February 2012 for Mandala ethnic Arts -
Image above: Still from video below showing some of the organizers of the demonstrations.
OAHU
WHEN:
Tuesday, February 21, 2012, from noon until 5:30pm
There will be a GMO labeling rally
WHERE:
Hawaii State Capitol building at 415 South Beretania Street, Honolulu.
Video above: Promotion for GMO labeling demonstration at the Hawaii State Capital.
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lWSrak3ohrg)
KAUAI
WHERE:
At Papaya's Natural Foods
Waipouli Shopping Village, Kapaa
WHEN:
Meet up at 3:00pm
March to Kapaa Library 4:00pm
Kauai will march in solidarity with the other islands on Tuesday, February 21 from 4pm to 6pm in Kapaa.
On Tuesday February 21st, meet at the lawn in front of Papaya's Natural Foods and Cafe in Kapaa at 3pm. We will gather our signs and our aloha aina. At 4pm we will walk from Papaya's along the mauka sidewalk to the Kapaa library. (Approximately 1.1 mile.) We will have vehicles near the library to shuttle folks back to their cars.
This community walk is to bring awareness to the right to know issue regarding the labeling of GMO food and local issue of chemical spraying in our state by the big 5 chemicial corporations doing genetic engineering experiments and open field testing near our schools and communities.
Join GMO-Free Kauai on facebook for more information.
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=3334925340063&set=o.142345032491898&type=1&ref=nf
Mahalo nui loa and malama `aina.
MAUI
WHERE:
near the intersection of North Kihei Road and Piilani / Mokulele Highway in Kihei
WHEN:
Tuesday 12:00pm until 6:30pm
Peaceful sign-waving in support of Hawaii GMO Justice Coalition scheduled to coincide with the GMO JUSTICE LABELING RALLY at the State Capitol in Oahu.
We will be protesting to call attention to the GMO corn field in full view of the highway and because the legislature is dragging its feet in scheduling hearings for a GMO labeling bill for Hawaii.
While this event may have been publicized as occurring between 12 and 2:30, a number of people who wanted to be involved could not arrive until around 3, so the concept of a '2nd shift' was developed, and we expect to see reinforcements arrive around 3 to carry on until 6.
We are also supporting signature gathering for the ballot initiative in CA, beginning Feb 18.
Please observe the requirements of Maui County ordinance 12.42, maintaining distances of 6' from the hwy and 50' from the intersection, while participating in this event: http://library.municode.com/index.aspx?clientID=16289&stateID=11&statename=Hawaii
FACEBOOK PAGES
Hawaii GMO Justice Coalition:
https://www.facebook.com/HawaiiGMOJustice?ref=ts
GMO Free Maui:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/147568151924562/
Occupy Monsanto Maui:
https://www.facebook.com/OccupyMonsantoMaui
OWS Maui:
https://www.facebook.com/OccupyMaui?sk=info
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