Right2Know March Announces Events During 313 Mile Walk to the White House for Labeling of Genetically Engineered Food October 1-16th, a diverse coalition of organizations—including the Center for Food Safety—businesses and individuals will begin to march from the Historic Flatbush Food Co-op in Brooklyn, NY to the gates of the White House to ask the Obama Administration to support labeling of genetically engineered foods, also termed “Genetically Modified Organisms” or “GMOs”. The GMO Right2Know March will feature daily events between New York and Washington, DC October 1-16 as hundreds of marchers are expected to walk part or all of the 313 miles to the White House. The route and details on daily events can be viewed at Right2KnowMarch.org.
Right2Know March coordinators have road-tested a tree-lined route that will be filled with crimson, citron and sienna foliage. The march will kick off with an event at the United Nations headquarters in New York, and will travel down the East Coast, visiting natural food stores along the way where events will be held to educate citizens on GMOs and labeling. We’ll encounter farmers in New Jersey, Delaware and Maryland, and in Pennsylvania we’ll pass through the bio-diverse treasure of Amish country more than once. We’ll march/hike about 20 miles a day with support vehicles in tow that you can drive or ride in. We will arrive at the White House with thousands of people on World Food Day Oct 16. Permits are secured for the park across from the White House and marchers are expected to arrive at President Obama’s home at 2pm and rally into the evening with amazing musicians and speakers!
En route we will be cooking organic non-GMO foods and sampling the regional harvest offerings at natural health food stores. Expect rare varieties of fruits and vegetables, locally made foods, vegan specific options and ethical meats for the Omnivore. And yes, there will be campfires and camaraderie with our non-GMO allies in Europe who inspired and will be joining us.
Here are just a few of the planned events:
•RALLY – 1 Oct R2K Kick Off Event, 11am – 1pm Grand Army Plaza, Prospect Park, Brooklyn, NY
•RALLY – 3 Oct, 10:45-11:45am Autumn Harvest Health Food 1625 East 2nd St, Scotch – Plains, NJ
•MEET-UP – 3 Oct, 4pm – 5pm George Street Coop Natural Foods 89 Morris St, New Brunswick, NJ
•RALLY – 4 Oct, 2:15 -3:15pm Whole Earth Center 360 Nassau St, Princeton, NJ
•MEET-UP – 5 Oct, 12:45 – 1:45pm Big Bear Natural Foods 322 West Trenton Ave #1, Morrisville, PA
•NON-GMO FOAM RALLY – 6 Oct, 3:35 – 4:05pm Weavers Way Coop 559 Carpenter Lane, Philadelphia, PA
•MEET-UP – 6 Oct, 7:05 – 8:05pm Mariposa Food Coop 4726 Baltimore Ave, Philadelphia, PA
•RALLY – 7 Oct, 12 noon – midnight – The Ellen Powell Tiberino Memorial Museum, 3819 Hamilton St. Philadelphia, PA
•MEET-UP – 8 Oct, 11:45 – 12:45pm Martindale Natural Market 1172 Baltimore Pike, Springfield, PA
•MEET-UP – 9 Oct, 10-2pm Newark Farmers Market, Market East Plaza, 280 E. Main Street, Newark, DE
•RALLY – 13-Oct, 11am – 6pm – Maryland Institute College of Art, 1300 W. Mount Royal Ave, Baltimore, MD
•WORLD FOOD DAY RALLY – 16 Oct, Concluding Rally 12:30pm to 5pm at the White House in Lafayette Park 1600 H Street, NW Washington, DC Marchers estimated to arrive at 1pm. Event to feature Mom’s Panel and conclusion of the march
Are you ready to sign up? Organizing is open to anyone who supports non-violent, peaceful demonstrations. We believe this march will reach a large number of Americans who are completely unaware of the GMO issue – We are going to change that. It is up to us to unite for the right to know what we are eating!
We Will:
1.Mobilize concerned citizens and organizations to speak with one loud voice on Genetically Engineered foods (GMO).
2.Raise awareness about the risks of GMO foods and crop production.
3.Demand the government require labels on foods made from GMO crops.
If you live near the route or any of the rallies, you can download flyers and posters to help advertise the event!
For members not on the East Coast or unable to participate in the March, CFS will be hosting a virtual march and rally to drive comments on mandatory labeling of genetically engineered foods. Please contact March organizers if you can participate in the march or (check out Right2KnowMarch.org for details), and stay tuned for our virtual march starting on October 1st!
Join us as we gather from New York City to the White House in Washington DC
from October 1 – October 16, 2011 for this historic march!!!
Source: http://www.right2knowmarch.org/
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