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<div dir="ltr">Canada-wide actions on Tues April 9, to stop genetically modified alfalfa from being registered for use in Canada.</div>
<div dir="ltr">In KW, rally at Peter Braid's ofc (King & Erb) at 12 noon on Tues April 9.</div>
<div dir="ltr">Please pass this on to all folks you know that might be interested.</div>
<div dir="ltr">Eleanor Grant<br>
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<div class="yiv1955305847gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: "Lucy Sharratt - CBAN Coordinator" <<a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:coordinator@cban.ca" target="_blank" href="mailto:coordinator@cban.ca">coordinator@cban.ca</a>><br>Date: Mar 28, 2013 4:51 PM<br>
Subject: [cban e-News] Action Locations: Day of Action to Stop GM Alfalfa, April 9 - Join us to Protect Family Farms!<br>To: <<a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:cban-e-news@cban.ca" target="_blank" href="mailto:cban-e-news@cban.ca">cban-e-news@cban.ca</a>><br>Cc: <br><br>
<div style="word-wrap:break-word;"><div>***Please distribute widely***<br><br>Join us on April 9: Take Action to Stop GM Alfalfa<br><br></div><div><b>Tuesday April 9, 2013<br>12 noon (sharp) to 1 pm</b></div><div><b><br></b></div>
<div><b><span style="font-weight:normal;">Outside federal Member of Parliament constituency offices, government and corporate offices in 12 communities in Ontario, and 11 locations in other provinces.</span><span style="font-weight:normal;"><br>
</span><span style="font-weight:normal;">Rallies in Ontario: Belleville, Goderich, Guelph, Hawkesbury, Kingston, Kitchener-Waterloo, London, Orangeville, Ottawa, Owen Sound, Stratford, Toronto. </span><span style="font-weight:normal;"><br>
</span><span style="font-weight:normal;">Rallies in other provinces: Wolfville NS, Montreal PQ, Quebec City PQ, Brandon MB, North Battleford SK, Camrose AB, Calgary AB, Edmonton AB, Duncan BC, Nelson BC, Vernon BC.</span></b></div>
<div><br><b>Details of locations for confirmed actions are listed below and also now posted at </b><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.cban.ca/april9" style="font-weight:bold;">www.cban.ca/april9</a> </div><div>More actions to be announced! If there is no rally in your community, you can still participate on April 9! See below, and check back for updates and more actions.<br>
<br><b>Bring your banners. Bring your voices. Together we can stop the release of GM alfalfa.<br></b><br>Monsanto’s genetically modified (GM) alfalfa could be registered for use in Canada this April! GM Roundup Ready alfalfa varieties have just been cleared for the last step before they hit the market – all they need now is a final rubber-stamp by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency. Alfalfa is used to produce many of the foods we eat! Alfalfa (commonly harvested as hay) is high-protein feed for animals like dairy cows, beef cattle, lambs, poultry and pigs. It's also used to build nutrients in the soil and is important for organic farming.<br>
<br>Because alfalfa is a perennial plant that is pollinated by bees, genetically modified alfalfa will inevitably cross-pollinate with non-GM and organic alfalfa, contaminating farms and threatening the livelihoods of family farmers across Canada. Prairie farmers have already been vocally opposing GM alfalfa so now the industry is trying to introduce GM alfalfa in Eastern Canada first!<br>
<br>This call for a Day of Action to Stop GM Alfalfa was issued by the National Farmers Union-Ontario. <br>For info on the Day of Action: <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.cban.ca/april9">www.cban.ca/april9</a><br>For more information on GM Alfalfa: <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.cban.ca/alfalfa">www.cban.ca/alfalfa</a><br>
For support for your action: Lucy Sharratt, Coordinator, Canadian Biotechnology Action Network, <a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:coordinator@cban.ca" target="_blank" href="mailto:coordinator@cban.ca">coordinator@cban.ca</a> <a href="" rel="nofollow">613 241 2267 ext. 25</a><br>
<b><br>More Information:<br><br>Why is GM Alfalfa Such a Huge Threat? </b><br><br>GM contamination is inevitable because alfalfa is a perennial crop pollinated by insects. In Ontario and Alberta, weeds are becoming resistant to glyphosate (the active ingredient in Monsanto’s herbicide Roundup): another glyphosate tolerant crop like Roundup Ready alfalfa would increase these weeds. Alfalfa is almost always grown in a mix with grasses and establishes readily without the use of herbicides. Farmers don’t want or need Roundup Ready alfalfa. If genetically modified (GM, also called genetically engineered or GE) alfalfa is released it will have negative impacts on a wide range of farmers and farming systems, both conventional and organic, across Canada. For more information see <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.cban.ca/alfalfa">www.cban.ca/alfalfa</a><br>
<br><b>Why is Alfalfa Important? <br></b><br>Alfalfa (commonly harvested as hay) is a high-protein feed for animals like dairy cows, beef cattle, sheep, poultry and pigs. It's also used to build nutrients and organic matter in the soil, making it particularly important for organic farming. If it's introduced, GM alfalfa will ruin export markets for alfalfa products, contaminate family farms, make it more difficult for farmers to control weeds, and threaten the future of organic food and farming in Canada.<br>
<br><b>What Else Can I Do to Help?</b><br><br>1. Come out on April 9! Bring your friends and family! Bring your home-made signs.<br>2. Help spread the word about the action to groups in your community and ask them to get involved.<br>
3. Help publicize the action in your community by putting up posters, handing out flyers, and posting through email and facebook. Posters and flyers are at <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.cban.ca/april9">www.cban.ca/april9</a><br>
4. Contact media to tell them about the Day of Action and encourage them to cover the rallies.<br>5. Collect signatures on the petition to stop GM alfalfa and bring them to the rally on April 9. See <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.cban.ca/alfalfapetition">www.cban.ca/alfalfapetition</a><br>
6. Email, call or write to your Member of Parliament (you can search for your MP using your postal code at <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.parl.gc.ca/">www.parl.gc.ca</a>) and the Minister of Agriculture Gerry Ritz on April 9 <a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:gerry.ritz@parl.gc.ca" target="_blank" href="mailto:gerry.ritz@parl.gc.ca">gerry.ritz@parl.gc.ca</a> Tel: <a href="" rel="nofollow">613-995-7080</a> Fax <a href="" rel="nofollow">613-996-8472</a> By mail (no postage required) Hon. Gerry Ritz, House of Commons, Ottawa, ON, K1A 0A6<br>
<br><b>CONFIRMED ACTIONS</b></div><div><br></div><div>All these actions are at noon on the Day of Action to Stop GM Alfalfa, April 9, 2013, and are hosted by various National Farmers Union locals and supportive community groups. For more details and materials to help promote the actions please see <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.cban.ca/april9">www.cban.ca/april9</a> Check back for even more confirmed actions!</div>
<div><br></div><div><b>In Ontario:<br><br>Belleville:</b> Office of Daryl Kramp, MP for Prince Edward Hastings, 1 Millennium Parkway. Contact John Della Bosca at <a href="" rel="nofollow">613-471-1234</a>, <a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:johndb@xplornet.ca" target="_blank" href="mailto:johndb@xplornet.ca">johndb@xplornet.ca</a><br>
<br><b>Goderich:</b> Constituency Office of Ben Lobb, 30 Victoria St. North, Please note: <b>11:30-1:00 </b>Contact: Linda Baumberger <a href="" rel="nofollow">519-832-2953</a> <br><br>
<b>Guelph: </b>1 Stone Road W. Check <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.cban.ca/april9guelph">www.cban.ca/april9guelph</a> Guelph. Contact: Donna Jennison <a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:halojen@rogers.com" target="_blank" href="mailto:halojen@rogers.com">halojen@rogers.com</a><br>
<br><b>Hawkesbury:</b> Constituency Office of Pierre Lemieux, MP for Glengarry Prescott-Russell, 136 Main St. E. Contact: Les Gills <a href="" rel="nofollow">613-528-4865</a>.<br><br>
</div><div><b>Kingston: </b>To be announced. Contact: Dianne Dowling <a href="" rel="nofollow">613-546-0869</a> <a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:dowling@kos.net" target="_blank" href="mailto:dowling@kos.net">dowling@kos.net</a></div>
<div><br><b>Kitchener-Waterloo: </b>Constituency Office of Peter Braid. 22 King St. South, Waterloo. Contact: Taarini Chopra <a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:campaigns@cban.ca" target="_blank" href="mailto:campaigns@cban.ca">campaigns@cban.ca</a><br><br><b>Lambton County:</b> Request to meet with Pat Davidson, MP for Sarnia Lambton. Contact: Tammy Van Troost <a href="" rel="nofollow">519 864 1900</a> or <a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:bearcreekorganics@ebtech.net" target="_blank" href="mailto:bearcreekorganics@ebtech.net">bearcreekorganics@ebtech.net</a></div>
<div><br></div><div><div><b>London: </b>Constituency Office of Ed Holder, MP for London West, 200-390 Commissioners Rd West. Contact: Malorie stopgmalfalfa@<a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://gmail.com/">gmail.com</a> </div></div>
<div><br></div><div><b>Midland:</b> Meeting with Bruce Stanton MP for Simcoe Dufferin. Contact: Chris Litster, <a href="" rel="nofollow">705-534-7626</a>.</div><div><br><b>Orangeville: </b> Constituency Office of David Tilson, MP for Dufferin Caldeon, 299 Broadway St. Contact Michelle at <a href="" rel="nofollow">519-941-1099</a> or <a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:michelle@wholevillage.org" target="_blank" href="mailto:michelle@wholevillage.org">michelle@wholevillage.org</a>.<br>
<br><b>Ottawa:</b> Variety Registration Office, Canadian Food Inspection Agency, 59 Camelot Dr. (Nepean) off Merivale Rd near West Hunt Club. See <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.cban.ca/april9ottawa">www.cban.ca/april9ottawa</a> Contact: Lucy Sharratt <a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:info@cban.ca" target="_blank" href="mailto:info@cban.ca">info@cban.ca</a> <a href="" rel="nofollow">613 241 2267 ext 25</a>. Car pooling: contact Paul at <a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:paulslomp@gmail.com" target="_blank" href="mailto:paulslomp@gmail.com">paulslomp@gmail.com</a><br>
<br><b>Owen Sound: </b>Constituency Office of Larry Miller, MP for Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound, 1131 2nd Avenue East. Contact: Philip Woodhouse, <a href="" rel="nofollow">519 599 5041</a>, <a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:pwoodhouse9@gmail.com" target="_blank" href="mailto:pwoodhouse9@gmail.com">pwoodhouse9@gmail.com</a><br>
<br><b>Toronto:</b> Outside St Lawrence Market (on the sidewalk). 95 Front St E. See <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.cban.ca/april9toronto">www.cban.ca/april9toronto</a><br><br><b>Stratford: </b>Constituency Office of Gary Schellenberger, MP for Perth Wellington. 544 Huron St. Contact: Ann Slater, <a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:aslater@quadro.net" target="_blank" href="mailto:aslater@quadro.net">aslater@quadro.net</a> 519-349-2448<br>
<b><br></b></div><div><b>Outside Ontario:</b></div><div><br></div><div><div><b>Wolfville, NS: </b>Constituency Office of Scott Brison, MP for Kings-Hants. 24 Harbourside Drive, Suite 101A </div><div style="font-weight:bold;">
<br></div><div style="font-weight:bold;">Lévis (Québec):<span style="font-weight:normal;"> Devant les bureaux du députe et ministre conservateur Steven Blaney 115, route du Président Kennedy, Bureau 101 (bureau principal) Contact: </span><span style="font-weight:normal;"><b><span style="font-weight:normal;"><a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:contact@infoogm.qc.ca" target="_blank" href="mailto:contact@infoogm.qc.ca">contact@infoogm.qc.ca</a></span></b></span></div>
<b><div style="font-weight:normal;"><b><span style="font-weight:normal;"><br></span></b></div>Montréal (Québec): <span style="font-weight:normal;">Devant les bureaux d’agriculture Canada 2001, University. Contact: <a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:contact@infoogm.qc.ca" target="_blank" href="mailto:contact@infoogm.qc.ca">contact@infoogm.qc.ca</a></span><span style="font-weight:normal;"><br>
</span><span style="font-weight:normal;"><br></span></b></div><div><b>Brandon, MB: </b>Office of MP Merve Tweed, 8-223 18th St N. Ian Robson 204 858-2479 -<a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:ILrobson@xplornet.ca" target="_blank" href="mailto:ILrobson@xplornet.ca">ILrobson@xplornet.ca</a></div>
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<br></div><div><b>Calgary AB: </b>To be announced. Hosted by Community Natural Foods.</div><div><br><b>Camrose, AB:</b> Constituency Office of Kevin Sorenson (MP for Crowfoot) 4945 - 50 Street, Camrose. We will meet at The University of Alberta Augustana Campus 4901 46 Ave, Camrose at 10 AM to prepare for the rally. We will walk from the campus to our MP's office at 12 PM. * There will also be a<b> Film Night April 4</b> at the Augustana Campus at 7pm where anyone interested can watch a documentary about GMO's. The movie night will be followed by a discussion about what people can do to create change. Contact: Takota Coen <a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:takota_coen@live.com" target="_blank"
href="mailto:takota_coen@live.com">takota_coen@live.com</a> 780-781-5929<br>
<br><b>Edmonton, AB: </b> Constituency Office of Laurie Hawn, MP for Edmonton-Central. 11156 - 142 ST NW. Contact: Dana 780-995-9234<br><br></div><div><b>Duncan, BC:</b> Charles Hoey Park in downtown Duncan. Jean Crowder, the MP for Nanaimo-Cowichan. Contact: Cowichan Green Community: <a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:info@cowichangreencommunity.ca" target="_blank" href="mailto:info@cowichangreencommunity.ca">info@cowichangreencommunity.ca</a> 250-748-8506</div>
<div><br></div><div><b>Nelson, BC: </b>To be announced</div><div><br></div><div><b>Vernon, BC:</b> Constituency Office of Colin Mayes. 3105 29 St. Contact: Kelsi Evans <a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:kelsievans@hotmail.ca" target="_blank" href="mailto:kelsievans@hotmail.ca">kelsievans@hotmail.ca</a><br>
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