(Yesterday) .. London, Bristol, Glasgow, Edinburgh,Isle of Man & Cork

[bearded bloke]

Soz late notice,but anyone in or near these places there is to be a March Against Monsanto as part of a one day global protest ...........

Further info ....... March Against Monsanto planned for UK cities - 5/23/2013 - Farmers Weekly


Even if you cannot attend,you can protest by liking the Facebbok page .........

http://www.facebook.com/MarchAgainstMonstanto?fref=ts

[bearded bloke]

Seems they are planned in Torquay and Nottingham as well ..........

Occupy Monsanto: UK Campaigners set to Target Genetically Modified Food - IBTimes UK


Dunno if a Mod can add that into the title ??????

[VirginVegGrower]

One thousand folks marched in Oz.

[Kirk]

One thousand folks marched in Oz.

Does that mean that the remainder of the rest of the Australian population, somewhere around 18 million, are happy with Monsanto and have no problems?

It is not what you intended to get across but mathematically one thousand in a population of 18 million is insignificant.

[Glutton4...]

Does that mean that the remainder of the rest of the Australian population, somewhere around 18 million, are happy with Monsanto and have no problems?

It is not what you intended to get across but mathematically one thousand in a population of 18 million is insignificant.

That may be the case, Kirk, but what we need to do is spread the word, and EDUCATE THEM!

[veggiechicken]

Does that mean that the remainder of the rest of the Australian population, somewhere around 18 million, are happy with Monsanto and have no problems?

It is not what you intended to get across but mathematically one thousand in a population of 18 million is insignificant.

Have you programmed the size of Australia into your calculations? A country that takes 2 days to drive across. They're probably still marching to the protest

[bearded bloke]

Sooooooooo did anyone from here actually bother to go ????????????

[VirginVegGrower]

Does that mean that the remainder of the rest of the Australian population, somewhere around 18 million, are happy with Monsanto and have no problems?

It is not what you intended to get across but mathematically one thousand in a population of 18 million is insignificant.

I was stating fact! Have a back

[VirginVegGrower]

Sooooooooo did anyone from here actually bother to go ????????????

Not me BB - I would have liked to, but I am pressed for time at the moment.

[Dotty Sarah]

I couldn't make it but the pics on facebook seem to show a fair turn out in bristol. Unfortunately it's been overshadowed today by an EDL march which has had the riot police out in force

[VirginVegGrower]

Millions march against GM crops | Environment | guardian.co.uk

Article on yesterday's march.

[RedThorn]

Have you programmed the size of Australia into your calculations? A country that takes 2 days to drive across. They're probably still marching to the protest

Perth to Melbourne is 2500 miles and that's not even all the way across .... I think anything over 900 miles a day is too much...

[veggiechicken]

Maybe its 2 days to cross the Nullarbor Plain? Put it down to my old age and failing memory (not that I ever drove across Oz )

[bearded bloke]

Given the should have a vested interest in this subject,I wonder if the staff from the soil association & grow organic went on mass.I been looking but cannot yet find anything about turnout at UK events

[Feral007]

Didn't hear about it till I saw a couple of posts on here, which wouldn't load on my computer. Then someone from UK posted a pic on fb, which I shared. Lady down the road went online to look for some media on it..........closest mention she could find was NZ!

Bit of a media blackout I'd say! I don't have tv, so do miss some things. But I'd say it's like most things, if the media has an interest in keeping it quiet then it will.

Lots in oz are not happy with this stuff. Lots are, of course, but hard to get to major cities, and those in cities have little interest = they might buy their veg organic, but they don't care so much about the ways that they are organic.

Apparently they had some mention in a local rag on the coast during the week, but no idea what happened. Living in a rural community I'm guessing we'd be more likely to hear of a TG for Monsanto Day than otherwise we could combine it with a 1080 Bait day. Ooops, I should hush my mouth now