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General News    H3'ed 3/3/09

Theft of Life: A story of the struggle against Monsanto and the corporate takeover of our genetic inheritance

By Percy Schmeiser  Posted by Linn Cohen-Cole (about the submitter)       (Page 5 of 5 pages) Become a premium member to see this article and all articles as one long page.   8 comments
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What kind of a legacy do we want to leave to our children and our grandchildren? A legacy of land, food, water and air full of poisons?  No we want to leave a legacy of land, food, air and water full of health and vitality.  I have a message especially to the younger generation: Your rights and your freedoms can be lost overnight, your choice to eat healthily can be taken away. The law in Canada has enabled corporations to deny the rights of farmers to grow and save their own uncontaminated seeds.  We are determined to spend the rest of our lives, if necessary, protecting our human rights.

 

Percy Schmeiser is a Canadian farmer and activist. For further information visit ; www. Percyschmeiser.com

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Met libertarian and conservative farmers and learned an incredible amount about farming and nature and science, as well as about government violations against them and against us all. The other side of the fence is nothing like what we've been (more...)
 
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