WORLDWIDE–Hundreds of thousands of concerned citizens will hit the streets May 20th, 2017 for the 6th international March Against Monsanto grassroots campaign. The global events will take place in hundreds of cities on six continents with the objective to further educate and raise awareness about Monsanto’s genetically modified seeds and the increasingly toxic food supply. A focal point of this year’s events is Monsanto’s Roundup herbicide, which has been detected in air and rain samples, the breast milk of nursing mothers, childhood vaccines, prenatal vitamins, and baby formula.
Recently, Congressman Ted Lieu of California issued a statement urging people to “immediately stop using Roundup” and it has been revealed that the EPA and Monsanto colluded for decades to conceal the extreme toxicity of the glyphosate-based herbicide. In 2015, the World Health Organization determined that glyphosate “probably” causes cancer, an incredibly alarming fact considering the U.S. Geological Survey data shows that the use of glyphosate has increased 16-fold since the mid-1990’s when GMO crops were first introduced. This also calls into question Monsanto’s claims that genetically modified crops will decrease the need for harmful herbicides.
Fueling this year’s campaign is the discovery that glyphosate has been confirmed as a contaminant in childhood vaccines, which in some states, are mandated for children. There are zero studies in existence to prove the safety of injecting glyphosate into humans, let alone a baby on its first day of life.
