Category: Take Action
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Lawsuit challenges Ag Gag Laws
By Will Potter Originally published on GreenIsTheNewRed.com The first lawsuit against ag-gag laws were filed in Utah on July 21, arguing that it is unconstitutional to criminalize investigative journalists and animal welfare advocates who expose cruelty at factory farms and slaughterhouses. The lawsuit brings together activists, academics, and journalists who are directly targeted by the law:…
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You Helped Save a Billion Dollars! What’s Next?
Yesterday, the U.S. Senate passed the Durbin-Coburn amendment, which calls for a reduction in crop insurance subsidies to the biggest corporate farms. Thanks in part to all the constituents who spoke up to support the Durbin-Coburn amendment (including thousands of Food Revolution Network members!), it passed the full Senate by a 2-1 margin. Assuming this…
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Urgent action for healthy food for all
Updated June 19, 2013 Every five years, the U.S. Congress allocates nearly a trillion dollars in food stamp (SNAP) spending and agribusiness subsidies through the massive “Farm Bill.” Today, you have an opportunity to impact where all that money goes. Do you want to stop your tax dollars from subsidizing factory farms and genetically engineered…
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European Union Bans Cosmetic Testing on Animals
From Mother Nature Network’s Starre Vartan The European Coalition to End Animal Experiments has something to celebrate this winter; after years (23 to be exact) of effort, the group has succeeded in banning the use of animals in cosmetics testing in all member countries of the European Union. As of March 11, all personal care products, from…
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Why Cesar Chavez Is Still as Relevant as Ever
By Steve Holt This article originally appeared on TakePart Modern-day wage struggles, slavery highlight the importance of the late labor leader. Over the last three centuries, our nation has built itself up to become the most productive agricultural society in the history of the world. It has done so largely on the backs of people…
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Is The Dietitians’ Trade Group in Bed with the Junk Food Industry?
The largest trade group of nutrition professionals—the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics—has a serious credibility problem. The Academy represents 74,000 dietitians in the United States, and its mission is to promote optimal nutrition and well being for all people. But according to an explosive report released by Food Revolution Summit speaker Michele Simon and her…
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In 2013, The GMO Food Fight Continues
A guest post by Food Revolution Summit Speaker Ronnie Cummins On November 6, in the wake of one of the most expensive and scurrilous smear campaigns in history, six million voters scared the hell out of Monsanto and Big Food Inc. by coming within a razor’s edge of passing the first statewide mandatory labeling law for genetically…
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How the Food Movement Is Gaining Strength
More and more people are realizing that our food chain is in crisis. Agribusiness has made profits more important than your health — more important than the environment — and more important than your right to know how your food is produced. The United States now spends nearly 20 percent of GDP on health care, but levels…
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Great News For Animal Lovers
In one of history’s most stunning victories for humane farming, Australia’s largest supermarket chain, Coles, will as of January 1st stop selling company branded pork and eggs from animals kept in factory farms. As an immediate result, 34,000 mother pigs will no longer be kept in stalls for long periods of their lives, and 350,000 hens will…
