Occupy San Luis Obispo, CA — OccupySLO

New stickers for Prop 37
occupyslo.org/photos/upload-photos/danam...bumid=40#photoid=471
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A recent polling shows 90% of Californians want GMO food labeled. Earlier this year, we collected nearly a million local signatures to get this on the ballot for November 2012.

vote YES on Prop 37: Label GMO

Join over one million Californians who have already said: We Have the Right to Know What We Eat.
Here are numerous information sites on where to get more information.

CA Right to Know
Facebook page for CA Right to Know

Label GMO
Facebook page for Label GMO

Who's Funding Prop 37, Labeling for Genetically Engineered Foods
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Will be there SAT for march & GA, if it's not pouring.

April 7th is a long holiday weekend (Easter) and spring is in the air.... calling me outdoors to go camping.
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Not all Trader Joe's employees are rude. The location in Arroyo Grande is awesome and very supportive of this label GMO campaign. There was someone there today collecting signatures in the rain for several hours. I signed the Millionaires Tax petition - which I had not seen circulated anywhere else.

I have nothing but admiration for Trader Joe's ---- cuz I've been shopping with them for over 20 years now and they honestly do care about what is in their food. I've emailed them on their web site about both BPA & GMO topics, and they always answer my emails promptly and professionally.

Did you realize that foods with a "Trader Joe's" label come from non-GMO sources? They make it a point to use quality ingredients, which is more than most people can say about their favorite restaurant (or grocery store). They do carry other brands that do have GMO ingredients (like Miltons bread) - but TJ says all their own label is GMO free.

And below is a response on BPA linings in their can goods & jars:

Thank you for contacting us. Here is the deal with BPA. First, regarding Tetra, all Tetra Pak is BPA-free.

Second, every glass jar item has a metal lid. All metal lids do have a layer of BPA coating. However, there is another coating put on after that. There is no direct contact of BPA to food. We have multiple supplier testing results showing there is no BPA detected from metal lids.

All our canned fish (and our canned chicken and beef too) are now in BPA-free cans EXCEPT: Sardines, Crab, Cherrystone Clams & Oysters (our suppliers are working for a 2012 solution).

All our canned fruits and vegetables (including tomatoes, and the Organic Canned Pumpkin when it returns this Fall) are in BPA-free cans EXCEPT: Mandarins, Hatch Chilies, Artichokes, Organic Baked Beans (expecting transition this Fall).

All of our canned Soups and Stews (and including Joe's Os) are in cans that DO have BPA. Some of our suppliers are expecting they will be able to make transition next year.

Lastly, Coconut Milk is in a BPA-free can.
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genetically engineered foods / GMO / genetically modified organisms

Hundreds of volunteers in San Luis Obispo are gathering signatures on a new food labeling campaign. California "Right to Know" petition is now circulating in California. You cannot sign this petition online, it must be done in person and you should keep your eyes peeled for folks w/ clipboards. We have one month to collect as many signatures as possible to get this on the November ballot. You have a right to know what is inside your food and how it was created. Over 50 countries already have this labeling law in place, or have banned GMO crops all together.

These are a few places in San Luis Obispo that you can find people gathering signatures (for registered voters).

NEW FRONTIERS MARKET, Los Osos Valley Rd, SLO
TRADER JOE'S, Arroyo Grande, CA
GRANDE FOODS, Arroyo Grande, CA

SOUTH COUNTY LIBRARY, Arroyo Grande (every SAT 3-5pm)

ALL FARMERS MARKETS
Pismo Beach Pier (WED 3-5pm)
Arroyo Grande Village (SAT noon-2pm)
Arroyo Grande @ Spencers (WED 9-11am)
Templeton Farmers Market, etc.

(please feel free to add more locations in this thread)

This week I will be at these locations listed below, and will be frequenting these spots on a regular basis for the rest of March -

PISMO PIER Farmers Market (WED 3-5pm)
GRANDE FOODS, Arroyo Grande (FRI noon-2pm)
OCCUPY, Downtown San Luis Obispo Courthouse (SAT noon-2pm)
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Just uploaded this Monsanto graphic (in black & white) for ease of printing.
occupyslo.org/resources/files-downloads/...monsanto-cross-overs
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Thanks for all the great info and links on GMO. I have been in touch on taking signatures on the Label GMO campaign. Hope to have petitions in hand by late FEB. Will circulate on Saturdays around noon.

When I began Occupying in October the first thing that came to my mind is the corporate link between our government and our food, so remembering dozens of "documentary films" - what I've been watching for the past decade on my Netflix DVD rentals. The very first thing I did was compile a huge list of all the food films and uploaded them to this very web site (before Thanksgiving).

Please check them out on the link below (streaming links provided) and write some reviews and rate the movies.
occupyslo.org/resources/documentaries
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I have no idea of how to update the CALENDAR, so I hope this message gets noticed.

We need to add 2 upcoming events for next week -

MLK JAN 16th mid day march (noon)

FRIDAY JAN 20th - Occupy the Courts Day (carpooling to Bakersfield)
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I am committed to a mid day march on MLK MONDAY (around noon) and can be there for just a couple of hours. Unlike the banks & gov, this is not a paid holiday for me. Matter of fact I haven't had a paid day off in over 15 yrs! Since I run my own biz I will be working on this particular day, but very eager to march more often.

Do we enough folks interested in this MLK march? If so, I'm game.
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Fast approaching Martin Luther King Day on Monday Jan. 16th

Anyone interested in a mid-day march in downtown SLO ?

(many other occupy cities are doing marches this particular day)
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OCCUPY THE COURTS - movetoamend.org/occupythecourts

Some SLO protesters are headed out to the federal court (nearest one in Bakersfield) on FRIDAY, Jan. 20, 2012
It's a full day event - noon to 4pm @ corner of Chester & Truxton (Liberty Bell, on SE corner)

We'll most likely leave Arroyo Grande area around 9AM & return after dark.
Please bring picnic lunch for the road trip out & dinner cash so we can rest and enjoy our adventure.

I'm inviting my old neighbors in Pine Mountain too -

Let us organize carpooling & a caravan. My car is already full and I know one person in need of a ride.

Lemme know if you can offer transportation or need a ride.
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BAKO: Carpooling caravan?

Anyone interested in taking the day off on FRIDAY and joining us in Bakersfield? Driving east/carpool contact me for more details. If you can drive or need a ride, let's organize on here. We'll be leaving San Luis Obispo around 9AM Friday morning & returning after sunset.

Bakersfield Occupy is meeting on the corner of TRUXTON & CHESTER at noon on FRIDAY - JAN 20th
(at the Liberty Bell, wherever that is). I will try to get better directions & parking info; and post it here.
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I also have some video, but it still needs to be edited. Maybe by the weekend I can have it uploaded. Maybe.

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Evan did mention that we had local printers offering services, but that was within the first few weeks of OCT. They only signed in here on this site and they did not leave contact info. We have tried to contact print person for particulars and they have yet to come forward again. Although it would be great to get hundreds of dollars worth of printing done for FREE, it doesn't seem to be happening easily at this point, so we need to move forward with some funds.

If we do have another local print shop offering - please send them my way, so we can coordinate.
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