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Haitian Peasants March Against Monsanto-1

Haitian Peasants March Against Monsanto-1 (English, 19 minutes, uploaded about 1 year ago by fansmiles, broadcast date:2010-06-12)

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Saturday, June 12, 2010 - 5:00pm Location: Lafayette Avenue Presbyterian Church, 85 South Oxford Street in Brooklyn Contact: Seeds for Haiti, http://seedsforhaiti.org/, seeds@seedsforhaiti.org, (917) 378-2192The Challenge to Restore Agricultural Production in Haiti: the case for Small Scale Sustainable Agriculture and Food SovereigntyA community meeting and panel discussion with representatives from the largest Haitian farmers’ coalition, including Chavannes Jean Baptiste, head of the Peasant Movement of Papay, a winner of the 2005 Goldman prize and leader in the international Via Campesina movement. Chavannes is the leader in the fight against Monsanto's effort to exploit the earthquake with a "gift" of 475 metric tons of unsustainable hybrid seeds. See article: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/beverly-bell/groups-around-the-us-join_b_6... Saturday, June 12, 2010 5:30 – 7:30 pm.Lafayette Avenue Presbyterian Church
85 South Oxford Street in Brooklyn

 


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