March Against Monsanto

The world according to Monsanto - GMO *

Monsanto manufactures weed-killer Roundup. Monsanto also manufactures the genetically-modified soybean seeds that are resistant to Roundup -- approximately 3 times more expensive than regular soybean seeds.

What is most stunning about Monsanto's "terms" of sale of its crop seeds is that Monsanto does not actually "sell" anything. Rather, to purchase crop seeds from Monsanto, farmers must agree to a "Technology Stewardship Agreement," which is more aptly a "limited use license." This means that farmers are not actually purchasing soybean seeds, but rather, merely the right to use Monsanto's "technology" contained in crop seeds in a "limited" manner. According to the Agreement, farmers must pledge to plant the Monsanto seeds in only one growing season, never save any, or give any away. Farmers are obligated to give Monsanto permission to access farmer's internet service provider records, and produce documentation of its compliance with the Agreement "within 7 days" if asked by Monsanto. Finally, if Monsanto has to enforce the terms of the Agreement, the farmer is required pay Monsanto all of its attorneys' fees, costs, and expenses associated for doing so.

Read more: http://www.digitaljournal.com

Yesterday was a worldwide march against Monsanto. This is a collection of videos of the event in Kelowna, BC, Canada! A big thank you to the organizers and the concerned citizens who came out!!

CANADIAN MINING COMPANY IMPLICATED IN ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND INTIMIDATION - GHANA

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL KELOWNA PRESENTS THE DOCUMENTARY FILM

'WHEN SILENCE IS GOLDEN'

A Canadian gold mining company operating in Ghana is implicated in the severe contamination of a community's water sources and intimidation of the people there, by soldiers.

Details:
Friday April 27, 2012 at 7:30
Okanagan College, Room H-115
1000 KLO Road, Kelowna, BC
Admission by Donations

For More Information: 250-769-4740

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Second Rally to Protest Voter Suppression in 2011 Federal Election

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 23, 2012

In response to Democracy Canada’s call for a second day of action to protest voter suppression in last year’s federal election, concerned citizens in Kelowna will be meeting on Saturday, March 31, at 1:00 at The Sails. The previous day of action on March 11 saw people from 32 cities in Canada converge to call for a public inquiry into the robo-call affair.

Thirty-one thousand Canadians have reported irregularities in the last election, and 700 incidents are under investigation by Elections Canada. While some like to portray the misleading robo-calls as trivial and characteristic of the dirty tricks that all politicians take part in, harassing voters at odd hours of the day or night and deliberately misleading voters by telling them to go to incorrect or non-existent polling stations is not a case of politics as usual. Harassing voters and misleading them are voter suppression techniques and they are unjust and illegal.

Jean-Pierre Kingsley, a former chief electoral officer at Elections Canada, has called the scope of the illegal robo-calls unprecedented and says that jail time should definitely be considered if the allegations can be proven. The allegations must be dealt with swiftly and transparently because they erode our democracy and cast real doubt on the legitimacy of the Conservative’s claim to a majority government. Regardless of who might be behind the scandal, protecting democracy is a non-partisan issue.

According to a recent Postmedia News poll, 75 per cent of Canadians support a call for an independent inquiry with judicial powers to look into the robo-call affair. Prime Minister Harper has countered by saying that Elections Canada is invested by law to investigate and must continue in its role. But Elections Canada will not obtain all of its promised new investigative powers for at least another six months, when required legislation might be passed. Moreover, Canadians have seen with the in-and-out fraud of 2006 how seriously and for what length of time Elections Canada can become bogged down in acrimonious litigation, right up to the Supreme Court. For these reasons, Canadians need a public inquiry into the Robocall fraud, and we need it today.

In Kelowna, the second ‘Get Fraud Out of Parliament’ rally will cross over in time and place with a ‘Costs of War’ peace gathering organized by the Kelowna Peace Group. Organizers of each event see an obvious affinity between those who seek justice and those who seek peace. The peace gathering is, like the protest rally, the second event of its kind to fall within the month of March. On March 3, peace activists gathered at The Sails to call for peace in the Middle East.

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For more information, please see:

DemocracyCanada’s national ‘Get Fraud Out of Parliament’ campaign
http://www.facebook.com/events/388129707864596/

Kelowna’s ‘Get Fraud Out of Parliament, Take Two’ rally
http://www.facebook.com/events/413585055325652/

Kelowna’s ‘Costs of War’ peace gathering
http://www.facebook.com/events/317530941633834/

Posted via email from JCVdude's posterous

GET FRAUD OUT OF PARLIAMENT - KELOWNA RALLY - March 11 2012 - YouTube

Think Election Fraud only happens in far away places with little dictators in power? Guess again! As evidence points to something deceitful taking place in the 2011 Federal Elections in Canada.

Calls were placed to people directing them to wrong voting stations. People misrepresented themselves as Election Canada officials, votes were taken by people with no voter registration cards or addresses, a total violation of the election act, and the 'elected' party says the opposition is on a smear campaign.

31,000 Canadian have contacted Elections Canada about wrong-doings and to date, the only party under investigation is the Conservative party.




Protesters gathered in 27 cities across Canada Sunday to demand a full public inquiry into the federal election "robocall" scandal.

What's Coming Up? ~~ Belly Dance Hafla & Costume Bazaar

Belly Dance, Hafla & Costume Bazaar

So what's Hafla? Everyone enjoys a party right? Then we're on the same page! Hafla is the Middle Eastern term for a Dance Party. It can be held in someone's living room, around a campfire in the woods or maybe a private room in a restaurant, as long as there is Middle Eastern Dance, Music and sometimes also Food.

Now that you know what to expect, let us extend the invitation to a Belly Dance Hafla and Costume Bazaar to be held this Monday, November 30th, between 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm.

If you would like to buy or sell beautiful shiny things to wear this is the place for you. And if you've been working on a dance piece you want to share, or if you'd just like to perform we'd love to have you! Everyone is welcome!

Confirmed performances by Cindy Lee, Yonisha, Keiko, Tanya, Loose Hip Sisters, Jenny, and of course you! More info or if you want to perform, play drums, or sell your merchandise, call Cindy at 250-868-2210 or Yonisha at 250-448-5523

There is a donation fee of $5.00 to be deposited inside the donation box at the entrance, and the Hafla location is 835 Sutherland Ave., Kelowna - in The Club House Childcare Center (right side entrance)

We hope to see you there!
Miriam and Bob
Yonisha Productions

http://www.yonisha.com