Occupy The Food System! Global Day of Action on Monday February 27 2012

Occupy The Food System
It's about: Land. Seeds. Fair pay. Accessibility. Community. Justice.

Occupy the Food system is a coalition of farmers, communities and activists who are reclaiming our food system through bold community based action.
Learn more at www.takingbackourfoodsystem.org
and
http://ran.org/occupy-our-food-supply

Occupy Our Food Supply is bringing together the Occupy, sustainable farming, food justice, buy local, slow food, and environmental movements for a global day of action on February 27, 2012. Inspired by the theme of CREATE/RESIST, thousands will come together to creatively confront corporate control of our food supply and take action to build healthy, accessible food systems for all

If you know about a direct action taking place in Silicon Valley, please contact Victoria at varmigo [at] earthlink [dot] net

Occupy Our Food Supply
Create:
Grow your own garden
Support a local farmer's market
Sign up for a CSA box
Support grocers and real affordable food in low-income neighborhoods & food deserts
Start/join a food justice committee in your local General Assembly
Resist:
Occupy Cargill at a facility near you
Avoid big box grocery stores for 1 week+
Demand labeling for GMO products
Fight corporate personhood
Call out the corruption of the revolving door of BigAg executives at the FDA

Date: 
Mon, 02/27/2012 - 01:00 - 23:00