by the El Reportero Staff
The Right2Know March group photo at Grand Army Plaza in Brooklyn, New York, October 1, 2011
Right2KnowMarch (one word) is sponsoring a political march aimed at making people aware of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs), in layman’s terms, “Genetically Modified (GM) food, which has been all over the headlines as of late, because those against using this technology in food growth point out how genetically altered corn and soy beans are allegedly killing Monarch butterflies and hummingbirds. Hence, if it is bad for animals it must have some undesired residual effects upon humans.
For this reason, European, and now American, environmental groups have taken to the streets to engage in acts of protests against GM foods, and at the forefront of making U.S. citizens aware of the toxicity of this technology is Right2KnowMarch.
At noon on Oct. 13 at SF City Hall Right2Know will host a press conference informing citizens of an up and coming West Coast political march they are hosting. To this end: on Friday Oct. 14 at 9 a.m. protestors will depart SF City Hall, destined for West Oakland’s “Rising Sun Entrepreneurs/ La Placita Commercial Kitchen.” From there, they will present Mayor Jean Quan’s office with their GMO finding report. From there, it’s on to Berkeley, Richmond … and eventually ending in Sacramento where they will voice their concerns to Governor Brown at the state capital.
For more information: contact Miguel Pérez (SF) at 415.240.1797; Shelly Garza (Oakland) at 510.698.4178 (office) or 510.544.9740 (cell); Sandra Elizondo (Berkeley) at 510.704.0929; or Ramon Cardona (Richmond) at 510.776.8020 or go to right2know.com.
Women and Children on the Anza Trail
This talk is part of the Mexican Mayflower speaker series, supported by the Anza Trail and the IMLS. Talks will explore the legacy of the Juan Bautista de Anza Expedition, which brought European settlers to the West Coast: an event in American history on par with the voyage of the Mayflower.
Peter Gough, Professor of History at University of Las Vegas, Nevada, will share the untold stories women and children who traveled North from New Spain to settle California.
Speakers will address untold stories and relevant themes of the journey including the African heritage of many settlers, the contributions of Native Americans, and the dangerous journeys which those from Mexico still make daily to California. On Saturday, Oct. 15, from 6-7:30 p.m.
