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Moderator’s Note: We are three days away from the global 2014 March Against Monsanto on May 24. Events and protests are planned in hundreds of cities across more than fifty countries. It will be another important day for political organizing, testimonials, educational workshops and classes, films, lectures, and much more. There will certainly be plenty of direct action protests. This year we have much to celebrate in the struggle for food democracy. There are multiple clear signs that the no-GMO movement is finally turning the tide against Monsanto, Syngenta, Bayer CropScience, Dow Agriscience, and the rest of so-called Gene Giants. These include the successful passage of the Vermont labeling law last month; this week’s overwhelming voter support for the Jackson County, Oregon ban on transgenic crops; the ban on transgenic corn in Mexico in effect since October 2013 and upheld two months ago; another Mexican ruling against Monsanto, this one involving the planting of transgenic soybean...

March Against Monsanto among activities for Day of Solidarity with Indigenous Peoples DECOLONIAL MOVEMENTS HAVE REDEFINED MEANING OF OCT 12 Devon G. Peña | Seattle, WA | October 12, 2013 In many parts of the United States, October 12 is still celebrated as Columbus Day, but many social movements and communities of resistance consider this date the Day of Solidarity with Indigenous People . Across the country today thousands of public protest and political events are taking place. Many of these actions and protests are taken in solidarity with indigenous peoples but all these organizations and movements in one way or another focus on the ‘decolonial’ struggles of our time: Idle No More; Tar Sands Blockade; Occupy; Not1More; Food Justice; the anti-GMO movements, etc. All of these social movements have one thing in common: They are focused on ending the reign of Empires, viz. capitalist colonies and the liberation of our food systems is of paramount importance. The March Against Monsanto...