Farming the Future – Workshop
Participants from the regenerative food and farming sector’s ecosystem will meet and share each other’s work. Vandana Shiva, guest of honor, will give a presentation of her vision for the future of food and farming.
E _ VITI _ AMO Per una Viticoltura Che Rispetti La Vita
– Il convegno, organizzato da un gruppo di genitori degli alunni della Scuola dell’Infanzia San Giacomo di Vittorio Veneto, gode del patrocinio del Comune di Vittorio Veneto e di ISDE – Associazione Medici per l’Ambiente e del sostegno di...
Launch of the Manifesto on Food for Health
Join world-renowned eco-activist Dr. Vandana Shiva for the launch of the Manifesto on Food for Health. Produced by an international expert working group—The Commission for the Future of Food and Agriculture—the Manifesto gives voice and hope to all those...
French court finds Monsanto guilty of poisoning farmer
Agence France-Presse – The Guardian, 11 April 2019 | Source Ruling says chemicals giant knew of weedkiller’s dangers but label lacked warning. A French appeals court has said US chemicals giant Monsanto was guilty of poisoning a farmer who...
Strategies for Social and Environmental Justice: Insights from India, A Workshop with Vandana Shiva
Join us for an all-day workshop with the founder of Navdanya and the woman behind India’s seed saving movement and shift towards ecological agriculture. The day will feature a mix of presentations, dialog, reflection, tea, and vegetarian fare. Discussion...
The fight for life v Monsanto/Bayer AG
RT, On Contact with Chris Hedges, 31 March 2019 | Source This week Monsanto/Bayer AG was ordered by a California federal court to pay $80 million to Edwin Hardeman after a jury found its weed killer, Roundup, caused his...
Valsusa Filmfest – XXIII edizione
Qualcosa là fuori, pianure screpolate, fiumi aridi, cambiamenti climatici… dal 9 al 28 aprile 2019 a Avigliana, Bussoleno, Chianocco, Chiomonte, Condove, Oulx, Sant’Ambrogio di Torino, Susa, Venaus, Villar Focchiardo e Torino – Progetto “Corti Dentro” nelle carceri di Fossano...
Monsanto Exec Reveals $17 Million Budget For Anti-IARC, Pro-Glyphosate Efforts
By Carey Gillam – USRTK, 27 March 2019 | Source How badly did Monsanto want to discredit international cancer scientists who found the company’s glyphosate herbicide to be a probable human carcinogen and promote a counter message of glyphosate...
Monsanto Hit With $80M Verdict in First Federal Roundup Trial
By Amanda Bronstad – Ther Recorder, 27 March 2019 | Source After one day of deliberations, jurors in San Francisco found that Monsanto, now owned by Bayer AG, was liable for plaintiff Edwin Hardeman’s non-Hodgkin lymphoma. The award includes...
Vietnam Bans Import of Glyphosate Herbicides after US Cancer Trial Verdict
Sustainable Pulse, 25 March 2019 | Source Vietnam has announced that it has banned the import of all glyphosate-based herbicides with immediate effect following the latest cancer trial verdict from San Francisco, in a move which has shaken Bayer’s...