Sitka - Running The Country

Thanks to everyone who contributed to the success of Sitka’s first March Against Monsanto. The second global March Against Monsanto is scheduled for this weekend. Sitka’s event will be more of a potluck than march. (I didn’t want to march in our October rain!) We will meet at Centennial Hall, eat, and have a short program on Friday, October 11th at 6:30 pm.

As you may know, I’ve been in Utah since mid July caring for my aging parents. That’s means I haven’t had time to prepare for Friday’s potluck the way I would have liked. However, we will still enjoy the evening together, sharing Monsanto/GMO free foods and having a brief program. I have recorded a short speech (Yes, it really is short this time!) that Kris will play in my absence in which I talk about some of the latest Monsanto news and I introduce my new book, We’re Monsanto, Feeding the World, Lie After Lie. In addition, we will hear a brief message Dr. Vandana Shiva prepared specifically for the World Food Day. Dr. Shiva will tell us who really provides food security. (Hint: It’s definitely not Monsanto and industrial agriculture.)

Our champion cross-country runner, David, and his non-champion father will commence our transcontinental run in January. Kris and David will share a few words regarding our run.

The potluck will feature a potato/salad bar and anything else you contribute. Remember, this meal will be GMO free, which means virtually all processed foods are out. If it’s not organic and it has derivatives of corn, canola, cottonseed, soy, or beet sugar, it is likely genetically modified and contaminated with Roundup.

If you spoke, sang, danced, or otherwise shared your talents at the first March Against Monsanto, please come to Friday’s potluck and Kris will happily give you a free paperback copy of We’re Monsanto. If you want to buy a copy, Kris will give you a $5 discount if you commit to review it on Amazon. The Kindle version of We’re Monsanto is free on Amazon from Oct 8-12.

Call Kris if you’d like to help out. 752-0447. Thanks, everyone!
Brett Wilcox

P.S.
I will be honored to speak at Salt Lake City’s March Against Monsanto on Saturday, October 12, 12:00 noon at the City and County Building. If you’re in or around SLC, come to the march!!! I’d love to meet you and of course, I’d love to sell you a copy of We’re Monsanto!

Thank you, Sitka Sentinel, for printing the following Letter To The Editor on May 28, 2013.

On May 25, 2013, over 150 Sitkans joined more than two million people in the first global March Against Monsanto, protesting Monsanto’s products, pollution, corruption, and lies.

Gunalchéesh to the many people who made Sitka’s event a success. Thank you, Chuck Miller! Dressed in your Tlingit regalia, your presence and leadership turned this event into a ceremony in which we honored and upheld Native peoples, values, and beliefs. Thanks to the Haa Toowu Litseen drummers and the dancers who assembled from various Native dance groups. Your offerings brought spirit and power. Thanks to the many speakers. Together, we shared a wealth of information addressing a broad range of topics including health, environment, politics, science, and spirit. We addressed global problems and local solutions. Thanks to the Sitka Sentinel, KCAW, and the Sitka Conservation Society for pre-event publicity. Thanks to the Lutheran church for lending chairs and podium. Thanks to the officials who gave us permission to meet on Castle Hill. Thanks to the Harbor Department for opening the restrooms under O’Connell Bridge. Thanks to several people who professionally covered the sound, photography, and video. Because of your work, people from around the world will watch our event online and learn of Sitka’s commitment to stand up to corrupt business while standing for the environment, humanity, and freedom.

Now what? Prior to the Internet, Monsanto and the media controlled the Monsanto story. The lame-stream media largely ignored our two-million strong protest or they used it to spread more Monsanto propaganda. If we’re going to stop Monsanto, we must share the real story. Use your God-given gifts to share that story. Sing, write, talk, debate, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, email, sign petitions, call legislators, buy GMO-free food, plant organic seeds and seeds of truth, or support the Sitka Food Co-op, etc. If you don’t blog, but you have something to share, email your message to me, and I may post it on our website. I’m using my gifts to write a book to expose Monsanto lies. I plan to give the Kindle version away prior to the next March Against Monsanto in October. And in 2014, David and I will use the gift of running as we run across America to share the truth about Monsanto and the biotech industry. We’re running the country because it’s not right that Monsanto is running the country. We’re blogging at runningthecountry.com. Thanks again, everyone! Organic blessings to all of you as we move forward!

Brett Wilcox, Sitka

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Sitka’s March/Potluck Against Monsanto October 11, 2013

Gunalchéesh Sitka For Our March Against Monsanto