Monsanto, just like many other corporations, may own the US Congress, the Supreme Court, and may get what it wants from them.... I mean, why should we know what's in the food we eat?..... but in Mexico, where corn is at the very center of its culture, Monsanto is one of the great Satans. Mention it in Oaxaca and you will almost always get a negative reaction, deservedly so. It is a battle.
from the LAHT
Four Greenpeace activists scaled a monument in this capital on Thursday
to unfurl a banner denouncing the use of genetically modified organisms
in the cultivation of maize, Mexico’s emblematic staple.
The
foursome climbed halfway up the Stela of Light, which stands 104 meters
(341 feet) tall, hung the banner with the slogan NO OGM and remained for
several hours before descending and driving away in a pickup truck.
OGM are the initials of the Spanish translation of genetically modified organisms.
Municipal
police erected barriers around the monument after the protest began,
but made no effort to stop the activists from hanging the banner or from
leaving the scene.
Greenpeace and other Mexican organizations say they fear the possible effects of GMO maize on human health and the environment.
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