FWD: Action Alert: Help OCA Build a Bio-Diesel Powered Organic Consumer Movement in California

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Action Alert: Help OCA Build a Bio-Diesel Powered Organic Consumer Movement in

California

 

Dear California Organic Consumer,

 

The Organic Consumers Association (OCA) is embarking on an exciting new

campaign to organize 500,000 Californians into a potent grassroots action

network. As you know, the OCA has been working extensively on citizen led,

California county bans of genetically engineered (GE) crops. First,

Mendocino County became the first GE-Free county in the United States in

March, 2004. Then Trinity County became the second county to ban GE crops

after their Board of Supervisors, persuaded by local citizens, passed a

GE-Free ordinance in August. OCA plans to build upon these recent successes

with statewide laws that require labeling of genetically engineered foods

and provide protection for organic farmers from genetic pollution--laws that

have

all but driven GE crops off the market in Europe.

 

We are currently building up a team of " mobile " field organizers, with

the

ability to travel and organize across California, district by district.

OCA's California field organizers will build a grassroots network of

concerned farmers and consumers, people like you. We currently have 25,000

Californians on our email list, and a total statewide network of 100,000

organic-minded voters. We expect to have 50,000 Californians on our email

list by election day.

 

The Organic Consumers Association wants to help bring together the renewable

energy and organic consumers movements across the state. To do this OCA

needs to " walk our talk " by using sustainable bio-diesel vehicles that

burn

vegetable oil and drastically reduce green house gas emissions. OCA's

veggie powered van will also act as an educational tool for renewable energy

and its important role in sustainable, organic agriculture. A full 25% of

America's climate destabilizing greenhouse gases are now produced by

chemical-intensive industrial agriculture and long distance food

transportation. We need to promote organic (non-chemical) farming, renewable

energy, and bio-diesel transportation of food if we are to stabilize the

climate and achieve energy independence from the oil sheikdoms and their

partners such as Halliburton.

 

The time is now to unite our issues and our constituencies and build a

massive and powerful grassroots movement in California. We need your help.

With a small donation of $20 or $50 dollars you can help us reach our goal.

To purchase, equip and maintain a flagship bio-diesel vehicle for the

Organic Consumers Association in California, we need to raise $10,000.

Please consider making a tax-deductible donation today.

Click Here <http://www.organicconsumers.org/donations.htm> and indicate

" Bio-Diesel " in the comment line. And please keep voting with your consumer

dollars and your political contributions for an organic and healthy future for

California.

Finally, don't forget to vote on November 2.

 

Regards & Solidarity,

 

Ryan Zinn, OCA California Director <ryan

 

Ronnie Cummins, OCA National Director <ronnie

 

Organic Consumers Association

1157 Kansas St.

San Francisco, CA 94107

 

www.organicconsumers.org

 

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