1920 5th Street in Davis.

Six months ago, local Occupy movements arrived at one of the corporation's Davis facilities at 6 a.m. Monsanto sent a message to their plant's workers to not come into work. The protest educated the public and initiated a conversation as a general assembly brainstormed solutions to Monsanto's corrupt ties the government, unethical business practices, destruction of the environment as well as the production of unhealthy food. Local activist groups plan to shutdown the Davis Monsanto plant once again on Monday, Sept. 17.


DAVIS, Calif.—Local Occupy movements including Occupy Sacramento, Woodland and Davis
will participate in the international shutdown Monsanto action Sept. 17 at 6 a.m. at the
corporation’s facility at 1920 5th Street in Davis.

The Anti Monsanto Project rally to combat Monsanto’s business policies is in solidarity with
Millions Against Monsanto and other organizations devoted to stopping the monopoly.

Guest speakers are Vice Presidential candidate Cindy Sheehan and United Farm Workers
activist, Al Rojas. Singer/songwriter Sandra McDougle and the Fresh Juice Party (FJP) will
perform original songs for the action. Education, music, art and food will be provided.

Activist groups in attendance will include, the Sacramento American Federation of Labor and
Congress of Industrial Organizations, The Luis Magna Organization De Trabajadores Agricolas
De California, Labor Council of Latin American Advancement and more.

A general assembly meeting to vote on the resolutions created at the March 16 and 17 Monsanto
shutdown actions include:

1) Gain statewide support for Proposition 37 to label food created with genetically modified
organisms (GMOs).

2) Label milk produced with recombinant bovine growth hormone (rBGH) like Ohio
accomplished in 2010.

3) Require crop rotation of monocultures to restore biodiversity and lessen the need of
pesticides to combat insects.

4) Ban the use of Roundup (glyphosate) and other pesticides/herbicides that contaminate the
environment and cause human health risks.

5) Stop Monsanto’s effort to privatize water in the U.S. as seen in Mexico and India.

In preparation of the action, Ryan, a protestor with Occupy Sacramento presented an educational workshop on September 2 in front of Old City Hall in Sacramento about topics that will be presented at the September 17 event.

"Lack of food supply and an unhealthy land base will escalate in which all other problems become trivial," Ryan said. "Monsanto's trends will continue and humanity will be doomed if we don't fight the company at the ballot box, in stores and in the streets."

For more information on the action, e-mail TheAntiMonsantoProject [at] fastmail.fm or connect on
Facebook. To learn more about the resolutions created by the people’s general assembly held at
the March Monsanto shutdown, e-mail kim.occupysacto [at] gmail.com.

For more information about Occupy Sacramento’s peaceful assembly rallies visit
http://www.occupysacto.org.

Monsanto Facility
1920 5th Street
Davis, CA

The Anti Monsanto Project rally to combat Monsanto’s business policies is in solidarity with Millions Against Monsanto and other organizations devoted to stopping the monopoly.

Guest speakers are Vice Presidential candidate Cindy Sheehan and United Farm Workers activist, Al Rojas. Singer/songwriter Sandra McDougle and the Fresh Juice Party (FJP) will perform original songs for the action. Education, music, art and food will be provided.

Activist groups in attendance will include, the Sacramento American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations, The Luis Magna Organization De Trabajadores Agricolas De California, Labor Council of Latin American Advancement and more.