[BCFSN] THURSDAY: Please help CBAN's Twitter storm on GM alfalfa Thurs May 5

[Abra Brynne]

Hello all,
for those of you on twitter and who are concerned about the release of a
genetically engineered perennial, alfalfa, please join the twitter storm
tomorrow.

Please read below for details.
in good food,
Abra

Abra Brynne
Director, Engagement & Policy
BC Food Systems Network
abra at bcfsn.org
Ph: 250.352.5342 // mobile: 250.777.2480
Skype: abra.brynne
www.bcfsn.org

Farmers have asked us for our urgent support and action.

Many farmers in Ontario are back in their fields growing food for us, and
they need consumers to speak up to help stop genetically modified (GM)
alfalfa. Some GM alfalfa seeds were sold this spring in Canada for the
first time ever! Because of the threat of GM contamination, 15 farm
organizations are asking the Minister of Agriculture to step in and stop
any further release of GM alfalfa. Please add your voice!

Farmers use alfalfa to grow many of the foods we eat. It is in hay and
pasture for dairy cows and other farm animals. It is also used to build the
soil to grow grains. Bees pollinate alfalfa and this is only one of many
reasons why it will be hard to stop GM alfalfa from spreading where farmers
and consumers don’t want it.

Help us to convince Minister of Agriculture, Hon. Lawrence MacAulay to
take immediate action to #stopGMalfalfa!

Join the #stopGMalfalfa TWITTER STORM

Time:  7 to 9 p.m. EST // 4 - 6PM Pacific

Date: THIS Thursday, May 5th

Twitter Hosts: @biotechaction (CBAN), @nonGMOToronto (Toronto Non-GMO
Coalition), @rachelsnews (Kids Right to Know) and @the_bigcarrot (The Big
Carrot Natural Food Market)

Hashtag: #stopGMalfalfa

Info Page: cban.ca/alfalfa

For those who have never participated in a Twitter Storm, it’s easy!

1. Simply be ready on Twitter before 7pm EST.

2. At 7pm sharp, you will see your Hosts’ opening messages, welcoming
participants to the #stopGMalfalfa Twitter Storm.

3. Soon you will notice new messages being tweeted by the organizers. This
is your cue to STORM!

4. Re-tweet (RT) these messages or create your own, always using
#stopGMalfalfa

5. If you join the Storm after 7 p.m., just search #stopGMalfafa and you
will see all the recent tweets. Go ahead & RT them all before you start
tweeting new ones

REMEMBER - The goal of the Storm is to get the hashtag to trend AND for
Minister MacAulay to hear us and take action!  So tweet as fast as you can,
and as many as you can in the two-hour timeframe!

6. At the end of the Storm, the Hosts will thank everyone for their
participation and support.

And that’s it! Between now and Thursday, don’t forget to upload the
attached graphic and share it on social media, asking friends & followers
to join the Twitter Storm.

If you want to participate but are unable to tweet between the given
timeframe, you can use tweetdeck https://tweetdeck.twitter.com or hootsuite
https://hootsuite.com/ to schedule your tweets.

Thank You for helping to protect Canada's family farms, our food and the
environment!

Lucy Sharratt, Coordinator
Canadian Biotechnology Action Network (CBAN)
Collaborative Campaigning for Food Sovereignty and Environmental Justice
Suite 206, 180 Metcalfe Street
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, K2P 1P5
Phone: 613 241 2267 ext. 25
Fax: 613 241 2506
coordinator at cban.ca
www.cban.ca
https://www.facebook.com/cban.canadian.biotechnology.action.network
@biotechaction

Check out the six reports in the GMO Inquiry! www.gmoinquiry.ca

Donate today www.cban.ca/donate
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