On the 25th of May 2013, the first World Wide March Against Monsanto took place.

It was started by Tami Canal out of sheer frustration and desperation due to the failure of a California ballot to get food products labelled that are made from genetically modified seeds sprayed with a highly toxic and poisonous herbicide containing glyphosate called Roundup.

On February 28th, Tami started a simple Facebook page. This was the first time I became aware of the power of social media and independent media.

The message of one mother in Utah, with ever-growing support from other people who were just as frustrated by the lack of responsibility shown by those who are supposed to act in the public’s best interest, spread like wildfire, not only in Utah and across the USA, but internationally.

By the time of the march, over two million people had become involved in 436 countries. The event was generously covered by Russia Today, with a live feed starting with the first march in Japan, to New Zealand, Australia, Asia, Europe, Africa, Canada, US, South America and finally ending in Hawaii.

Four years later, food products are still not labeled informing people of the contents of the products that they are spending their money on and consuming, or the hazard that these products are to their health.

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