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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOM 0393.428 2012-2014 Page 1 of 1 Murashige, Laura From: Sharon Willeford [slwsurfing @gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, November 14, 2013 1:01 PM To: counciltestimony @co.hawaii.hi.us; counciltestimony @kauai.gov Subject: Top Lawyer says... Timeline Photos Agrichemical companies are set to introduce new genetically modified crops that ...See More By: GM() Free USA 0 , C) Q ve "< 9 t W '..' 3 s Comm. NPoy Ref. Too: / C6:9302"04 Ref. Dote NOV 1 13 wa!/ 11/15/2013 Page 1 of 1 COUNTY CLERK Murashige, Laura ''!"' '-' rc m11 From: Sharon Willeford [slwsurfing @gmail.com] 7013 NOV 1 5 AM 10: 53 Sent: Tuesday, November 12, 2013 7:10 PM To: undisclosed-recipients: Subject: Italy: prison for growing GMO's! Pass Bill 113. I Italy: GM crops are banned in C o:t Italian rest. sin hiding i1/4"ny WhereHanyorie, r uni� f rF„vinrrg. tropslaceS two ears 0 '. ' a C 5O,OOO • wavy,.PI Murat Ku¢r`s talMed$c Pa.!OM a a. ea” t Think about it..This is how much some countries reject GMOs and Monsanto! 11/15/2013 Page 1 of 1 COUNTY CLERK Murashige, Laura CO!IIJ T\' '- AI ! I! From: Sharon Willeford [slwsurfing @gmail.com] 201) NOV 15 AN K 52 Sent: Monday, November 11, 2013 3:57 PM To: undisclosed-recipients: Subject: GMO free people - Remember our UNITY and the March! ***Last SHORT GMO Bill 113 Testimony and vote Nov. 19 Kona County Council Office-9 am- lets keep them in their seats and make them STAY until we're finished! like Kaua'i DID!!! (please email or call them if you're concerned about some of their 'behavior' how many of us could behave this way and keep our job? Snack breaks, $ meetings,naps, early departure, late arrivals?) Teachers can't leave class to go to the bathroom! Do they read anything we send? Maybe we need to call and talk to THEM personally with Aloha of course) counciltestimony a,co.hawaii.hi.us or look for#'s on website. Dearest friends...some questions? does it matter for me? or for the children and younger people mostly!? 1 am the only GMO free person I know - is anyone else trying to live this challenge or does it matter?I don't want to be a hypocrite and would NOT call anyone else one for 'eating or taking'what they can, need or will...finding labels on supplements hard to decipher and even labeled 'WONGMOproject verified"products in the stores that are NOT organic - what does that mean? are the oils and stuff they use (ie chips) OK? Non-processed, home grown is ideal but not real for many of us. It has taken time to get rid of everything and try stay Organic - how do we know anymore/ chemtrails, etc.? So I buy local as much as possible - God Bless our Farmers! WE MUST UNITE and STOP all this insanity! Abercrombie has "PLANs" to take over this Island - Geothermal, GMO, UH experiments, farms and feedlots, etc.! The lake on Mauna Kea is almost dry - we do not need more development of any kind in my heart <3 All My Aloha and Hope for the future! {(may we come together again one day soon}} Sharon (already pesticide poisoned, as you must know by now ;) but don't need anymore or wish this PAIN on anyone!) ***L;ast SHORT GMO Bill 113 Testimony and vote Nov. 19 Kona County Council Office-9 am- lets keep them in their seats and make them STAY until we're finished! like Kaua'i DID!!! (please email or call them if you're concerned about some of their 'behavior' how many of us could behave this way and keep our job? Snack breaks, meetings,naps, early departure, late arrivals?) Teachers can't leave class to go to the bathroom! Do they read anything we send? Maybe we need to call and talk to THEM personally with Aloha of course) counciltestimony(c�co.hawaii.hi.us or look for#'s on website. 11/15/2013 Page 1 of 1 Murashige, Laura From: Sharon Willeford [slwsurfing @gmail.com] Sent: Monday, November 11, 2013 5:32 PM To: counciltestimony @co.hawaii.hi.us; counciltestimony @kauai.gov Subject: GMO's FAIL in the Philippines -can anything else go wrong? NOT AtNABLE t M 9�'.P{, O at ::17.14 e dL 477. In :,`G click on photo 2zr- -r- rn Please protect our brothers and sisters HERE and �. Pray for the people who lost so much there! �'� � Don't make them suffer anymore - even though they are to = being lied to here with promise of profits. The corporations and those they can BUY $$ - many local politicians SADLY - are trying to take over our food and our FREEDOM. The pesticides used on these crops POISON people and the PAIN is unbearable!!! Over 280,000 farmers in India have committed SUICIDE - do YOU want to be held accountable before GOD for that kind of decision? 11/15/2013 Page 1 of 1 Murashige, Laura From: Sharon Willeford [slwsurfing @gmail.com] Sent: Monday, November 11, 2013 6:00 PM To: counci!testimony @co.hawaii.hi.us; counciltestimony @kauai.gov Subject: WORLD CHAMPION SURFER TESTIMONY FOR YOU! Find on his Facebook page and around the World! The Big Island is the only major Hawaiian island to not yet be used for GMO and pesticide experiments. GMO research in Hawaii requires the use of powerful Restricted Use Pesticides. Please help us keep Hawaii foods all natural by Signing Bill 113! mofreehawaiiisland.or ' 0 G L. HAWAII F ISLAND Standing Together for Hawaii Sorry he is busy with contests and travel but says he would love to stand before you for his own and all the children! Our OWN Shane Dorian (Shano) and Torrey Meister/recent Triple Crown winner Born and raised Big Island! Along with Dustin Barca's amazing leadership of KAUA'I 2,000 people March Against Monsanto/ for passing of Pesticide Bill 2491, videos by other current winning pros' - Evan Va M lane/ O'neil ( calling out the Kauai Mayor for veto), Kelly Slater (see video on Youtube), and huge support from GIANT wave Master Garrett MacNamara. Google them if you don't know how GREAT and Worldwide their influence IS. Mahalo 'Aloha Aina/NOGMO Surf Warriors'. 11/15/2013 Page 1 of 1 Murashige, Laura From: Sharon Willeford [slwsurfing @gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, November 12, 2013 7:24 AM To: undisclosed-recipients: Subject: Fwd: YES on Bill 113 ra n Subject: YES on Bill 113 / Over-ride VETO Bill 2491 (disclose- v� -� .,IF WE C'AN'T GET THEM TO DISCLOSE PESTICIDES- HOW WILL WE EVER KNOW WHATS IN THE CHEMTRAILS THEY "'rn ARE POISONING US WITH AND ALTERING OUR WEATHER!!??=> o YOU like China 'TAKE OVER' and TSUNAMIS, etc. SCARE off all the tourists. To: counciltestimony@co.hawaii.hi.us and mayors I am Still suffering with Organophosphate/Pesticide POISONING! I am so concerned for the children and people of Kauai and Hawai'i to have to suffer this horrible PAIN and endocrine system breakdown (no energy - nothing works!) PLEASE don't let them invade OUR Island and put us through the desecration of OUR Aina, as they have done to the other Islands and around the world <where they are BANNED> Over 280,000 farmers have committed suicide in India and the TRUTH of disease from pseticides has come out in Venezuela and The Philippines ( where they are now suffering far beyond our comprehension) Ask Monsanto and the other corporations offering you MONEY -- to send it there. Aloha, Sharon Willeford Please watch "Genetic Roulette" and many of the scientific videos on youtube. 11/15/2013 Page 1 of 3 Murashige, Laura COU TY CLERK From: Sharon Willeford [slwsurfing @gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, November 12, 2013 7:30 AM 2013 10: 53 To: undisclosed-recipients: Subject: Fwd: Someone has sent you a message from Pesticide Action Network AP reporters Michael Warren and Natacha Pisarenko describe how biotechnology has driven this dramatic shift in production, and introduced widespread pesticide exposures: "... the chemicals powering the boom aren't confined to soy and cotton and corn fields. The spray drifts into schools and homes and settles over water sources;farmworkers mix poisons with no protective gear; villagers store water in pesticide containers that should have been destroyed. And with widespread pesticide exposure has come a dramatic increase in health harms. Argentinian doctors point to a "change in the profile of diseases, "with spikes in cancer and birth defect rates in agricultural areas and increases in seldom-seen illnesses throughout the population." Published on Pesticide Action Network(http://www.panna.org) Home> PAN Blog> Send page by email Argentina's GE odyssey tells powerful global tale Fri, 2013-11-08 12:57 Kristin Schafer 9 • n the spring of 2012, we profiled a courageous mother from Argentina who took on Monsanto to protect her children and her community from pesticide harms. Sofia Gatica received the prestigious Goldman Environmental Prize for her inspiring organizing efforts. 11/15/2013 Page 2 of 3 Now the story continues. The Associated Press recently published an in-depth story on the spiraling use of pesticides in Argentina, and the resulting health harms. With careful and compelling reporting, the piece highlights how GE crops dramatically drive up pesticide use, and puts a human face— including Sofia's family and many others—on the reality of pesticide-dependent agriculture. Please read this hugely important story. Here's the gist: Argentina was an early adopter of genetically engineered (GE) crops. Once known for its grassfed beef, the nation is now the world's third largest soybean producer. Soy production covers 47 million farming acres in Argentina, three times what it was in the mid-1990s when Monsanto began aggressively marketing its patented seeds and chemicals. Today all of the country's soy—and nearly all of its corn and cotton—are genetically engineered. AP reporters Michael Warren and Natacha Pisarenko describe how biotechnology has driven this dramatic shift in production, and introduced widespread pesticide exposures: ... the chemicals powering the boom aren't confined to soy and cotton and corn fields. The spray drifts into schools and homes and settles over water sources; farmworkers mix poisons with no protective gear; villagers store water in pesticide containers that should have been destroyed. And with widespread pesticide exposure has come a dramatic increase in health harms. Argentinian doctors point to a "change in the profile of diseases," with spikes in cancer and birth defect rates in agricultural areas—and increases in seldom-seen illnesses throughout the population. Argentina is not alone The sobering truth? The pesticide-linked health harms that drove Sofia Gatica and other mothers in her small community to press for change are found across Argentina and around the world. Last year, our partners at PAN Germany released a startling report on the global health effects of pesticide use. These data are not easy to find, and in addition to widespread health harms, this report documents the problem of under-reporting and misdiagnosis of pesticide impacts around the world. This is not a problem limited to any one country or region. Chronic diseases and disorders linked to pesticide exposure are on the rise here too, with children especially at risk. And as my colleague Medha Chandra notes: Here in the U.S. only one state maintains a database of pesticide poisoning cases. California's Pesticide Illness Surveillance Program is the only program of its kind in the country, and it too has its share of problems. This is exactly why PAN is an international network. Pesticide corporations like Monsanto that market and trade their products across international boundaries are putting communities around the world in harm's way. The courageous efforts of one community or one country—while essential —must be leveraged and linked into a global movement if we are to have a fighting chance of taking on these heavyweight corporate interests. Pulling back the GE veil 11/15/2013 Page 3 of 3 And it turns out we do have a fighting chance. The recent good news out of Mexico on GE corn and powerful political engagement in affected communities like Kaua'i are finally unveiling GE's dirty little secret. What secret? In short, that GE crops are driving pesticide use up way up—and the promised increased yields that will "feed the world" have failed to materialize. Efforts to pass GE labeling laws in states around the country are also shining a light on the link between GE crops and pesticide use. The latest initiative (I-522 in Washington state) is still awaiting final results from this week's election. The tally doesn't look good, but if it goes down the margin of defeat will be extremely slim—despite the more than $20 million Monsanto and other pesticide and "Big Food" corporations invested to block the bill. Thanks to courageous mothers like Sofia Gatica, reporters like Warren and Pisarenko, and fed-up farmers, farmworkers and communities leaders across the U.S. and around the world, Monsanto is on the defensive. And the failed promises of GE crops—and the role they play in driving up use of health- harming pesticides—is fast becoming general knowledge. This is huge progress. It opens space to move ahead with the important work of getting to a food system that truly supports healthy communities. Source URL: http://www.panna.org/blog/argentina-pesticide-harms-unveil-global-tale 11/15/2013 Page 1 of 2 C011,!Tv C, Murashige, Laura c From: Sharon Willeford [slwsurfing @gmail.com] 2013 NOV 1 S Sent: Tuesday, November 12, 2013 7:50 AM ID. S3 To: undisclosed-recipients: Subject: Fwd: TPP We pray EVERYONE will WAKE UP and remember FREEDOM, JUSTICE, PEACE and ALOHA - become as a little child - LOVE one another, take care of each other! NO MORE WAR/GENOCIDE TRUTH PLEASE at least listen to this and look into your heart. Think of me as the FAVORITE teacher of your life and how much she/he cared for you (or a grandparent, special person - would you DEFEND THEM? Your own children?) The Planet cannot afford to have a fictitious person, a corporation, called Monsanto on it They destroy 75% of the planet. WE NEED REAL PEOPLE WITH REAL LOVE AND REAL SOLIDARITY" Seed Freedom Vandana Shiva at the London March Against Monsanto Dr. Vandana Shiva Speaks At UK London March Against Monsanto ( Conscious Coverage I www.youtube.com Comment I Like I Reshare Dr. Vandana Shiva (Seed Freedom) blesses us with her presents to share some words of wisdom at the MAM (MARCII AGAINST MONSANTO) in L... Forwarded message From: Sharon Willeford <slwsurfing @gmail.com> Date: Mon, Oct 14, 2013 at 3:43 PM Subject: TPP To: sure you know - this is what is BEHIND everything -absolute EVIL... Trans-Pacific Partnership Marches On Uncle Sam's shutdown may have placed obstacles in the path of various citizens attempting to access everything from monuments and parks to FHA loan information, but never fear: collusion with multinational corporations continues unobstructed. Secretary of State John Kerry appeared in place of Pres. Obama at a Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) summit in Indonesia this past week, where plans are being finalized for the agreement involving Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore, the United States and Vietnam. Planet Waves Don't let the cute monkey mask fool you: the TPP is neither friendly, fair, nor more fun than a barrel of you-know-what. Photo of protester in Japan this spring by Issei Kato/Reuters. The Citizens' Trade Campaign has raised serious questions about the trade agreement, which has been in negotiation since 2008 with massive input from corporations and hardly any from legislators of the nations involved. 11/15/2013 Page 2 of 2 Writing in 2012, Laurel Sutherlin of Rainforest Action Network foresaw dire consequences for "everything from affordable medicines, Internet freedoms and intellectual property rights to democratically enacted labor laws and environmental protections ... a wish list of the 1%." Unlike past trade agreements, this one has not been rolled out for public review; what is known about it has come mostly via Wikileaks and includes a provision whereby corporations' lawsuits against governments will be heard by a tribunal of international trade lawyers. Past leaks of draft sections include provisions that allow Big Pharma to undermine access to affordable medicine in developing countries, privilege corporate banks over credit unions, favor fossil fuels over alternative energy and establish some provisions of the Stop Online Piracy Act(SOPA), already rejected by the U.S. Congress. In fact, "This is not mainly about trade," said Lori Wallach, director of Public Citizen's Global Trade Watch, on Democracy Now! "It is a corporate Trojan horse." Right-wingers at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the Heritage Foundation, to name but two, get all melty and tingly at the idea of greater globalization; the Heritage folks believe it will help neuter state- owned enterprises. Obama is currently seeking a "fast-track" authorization process that would allow him to sign off on the agreement without Congressional approval. 11/15/2013 Page 1 of 2 Murashige, Laura COUNTY CLERK c '/ 1,,WA11 From: Sharon Willeford [slwsurfing @gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, November 12, 2013 8:10 AM 21 5 S3 To: undisclosed-recipients: Subject: Fwd: slwsurfing sent you a video: "Vandana Shiva on GMO issues - University of Hawaii Jan 2013" You ym slwsurfing has shared a video with you on YouTube We pray EVERYONE will WAKE UP and remember FREEDOM, JUSTICE, PEACE and ALOHA- become as a little child - LOVE one another, take care of each other! NO MORE WAR/GENOCIDE TRUTH PLEASE at least listen to this and look into your heart. Think of me as the FAVORITE teacher of your life and how much she/he cared for you (or a grandparent, special person -would you DEFEND THEM? Your own children?) "The Planet cannot afford to have a fictitious person, a corporation, called Monsanto on it They destroy 75% of the planet. WE NEED REAL PEOPLE WITH REAL LOVE AND REAL SOLIDARITY" Seed Freedom 11/15/2013 Page 2 of 2 N`s �� a .4... a .... 5 tl�. Sir Vandana Shiva on GMO issues - University of Hawaii Jan 2013 by Hawaii SEED University of Hawaii Campus Center. Vandana Shiva addresses GMO issues as part of the Hawaii SEED "Raise Awareness, Inspire Change"campaign in Hawaii. Over 800 people attended this event on January 15th 2013. http://hawaiiseed.org/for more info. Help center•Email options•Report spam ©2013 YouTube, LLC 901 Cherry Ave, San Bruno,CA 94066 11/15/2013 Page 1 of 2 CGS.. CI E7R Murashige, Laura t�r°ff,' . ,sf0' 11 From: Sharon Willeford [slwsurfing @gmail.com] 2013 NOV 1 5 AM 10, 53 Sent: Tuesday, November 12, 2013 1:53 PM To: counciltestimony @co.hawaii.hi.us Subject: Don't let this happen HERE! EVICT MONSANTO! Dear County Council, The other day I took a tour of the west side. One might label this tour the Toxic Tour. What is going on has to stop. I watched as tourists stood next to biotech fields taking pictures of the incredible scenery. They might as well have been standing in these fields due to the fact that in some areas the crops are within feet of the road and are on both sides of the road. People have a right to information so that they can choose whether they want this type of exposure. Not one person that I spoke to knew that the fields were growing experimental GMO crops and had restricted use pesticides applied to them. The people living in Waimea are surrounded. It does not matter which way the wind blows as pesticides come from all around. It is shocking to see that anyone has to live in this condition. On my tour I noticed the headquarters for BASF, DOW and Dupont. There was a building past Waimea that I believe is the headquarters for Syngenta. There is no sign at this site. Do any of you really believe that these companies will voluntarily inform anyone about anything they do?At this point Syngenta won't even voluntarily inform people that they exist. I received a notice that Thursday's hearing will have special security. I want to know why the Council is taking this action. I watched a video of Mayor Carvalho,Jr.'s veto the bill talk in the lobby and I did not hear one person threaten the Mayor or physically approach him. Have there been other threats? I am not necessarily against this as I have seen many provocateurs who act to create chaos and try to discredit the opposition, but if this action is due to real threats I think the public has a right to know about them. And finally, please watch this video- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eeW5yUSgdhY This 13-minute film focuses on the CRIIGEN study. It presents the conditions in which the study was carried out in a context where Monsanto did not allow any independent study to be made with its seeds. The research was conducted secretly, but everything was done according to good laboratory practices. Professor Gilles Eric Seralini and Doctor Joel Spiroux explain why this study is the first of its kind. It goes much further than all other studies in terms of the research period (two years instead of the three-month maximum limit). We are shown the method and the flagrant results in the graphs. The mortality rate is six times higher with transgenic food, as well as with Roundup alone. We see the many glaring tumors with which the rats are affected. The images are shocking. It is asked that these studies be replicated for all GMOs that have already been licensed. A moratorium on all agricultural and food GMOs is demanded. Read more: http://criigen.org/ GMOs and the increased pesticide use they require are harming all life. Bill 2491 is a step in the right direction. The world does need it to pass. I know none of you took office in an attempt to join the global stage,but the presence of the Biotechs on Kaua'i demands that you do so. Thank you. Angela Flynn PO Box 1439 Kilauea, HI 96754 808-822-3982 angelaflynn8Wmsn.com 11/15/2013 Page 2 of 2 r t '''''''' ..!..^:74;'-;: ,.'.'-4.1f '''' ' 4*'',1: is�, ^� i ,�, 'T Al A GMO & pc:sticides Cause Tumors & Higher Mortality Rate? (Documentary of Actual Study) WEDS #21] www.youtube.com This 13-minute film focuses on the CRIIGEN study. It presents the conditions in which the study was carried out in a context where Monsanto did not allow any... 11/15/2013