March on Washington DC for Science on April 22nd

The ‘March for Science’ will be held in Washington, D.C., and satellite marches will be held in other cities, much like the Women’s March the day after the inauguration. The march stands for science and evidence-based research in policies (I mean wouldn’t that be great?? Scott Pruitt and others would have to stop their denial). This march signifies scientists’ fight for funding, influence in policy, and aims to raise awareness about the type of research they are doing. 

The Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) has reported that there will be 428 satellite marches in the United States and abroad on Earth Day, Saturday, April 22nd. Scientists from a range of fields, enthusiasts, and concerned citizens will show their resistance to “the anti-science agenda and oppose rolling back evidence-based policies crafted in the public interest.” – (CSPI), America’s Food Watchdog

CSPI, a March for Science partner, will be on the National Mall in Washington, DC, proudly rallying support for science and rational, science-based health and safety protections. You can join them in DC, at your local march, or virtually show your support for science.

You can help in three ways:

1.  If you register for the March on Science, organizers of the march can pass their headcount on to leadership and determine a central place for CSPI members to meet on the national Mall that will work best. 

Importantly, you can share the info about this movement within your circles of family, friends, co-workers, and much more!

2.  Please click here to send a Tweet inviting your friends to register for the march!

3.  And click here to share our Facebook post to your timeline!

Tell the USDA: A Big Marketing Program Is the Wrong Choice for Organic

“In theory, checkoff programs allow an entire agricultural sector to fund research and marketing to boost a product’s success, with all parties benefiting in the process. In reality, big industrial-scale players are the ones who benefit at the expense of smaller farmers.

Dozens of organizations representing organic farmers and businesses oppose this checkoff proposal. And they question the need for a checkoff at all, given that organic demand already outstrips supply. Marketing isn’t the problem — and that’s what checkoffs are geared toward addressing. What’s needed instead is a plan to increase domestically-produced supply of organic food.” – Food and Water Watch

Comment before the April 19 deadline and oppose the organic checkoff.

An all-organic checkoff would present other challenges too. Given the sheer range of organic products, how could one program effectively promote them all? Simply stated, an organic checkoff doesn’t make sense. – Food and Water Watch

Take action with the Food and Water Watch sister organization, Food & Water Action Fund:

Tell the USDA to listen to farmers and put this idea back on the shelf.

Indivisible Action Team is Here to Help Us Know What’s Next

The Indivisible team created a background information page for each of the most current policy priorities, including suggested questions on each topic to ask at your local town hall!!! Want to skip straight to the questions? Check out the whole list here!

Ban Pesticides Which Harm Farm Workers and Kids! Fight Pruitt.

Many people are hurt by the havoc Scott Pruitt is committing while in office of the EPA, but we still have a fighting chance to make our demands for clean, healthy food! Not food that is going to make us and our children sick!!

“In his first big test of what kind of pediatrician he will be, Pruitt decided to reverse an earlier EPA decision to ban the pesticide chlorpyrifos, a potent nerve gas banned from household use years ago, but still used in farms, orchards, pastures and golf courses.”

“Chlorpyrifos is one of the most frequently cited causes of farm-worker pesticide poisoning—but is particularly toxic to young children and the fetus.” – EcoWatch

Join the Center for Food Safety and sign the petition here to demand that we ban the pesticides which hurt people and our planet!!