International Day of Pesticide Action:
October 24th, 2010
This webpage will have much more on it very soon!
Please join us in Washington, D.C. on Sunday October 24th, 2010 for the International Day of Pesticide Action. We are sure that with your participation, we can rally 100,000 people to march through the streets of DC from the steps of the Capitol to the Environmental Protection Agency demanding a federal ban on Atrazine, the 21st Century's DDT.
This fight will not be easy: the chemical's manufacturer Syngenta is the world's largest pesticide company. They have billions of dollars at stake, and they have a huge lobby in Washington. I have no doubt though that together we can spread the word about the horrible effects of Atrazine: how it turns male frogs into females, induces developmental problems in fish, and causes cancers in laboratory mammals. Once people are aware of the problems Atrazine causes, and the immense quantities of it that are used in the United States each year, the movement to ban Atrazine will be too powerful for even the world's largest pesticide company to stop.
What You Can Do On October 24th, 2010
--Join us in Washington, DC...Bring your friends and family!
--Eat, buy and wear only certified organic foods and clothing. It's not easy, is it? Do the best you can!
--Ask 10 friends to sign the electronic petition to get Atrazine banned
--Print 10 copies of the Atrazine Petition below (click the image to get a PDF), go downtown and don't come home until you collected 200 signatures. Having trouble getting 10 pages full? No probem, you brought an extra clipboard so all you have to do is recruit an assistant! You'll be making new friends and educate lots of people.
--Write, email or call your senator or governor and ask him or her to ban Atrazine.
--Donate to SAVE THE FROGS! Your tax-deductible contribution makes our campaign to ban harmful pesticides possible.
--University Students: Find out what pesticides are used on your campus, and make a petition to get them banned!
More actions coming soon as we develop this webpage!
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