GMO FREE USA ON THE ROAD AGAIN WITH NEIL YOUNG
“Hands in the soil will outgrow Monsanto.” – Neil Young
On the heels of a successful July tour, GMO Free USA will again be joining Neil Young + Promise of the Real for their October #RebelContentTour promoting the new studio album, The Monsanto Years. The tour kicks off October 1st in Missoula, Montana, and wraps October 17th in Berkeley, California.
“The Monsanto Years are here and we are living them. Monsanto is the poster-child for what is wrong with corporate controlled government in our world. Our upcoming record, The Monsanto Years, encompasses several associated subjects that millions of people worldwide are concerned about and active in. Earth is not ours. We are of the Earth. That’s how I feel. When we plunder our own home we hurt our children and their children after them. I feel responsible.” – Neil Young.
Neil Young + Promise Of The Real – The Monsanto Years: The Message
About the Activist Village
The Activist Village is a coalition of leading organizations tackling today’s greatest challenges through education, legislation, and news delivery. The village will be active from approximately 6PM until Neil’s performance begins, normally 9PM. The issue areas and organizations representing each issue are:
GMOs: GMO Free USA
Earth Ecology: Center for Biological Diversity
Energy & Climate: Center for Biological Diversity
Freedom & Justice: Move to Amend
Future of Farming: TCG (formerly The California Grange)
News You Can Trust: Earth Island Journal
During our tour with Neil Young for The Monsanto Years, we will be educating concertgoers about the unhealthy control of our agricultural system by amoral corporations, what people can do to help achieve a more equitable food system, and raising awareness about the need for mandatory GMO labeling. We will be galvanizing action against the undemocratic DARK Act and the TPP. We will be growing our Boycott Kellogg’s GMOs campaign. And we have invited and will be helping local partner organizations pursue their initiatives. Food Transparency and Food Justice for all.
October West Coast Tour Cities & Dates:
Thursday, October 01 @ Adams Event Center University of Montana, Missoula, Montana (Partner: Missoula Community Food Co-op)
Friday, October 02 @ Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena, Spokane, Washington (Partner: Organic Consumers Association)
Sunday, October 04 @ WaMu Theater, Seattle, Washington (Partner: Organic Consumers Association)
Monday, October 05 @ Rogers Arena, Vancouver, BC, Canada (Partner: GMO Free Canada)
Wednesday, October 07 @ Chiles Center University of Portland, Portland, Oregon (Partner: Cultivate Oregon)
Thursday, October 08 @ Matthew Knight Arena, Eugene, Oregon (Partner: Support Local Food Rights*)
Saturday, October 10 @ Santa Barbara Bowl, Santa Barbara, California (Partner: Center for Food Safety)
Sunday, October 11 @ The Chelsea at Cosmopolitan Las Vegas, Las Vegas, Nevada (Partner: GMO Free Nevada)
Tuesday, October 13 @ RIMAC Arena UC San Diego, La Jolla, (Partner: Label GMOs California’s Grassroots)
Wednesday, October 14 @ The Forum, Inglewood, California (Partner: Label GMOs California’s Grassroots)
Saturday, October 17 @ Greek Theater UC Berkeley, Berkeley, California (Partner: Label GMOs California’s Grassroots)
*Support Local Food Rights is currently collecting signatures for a May 2016 ballot initiative to ban the cultivation of GMO crops in Lane County, Oregon. Jackson County and Josephine County, Oregon, have successfully passed citizen-led ballot initiatives to ban GMO crop cultivation. We can do it in Lane County, too, and enlarge the sphere of GMO Free Zones in the USA. Help Lane County succeed by making a donation and volunteering. Website: http://www.supportlocalfoodrights.org Join the SLFR Facebook page to keep up with the latest in Lane County: https://www.facebook.com/SupportLocalFoodRights
Neil Young + Promise Of The Real – The Monsanto Years: The Mission
A Rock Star Bucks A Coffee Shop (Official Music Video)
Wolf Moon (Official Video)
SEEDING FEAR (11 minutes, 2015) – a short documentary by Craig Jackson
The Story of Michael White Vs. Monsanto: A 4th generation farmer and seed cleaner who went head to head with Monsanto.
GMO Free USA would like to thank Neil Young, Daryl Hannah, Charris Ford, Neil’s management & tour crew, and our sponsors for being the change, and making this platform for change happen. There is no better time to change the world than now. And we can only do it together. Plant the solution. Plant a GMO free seed.
GMO FREE USA SPONSORS:
Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Company
Annmarie Gianni Skin Care, Earth Mama Angel Baby, U.S. Wellness Meats
Coconut Bliss, Melt Organic, My Joy Diet/New Earth, NYR (Neal’s Yard Remedies) Organic, Uncle Matt’s Organic
MegaFood, Organic Gemini TigerNut, Primal Pit Paste, Rainbow Co-op
