A weekend at Bioneers.
On movement building: Roundtable breakfasts for the left, to resolve differences so that the movement emerges with a united front (this method has been very successful for the right), and build base and reach out to the middle, not the other way around.
On media and democracy: Corporations are trying to get Non-Governmental Organiations viewed as terrorist organizations. Yow.
On the founding of our country: The US was born against corporations (specifically, The East India Trading Company)
My favorite line from Tom Hayden: “Intelligence doesn’t mean something is true.”
Most disturbing moment: Canadian farmer Percy Schmeiser is being sued because Monsanto found GMO seeds on his property. Schmeiser has never grown GMO seeds, but because GMO material had contaminated the property, the Canadian federal court ruled that the farm is Monsanto’s property. The case goes to the Canadian Supreme Court on January 20, 2004. Visit Percy’s website.