Food? Health? Hope? … sound relevant to your life?

The World According to Monsanto is a compelling new film that plays at the Vancity Theatre August 1-4, 6-7 @ 7:00 pm and 9:00 pm.

This film shows conclusively how governments around the world have directly supported the biotech industry lead by Monsanto, often by former Monsanto employees and associates.  The research seems to have been done online (I hope Apple and Google have paid dearly for their regular product placements in the film); the comprehensiveness and thoroughness of the research reaches back many decades and brings us to the present dilemma: the genetic contamination of almost all food on the planet.

As Segudino, a Oaxacan farmer states, if Monsanto succeeds, everyone will be dependent on the multinationals.  Although many farmers in Oaxaca continue to farm as their ancestors did, the contamination of transgenic corn is seriously threatening the genetic stock of corn that can be traced back 500 or more years.

Just like PCBs, which were also created by Monsanto, transgenic species travel on the wind and the air to contaminate everywhere they travel, which is everywhere on the planet.

Another favourite segment shows Vice President George Bush, Sr. state: “we’re in the dereg business.”

The film is easy, almost fun, to watch, despite the condemning content.  If the exposure of deceit, smear, conspiracy, and fascism in this film doesn’t activate you, maybe you’re eating Roundup Ready (pop)corn.

If you care about the Food you eat, your and your family’s Health, and Hope for the planet’s future, check out the trailer, Monsanto’s website, and then get down to the Vancity Theatre (1181 Seymour St. @ Davie)…but don’t forget to ask about the popcorn!