Big win for stand on glyphosate’s toxicity
Published on April, 11 2015
Mary Beth Gardam, Human Right To Health & Safe Food Campaign
WILPF took a strong position on glyphosate months ago. It was a bit of a leap of faith, because causal evidence is hard to get. But now we stand on firm ground! READ ON!
WILPF took a chance getting out in front of this issue, because few organizations are willing to state the toxic dangers of the herbicide glyphosate used in 100s of products of which Monsanto’s Roundup is the most well-known. We created an excellent website to educate our members and the public about the health threats! Check it out at here
In March, WILPF's early lead on denouncing glyphosate was corroborated when the World Health Organization made a statement that the herbicide is “probably a carcinogen” for humans. See news stories about the WHO declaration: Paris (AFP)
In the U.S., this news report headlines it as "IARC misclassification of glyphosate as Group 2A”
And, here are some PETITIONS you can sign about this:
WHAT CAN MEMBERS AND BRANCHES DO?
You can help educate your community about the dangers of glyphosate and toxic herbicides and advocate for your neighbors, farmers, and municipal landscapers to switch to more sustainable weed control methods.
1. ORDER INFOGRAPHIC CARDS in time for Earth Day.
Wonderful, easy to understand InfoGraphic Cards are available to order at very nominal costs to distribute at your community’s farmers markets, Earth Day events, food coops, health expos, environmental gatherings, and even (with permission) placed in doctor’s offices or public health departments.
Order them here:
WILPF ordered a large volume of these cards and we’re passing along the volume printing discount to members and branches.
2. ORGANIZE LOCAL CAMPAIGNS to alert the public and demand your local government and state regulators act to ban glyphosate. Find tools, resources and information here.
The Human Right to Health & Safe Food Campaign is a collaborative project of WILPF’s Corporations v Democracy and Earth Democracy Issue Groups and is funded for one year with a WILPF US minigrant.
Hurry to get involved in this important work! If you want to join either committee, please contact Mary Beth Gardam or Nancy Price.
