It's no amateur campaign.

Dear Organic Consumer,

When the first email came in describing Monsanto’s latest campaign of trickery and deception, I thought it sounded far-fetched. 

But then other activists chimed in, and I realized it was true. According to reports from our activists on the ground in California, Washington State and Oregon, Monsanto is organizing its own powerful and convincing “astroturf” movement. 

It’s no amateur campaign. 

We are just three days from our June 30 deadline to raise $200,000, and receive matching funds from Mercola.com and Dr. Bronner’s. Can you help us raise $65,000 to meet our goal and step up our efforts to defeat the Mother of All Monsanto Protection Acts? You can donate online, by phone or by mail, details here. 

In a detailed email, with pdf images of documents sent to one of our activists from a Monsanto “astroturf” leader, we’ve learned that Monsanto is calling moms who are pro-labeling, pretending to be on their side, then rushing overnight documents to them that include letters containing their personal stories, addressed to their members of Congress, asking them to support H.R. 1599.

It’s a direct attempt to deceive and confuse busy moms, and deluge Congress members with letters of support for a federal bill that would not only ban labeling forever, but also preempt bans on GMO crops, preclude pre-market safety testing of GMO foods,, and take away food companies’ right to voluntarily obtain independent GMO-free certification.

Monsanto is spending millions to create its fake grassroots movement. We need to fight back. Because if Congress passes H.R. 1599, the Mother of all Monsanto Protection Acts, the GMO labeling movement will effectively be shut down.

For decades, I’ve been working to defend our soil and our food from the onslaught of Monsanto’s toxic chemicals. By now, you’d think that nothing would surprise me.

And yet . . . this fight has now moved to defending not only our health and the right to know what’s in our food, but our very democracy.

H.R. 1599 takes “attack on democracy” to new heights. The Tenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which is part of the Bill of Rights, was ratified on December 15, 1791.  It outlines the principle of federalism, the basis for the original Constitution, by stating that the federal government possesses only those powers delegated to it by the Constitution. All remaining powers are reserved for the states or the people.

States’ rights, and your rights, will be obliterated if Congress passes H.R. 1599. Monsanto will stop at nothing to pass this bill.

For the past few weeks, we’ve been traveling around the country, arranging meetings between concerned citizens and their Congress members. We’ve been writing letters, making phone calls, and we’re planning a massive demonstration in Washington D.C.

We can’t stop Monsanto’s “astroturf” campaign. But with your support, we will do everything in our power to prevent Congress from passing the Mother of All Monsanto Protection Acts.

Please help us raise $65,000 by midnight June 30, so we can receive matching funds from Mercola.com and Dr. Bronner’s. You can donate online, by phone or by mail, details here. 

Thank you!

Ronnie CumminsNational Director, Organic Consumers Association and Organic Consumers Fund

P.S. Donations made to the Organic Consumers Fund, our 501(c) 4 lobbying arm, are not tax-deductible. If you want to support our grassroots advocacy and education campaigns, you can make a tax-deductible donation to our 501(c)3 here.