Action Alert: Bunge, Brazil, and Protecting Small Farmers
- Topics:
- Food Policy & Politics, Forests
Friday, June 20th, 2008, 10:43 AM
from take a bite contributor Jeanne Hodesh
Last week, thousands of indigenous people and small farmers in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul peacefully blocked roads, railways and invaded dams to draw attention to the global food crisis and policies that favor agribusiness over small farms. Despite the non-violent nature of their actions, six of the participants protesting in front of a Bunge soy-crushing facility were attacked with tear gas and rubber bullets, suffering severe injuries.
Rainforest Action Network is calling on us to take action and hold Bunge accountable for these actions.
You can click here for more information on how to take action, including joining the RAN action to fax Bunge CEO Alberto Weisser’s office, demanding that he take action to prevent attacks on peaceful demonstrators.
