Thursday, February 9, 2012

Fwd: Cease FDA Ties to Monsanto Petition NEWS UPDATE #3


Here is your Third Petition Update 2/8/12 from Frederick Ravid about your Petition TELL OBAMA TO CEASE FDA TIES TO MONSANTO. You are receiving this because you've become a signer. This is NOT spam. This email includes many details. Please read because we're doing our best to openly share this wonderful experience with you as it develops.

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PETITION LINK http://signon.org/sign/tell-obama-to-cease-fda?source=s.em.cr&r_by=2130394&mailing_id=1992

Contents:

  • Major Petition News
  • By the Numbers Petition Status
  • Communication from Members Includes
  • Wish List
  • Contact Info

Major Petition News

  • MoveOn.Org sent the petition out to over 5.5 million members on Monday. Thank you!
  • As of 2/8 at 8pm EST you have contributed over 390,000 signatures. Credo and Food Democracy Now reports they have generated an additional ~212,000 signatures on our sister petition(s).
  • We are making steady progress behind the scenes and at very high levels with proposed coverage by major Media but we still have a long way to go. See the Wish List below for how you can help.
  • I see a great need to produce a BOOK to tell the amazing story of this petition, its background and the issues that drive it. Most Americans don't even know about this problem that strikes such a strong chord with us!  A book can go a long way to change that. The various parties have to iron out details, but I am committed to producing this as fast as possible to extend the event horizon of this important work we are doing.
  • Our Facebook PAGE at this link is reaching many more than you imagine. In the past 5 days it's reached over 47,000 people. It's a great forum for discussion, sharing, and the lighter side of this effort. If the link doesn't work, here is the long form. https://www.facebook.com/pages/Tell-Obama-To-Cease-FDA-Ties-to-Monsanto/105907189534363
  • We have a Spanish language version of the petition very close to being released.

By the Numbers Petition Status

  • We have >390,000 signatures on our petition & 212,000 signatures from Credo & Food Democracy Now. Our grand total currently tallies >600,000 signatures.
  • The actual page count of our physical petition with your comments is >39,000 pages at this time. That's 78 10-ream CASES of office paper! Fortunately it's electronic paper.
  • We have ~1,782,000 views on SignOn.org. Remember many support and share but aren't yet ready to sign.
  • hundreds of emails, tweets, and retweets
  • Over 47,000 people have seen our FACEBOOK PAGE and >6,400 "LIKE" it.
  • Those who have seen our Facebook page includes ~7,000 people who are not in the US.

Communication from Members Includes

  • Many very personal expressions of gratitude and amazement
  • Suggestions of groups with which we can cooperate
  • Political themes that support or decry various candidates in this election year
  • Resources to share knowledge, such as important documentaries, & links.
  • offers of specialized support
  • Suggestions of various media outlets that might be interested or targeted for sharing this story.
  • amazingly intelligent ideas about legal and regulatory solutions
  • volunteerism
  • requests for interviews on radio, print and TV

Wish List

  • We need the help of writers, researchers, journalism interns, and editors, so if you are such a person or have one to introduce to us, email MonoutofFDA@gmail.com with Subject: BOOK HELP.
  • We need a blog or other social media vehicle that permits more flexible content sharing than is available via Facebook. The blog needs the capacity for all of us to upload and share the current Press Release, Videos, Links, Articles, Photos, etc. Email us, Subject: BLOG
  • Have you found or produced YOUTUBE videos specifucally about this petition? Or, can you produce YOUTUBE content? Email us: Subject: YOUTUBE.
  • If you have media contacts and need our current Press Release, Email us: Subject PRESS RELEASE.
  • We need Atlanta-Based Interns who would like to help us communicate and help in the office. Email us, Subject: ATLANTA VOLUNTEER
  • If you are an academic, scientist, or physician or know of any who work in Bioscience, or Medicine who would be interested in writing on this topic. Email us: Subject: PROFESSIONAL CONTRIBUTION
  • If you are an attorney or elected official and have suggestions for legal or regulatory strategies, let us hear from you. Email us: Subject LEGAL/REGULATORY
  • On Facebook, Copy the petition URL, and send an IM to each online Friend with a quick expression of support and enthusiasm on the Chat from time to time. Don't double-send to any individual, use with discretion. This is far more direct and effective than SHARE which tends to offer the link primarily to your close friends and those with whom you frequently communicate.
  • Interact with each other via social media and keep us posted of how and where with emails to: Subject: SOCIAL MEDIA

CONTACT INFO

 

 


 

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