Because the U2 frontman and others like him are seen as representatives of the poor, the poor are not invited to speak, writes George Monbiot.
Harry Browne maintains that “for nearly three decades as a public figure, Bono has been … amplifying elite discourses, advocating ineffective solutions, patronising the poor and kissing the arses of the rich and powerful”. His approach to Africa is “a slick mix of traditional missionary and commercial colonialism, in which the poor world exists as a task for the rich world to complete”.
In Dibrugarh district, a wooden bridge which had been damaged by floods was repaired only after a Young Reporters group wrote about it.
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Petition Major World Media Organizations to report on the open letter from 800 scientists to all governments concerning GMOs http://www.i-sis.org.uk/list.php which explains why scientists are extremely concerned about the hazards of GMOs to biodiversity, food safety, human and animal health, while demanding a moratorium on environmental releases in accordance with the precautionary principle.http://www.i-sis.org.uk/list.php The ISIS open letter is a long ago call for action from scientists ignored by the media and more current information from ISIS further supporting this call for action in present day can be found in the recent article. http://www.i-sis.org.uk/Ban_GMOs_Now.php
It’s a long running stance in the mainstream media that GMO foods are not harmful and that no studies have shown they are harmful and it is often suggested that those opposed to GMO are anti-science and yet it’s quite the opposite. We demand that major news organizations around the world cover in detail the content within the “Open Letter from 800 World Scientists to All Governments Concerning Genetically Modified Organisms” http://www.i-sis.org.uk/list.php The petition will be sent to major news organizations around the world. I would also suggest individuals who sign the petition send the link of the petition to their local news organizations as well as signatures grow requesting coverage on the letter and to promote the petition.
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