Wednesday, April 30, 2014

Big Wind, Big Activism

    Good morning! Another, even MORE windy day, yesterday! 30mph winds, constantly! I decided to add even more oil to her bottom, to protect the area I chopped the other day. Winds like that can dry the canoe quickly, which can be good... or bad. The oil is good, in my opinion.
    I had an event to take part in, downtown, anyway. We Are Change Colorado hosted "The GMO Roast At The Post," in front of the Denver Post's headquarters, at Colfax and Broadway. We wanted to force the media in Denver to bring some more attention to GMO labeling. We are trying to educate people on the problems of genetically modified foods, and the need for transparency in labeling foods in the store. It's all about CHOICE! Let the consumer decide what, exactly, they are consuming! Simple, right? The FDA should be doing this for us, but they are run by former executives of the companies they are supposed to regulate! Fact. It's up to the PEOPLE to fight back. Here we are.
    We accomplished our mission, more or less. We got a write-up on CBS, locally. As happens all to often, nowadays, the reporter got most of the facts WRONG. I have seen this, all over the country, in the "news." Even during the Lewis & Clark Bicentennial, reporters would get their facts wrong... on HISTORY that is incredibly well-documented! My freshman journalism teacher would be in SHOCK, if she saw the state of affairs, here! People accept "news" that's reported to them, as FACTUAL. They take it for "truth." When the facts are wrong, it's "disinformation." It's no wonder why there are so many confused people out there! It would be nice to see the media being more professional, and educating people, properly. I have a dream...
    We gathered to hear Josie Wales, and Tony Stiles, in Cherry Creek, afterwards.  Josie is a hit on the internet, speaking about anarchy. People are looking for alternatives to the systems that continue to fail, around the world, as "governments." Talking about it, is good!
    Anyway, that was my day. I'm up early, and ready to CHOP! Canoe! Canoe!






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