Friends,

On 28th October we at Agent Orange Action Group sent a call to all concerned at the power that Monsanto has over our food with its GM Seeds, and the devastation it has caused to millions with its Agent Orange, particularly its use on Vietnam for a period of Ten-Years. We made a call for all who were able to attend the Annual General Meeting of Monsanto that was to be held on 24th January 2012 in St Louis. To express their concerns be it the US Vietnam Veterans who are still suffering from Agent Orange and in struggle to obtain justice for themselves and their families, the Farmers who have had to campaign to grow the crops they wish to grow without Monsanto’s GM ruining their crops, the people very worried if the food they put on their table is safe, safe from Monsanto’s GM, and many others, organisations and individuals who have been campaigning against Monsanto for many years.

Friends, we were very pleased at the response we received with our call that involved people raising the issues inside the AGM and outside, and not only in St Louis, it was great to get reports that In Hawaii there was a five-day protest outside Monsanto’s offices. All this activity forced Monsanto to issue statements to the press. Meanwhile, support for the protests came from many of the Occupy organisations in the US, and I was very pleased to read here in the UK some of the people, who occupy space outside St Pauls, went to Cambridge and held their protest outside the plant of Monsanto. News of all the protests was picked up by the various media, papers, radio and TV.

Our thanks go to all who took part and to those although they could not get to the protests nevertheless sent their good wishes.

Together we crossed the seas and borders, united in our efforts to expose Monsanto to the general public in a number of countries, and we did it. Now we have to keep the pressure on and grow so that next year the protest will be stronger.

Thanks to all once again.

Len Aldis. Chairman
Agent Orange Action Group
www.aoag.org