Detroiters Rally to Stop ‘Corporate Land Grab’ of Vacant Lots

Posted by on December 10, 2012 · Leave a Comment 

The Detroit Black Food Security Network opposes a land deal that it says could jeopardize grassroots urban farming initiatives like the D-town farm, pictured above (Photo courtesy of Detroit Black Food Security Network).

Grassroots organizers in Detroit liken the Hantz deal to a land grab, when corporations purchase land owned by sovereign nations.

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Racialicious Crush Of The Week

Posted by on November 30, 2012 · Leave a Comment 

Racialicious Crush Of The Week, Facing Race Edition: Yvonne Yen Liu

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Monsanto’s Mean Green Revolution

Posted by on November 3, 2012 · Leave a Comment 

Yes on 37

Monsanto murders farmers, 1 every 30 minutes; their GMO foods causes tumors and early death; their pesticides sicken farmworkers and rural communities. Yes on Prop 37 is such the obvious vote.

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