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					1 Right2Know March Right2Know March Join an historic march from NYC to DC to demand the right to know about GMO! Eat GMO Free Challenge Eat GMO Free Challenge October 1, 2011 12:00 am Get a tip on how to avoid GMOs each day during October in the first-ever online Eat GMO Free Challenge presented by the GMO Free Project of Tucson. Open to all. Natural Living Conference Natural Living Conference October 1, 2011 8:30 am – October 1, 2011 4:30 pm Join us for an amazing day of exploring real food issues and natural living issues with Keynote Speakers Robyn O’Brien, author of The Unhealthy Truth, and actress Mayim Bialik, green and natural mom and celebrity. Marriott Irvine, 18000 Von Karman Avenue Irvine, CA 92612	2 Natural Living Conference Natural Living Conference Rally For Real Food Rally For Real Food October 2, 2011 12:00 pm – October 2, 2011 3:00 pm We invite people of all ages to the South Steps of the Texas State Capitol, 1100 Congress Avenue, October 2nd. 1100 Congress Avenue, South Steps Austin, TX 78701 Right2Know March Right2Know March Join an historic march from NYC to DC to demand the right to know about GMO!
3 Right2Know March Right2Know March What you haven’t been told about GMO What you haven’t been told about GMO Educational programs throughout October at various locations throughout the Inland NW sponsored by Creating Health Institute and The Oake Centre for Natural Health Education. Right2Know March Right2Know March Join an historic march from NYC to DC to demand the right to know about GMO!	4 Right2Know March Right2Know March Right2Know March Join an historic march from NYC to DC to demand the right to know about GMO!	5 Right2Know March Right2Know March Right2Know March Join an historic march from NYC to DC to demand the right to know about GMO!	6 Right2Know March Right2Know March are NATURAL Food stores Protecting Us from GMOs? are NATURAL Food stores Protecting Us from GMOs? October 6, 2011 6:00 pm A panel discussion with representatives from Puget Consumers Coop, Central Coop, Marlene’s Market & Deli, Whole Foods Market, Olympia Food Coop, Skagit Valley Coop & others TBA Ballard Public Library 5614 22nd Ave. NW, Seattle 98107 Seattle, WA 98107 Right2Know March Right2Know March Join an historic march from NYC to DC to demand the right to know about GMO!	7 Right2Know March Right2Know March Right2Know March Join an historic march from NYC to DC to demand the right to know about GMO!	8 Right2Know March Right2Know March Right2Know March MMC Member Sale Day MMC Member Sale Day October 8, 2011 7:00 am – October 8, 2011 9:00 pm Main Market Co-op is proud to offer demos of Non-GMO Project Verified products offered throughout our store during our monthly Member Appreciation Sale Day. 44 W Main Ave Spokane, WA 99201 5&5 Community Day – Good Harvest Market 5&5 Community Day – Good Harvest Market October 8, 2011 9:00 am – October 8, 2011 6:00 pm Visit us on Saturday, October 8th to help celebrate Non-GMO Month! On that day we will take 5% off your purchases, and we will also donate 5% of the total store sales of that day to the Non-GMO Project. You will also be able to donate your 5% discount to the Non-GMO Project! 1850 Meadow Lane Pewaukee, WI 53072 Right2Know March Right2Know March Join an historic march from NYC to DC to demand the right to know about GMO!	9 Right2Know March Right2Know March Right2Know March GMO free Potluck Dinner GMO free Potluck Dinner October 9, 2011 3:00 pm – October 9, 2011 7:00 pm On Sunday, October 9, join us for a GMO free Pot Luck Dinner. We will start meeting at 3pm to share news and articles, as well information about ordering beef, chicken, pork, vegetables etc in our area 28503 Ottawa Drive Browerville, MN 56438 GMO Free Potluck Dinner GMO Free Potluck Dinner October 9, 2011 3:00 pm – October 9, 2011 7:00 pm On Sunday, October 9, join us for a GMO free Pot Luck Dinner. We will start meeting at 3pm to share news and articles, as well information about ordering beef, chicken, pork, vegetables etc in our area. 28503 Ottawa Drive Browerville, MN 56438 Right2Know March Right2Know March Join an historic march from NYC to DC to demand the right to know about GMO!
10 Right2Know March Right2Know March Right2Know March Join an historic march from NYC to DC to demand the right to know about GMO!	11 Right2Know March Right2Know March Right2Know March Non-GMO: Our Right to Know Non-GMO: Our Right to Know October 11, 2011 6:30 pm – October 11, 2011 8:00 pm Join Non-GMO Project Executive Director Megan Westgate at Mother’s Market for an informative conversation about GMOs and the Non-GMO Project. 1890 Newport Blvd. Costa Mesa, 92627 Health Risks of GMO Foods (And How to Avoid Them) Health Risks of GMO Foods (And How to Avoid Them) October 11, 2011 7:00 pm – October 11, 2011 9:00 pm Join us for a presentation on how foods are genetically engineered, the known & unknown dangers from their consumption, and how you can protect your family by the choices you make every week. Help to achieve a “consumer rejection tipping point” which will force GMOs out of the US market, just as they have already successfully done in most European… Bellingham Unitarian Fellowship 1207 Ellsworth Street Bellingham, WA 98225 Right2Know March Right2Know March Join an historic march from NYC to DC to demand the right to know about GMO!	12 Right2Know March Right2Know March Educating Senior Citizens in Rutherford County, NC Educating Senior Citizens in Rutherford County, NC October 12, 2011 10:20 am – October 12, 2011 11:20 am I’ll be speaking and educating folks on October 12 and 13th at the Rutherford County Senior Center in Rutherfordton, NC. They will learn the history of the biotech industry, including the eugenics theories that preceded it, as well as how they can best protect themselves and their grandchildren. 193 Callahan-Koon Rd Spindale, NC 28160 Rutherfordton, NC 28139 Right2Know March Right2Know March Join an historic march from NYC to DC to demand the right to know about GMO!	13 Right2Know March Right2Know March Right2Know March Non-GMO: Our Right to Know Non-GMO: Our Right to Know October 13, 2011 6:00 pm – October 13, 2011 8:00 pm Join Non-GMO Project Executive Director Megan Westgate for a Co-oportunity sponsored event at the Santa Monica Public Library. Lecture with Jeffrey Smith Lecture with Jeffrey Smith October 13, 2011 6:00 pm – October 13, 2011 8:00 pm Don’t Put That In Your Mouth-Genetically Engineered Foods are Not Safe UC Berkeley Banatao Auditorium, Sutardja Dai Hall, UC Berkeley Berkeley, CA 94720 Right2Know March Right2Know March Join an historic march from NYC to DC to demand the right to know about GMO!	14 Right2Know March Right2Know March Free Film showing Free Film showing October 14, 2011 7:30 pm Free Film showing The World According to Monsanto 181 Anderson Coos Bay, Or 97420 Right2Know March Right2Know March Join an historic march from NYC to DC to demand the right to know about GMO!	15 Right2Know March Right2Know March Right2Know March Right2Know March Anniversary Sale Anniversary Sale October 15, 2011 8:00 am – October 15, 2011 9:00 pm Celebrate Jimbo’s…Naturally! Anniversary Sale. Get 5% off your entire purchase or choose to give your 5% discount to the Non-GMO Project. Plus, Jimbo’s…Naturally! will donate 5% of the entire day’s sales to the Non-GMO Project! all locations San Diego, CA GMO-Free Tampa Bay GMO Awareness GMO-Free Tampa Bay GMO Awareness October 15, 2011 10:00 am – October 15, 2011 6:00 pm GMO-Free Tampa Bay will have a booth at the Tampa Veg Fest Cotanchobee Fort Brooke Park, 601 Old Water Street downtown Tampa, Florida 33602 GMO Awareness Forum: Do you have any idea what you’ve been eating? GMO Awareness Forum: Do you have any idea what you’ve been eating? October 15, 2011 7:00 pm – October 15, 2011 9:00 pm Forums will introduce and explain what GMO’s are and explore their health risks. 909 Main Street #1 Sumner, WA 98390 Right2Know March Right2Know March Join an historic march from NYC to DC to demand the right to know about GMO!	16 Right2Know March Right2Know March Right2Know March Right2Know March Right2Know March Right2Know March Right to Know GMOs World Food Day Rally Right to Know GMOs World Food Day Rally October 16, 2011 12:00 am – October 16, 2011 4:00 pm California is leading the way to require labeling that will give parents and consumers a choice about what we feed our kids and ourselves. We have a right to know! On World Food Day, October 16th, the nationally celebrated Right2Know March — www.right2knowmarch.org — will arrive in Washington, D.C. from New York City, and demand from the nation’s lawmakers the… 90 7th Street, corner of Mission St. and 7th St. San Francisco, CA 94103 SAY NO TO GMOs Rally in Sequim, WA SAY NO TO GMOs Rally in Sequim, WA October 16, 2011 11:00 am – October 16, 2011 3:00 pm The second SAY NO TO GMOs rally will be held in downtown Sequim, October 16, 11:00 and 3:00pm. Washington and Sequim Avenues Sequim, WA 98382 Millions Against Monsanto, FL. Chapter, World Food Day Rally, Hollywood Bch., FL Millions Against Monsanto, FL. Chapter, World Food Day Rally, Hollywood Bch., FL October 16, 2011 12:00 pm – October 16, 2011 3:00 pm ◆ RALLY ◆ SPEAKERS ◆ RAISING AWARENESS ◆ LEAFLETING ◆ 205 Johnson Street (Bandshell) http://g.co/maps/zz3wb Hollywood Beach, FL 33020 World Food Day Right2know March and Rally World Food Day Right2know March and Rally October 16, 2011 2:00 pm – October 16, 2011 5:00 pm In Solidarity with WORLD FOOD DAY EVENTS all over THE WORLD! 211 e 7th ave Eugene, Oregon 97401 Letter Writing Party Letter Writing Party October 16, 2011 3:00 pm – October 16, 2011 6:00 pm Main Market Co-op will be hosting a letter writing event on October 16th for World Food Day. Come join us to encourage our state representation to help empower our community to demand our right to know what we’re eating! 44 W Main Ave Spokane, WA 99201 Right2Know March Right2Know March Join an historic march from NYC to DC to demand the right to know about GMO!
17	18 Right2Know March Right2Know March Right2Know March Right2Know March Free Showing of The World According to Monsanto – Pittsburgh, PA Free Showing of The World According to Monsanto – Pittsburgh, PA October 18, 2011 6:30 pm – October 18, 2011 8:30 pm You’re invited to an eye-opening event at the East End Food Co-op in the Point Breeze section of Pittsburgh. 7516 Meade Street Pittsburgh, PA 15208 Evening Talk With Jeffrey Smith Evening Talk With Jeffrey Smith October 18, 2011 7:00 pm Jeffrey Smith will speak on Genetically Modified Foods Tuesday, Oct. 18 at 7 pm in Federal Way. 2565 S Gateway Center Pl Federal Way, Wa 98003 Why We Must Stop the Proliferation of GMOs Why We Must Stop the Proliferation of GMOs October 18, 2011 7:00 pm Jeffrey Smith, founder of the Institute for Responsible Technology and author of Genetic Roulette and Seeds of Deception speaks in this free talk. Marlene’s Market & Deli Natural Foods 2565 S. Gateway Ctr. Pl Federal Way, WA 98003 Non-GMO Twitter Party with Holistic Moms! Non-GMO Twitter Party with Holistic Moms! October 18, 2011 10:00 pm – October 18, 2011 11:00 pm Join us for a Twitter Party at #holisticmoms to talk about GMOs – from the basics about what they are and our rights to choose non-gmo products, to the details… #holisticmoms on Twitter ,	19 Non-GMO Twitter Party with Holistic Moms! Non-GMO Twitter Party with Holistic Moms! Non-GMO Twitter Party with Holistic Moms! New Frontiers 5% Wednesday to Benefit the Non-GMO Project New Frontiers 5% Wednesday to Benefit the Non-GMO Project October 19, 2011 8:00 am – October 19, 2011 9:00 pm New Frontiers Natural Marketplace (with stores located in Flagstaff, Sedona and Prescott, AZ, and Solvang and San Luis Obispo, CA) will donate 5% of sales for the day to The Non-GMO Project to help support the work of ensuring viable non-GMO alternatives into the future. GMO-Free Seattle Rally GMO-Free Seattle Rally October 19, 2011 4:00 pm – October 19, 2011 5:00 pm Bring your friends! Organize! Mobilize! Speakers includeJeffrey Smith Goldie Caughlan, PCC Nut. Ed, 28 + yrs Phil Bereano, UW Professor Emeritus, Technology and Public Policy West Lake Center 1601 5th Ave Seattle, WA 98101 Navigating a World of GMOs Navigating a World of GMOs October 19, 2011 6:30 pm Jeffrey Smith, author & activist, concludes his Seattle visit with practical ways to avoid GMOs at the grocery store, at restaurants, and at home University Christian Church 4731 15th Ave. NE Seattle, WA 98105	20 Navigating a World of GMOs GMO Awareness Forum: Do you have any idea what you’ve been eating? GMO Awareness Forum: Do you have any idea what you’ve been eating? October 20, 2011 7:00 pm – October 20, 2011 9:00 pm Kim Ode will be hosting two Non GMO forums. October 15th 8 to 10 am and Thursday October 2Oth from 7 to 9pm. Forums will introduce and explain what GMO’s are. Health risks to…	21	22 GMO Awareness Forum: Do you have any idea what you’ve been eating? Non-GMO Food Fair and 22nd Birthday Party Non-GMO Food Fair and 22nd Birthday Party We’re turning 22! We’ll have birthday cake and ice cream (on us of course), but also you’ll get to try food products from some of our favorite farms and food companies, all of whom are committed to providing food that is free from genetic modification. 98 Commonwealth Avenue Concord, MA 01742	23 Non-GMO Food Fair and 22nd Birthday Party Spanish Talk~Seminario en Español Spanish Talk~Seminario en Español October 23, 2011 3:00 pm – October 23, 2011 4:30 pm Organic & non-GMOs for the Latino Community. Conoce acerca de la comida organica y acerca de la comida geneticamente modificada (GMO) para la comunidad latina. 1225 Cleveland Street Clearwater, Florida 33755
24 Spanish Talk~Seminario en Español Food Day Movie Food Day Movie October 24, 2011 5:00 pm – October 24, 2011 7:00 pm Come Celebrate Food Day with San Clemente Wellness Collaborative and San Clemente Community Market. Learn about healthy eating, organics and Non-GMO’s. We will also be showing a movie. 119 North Avenida De La Estella San Clemente, CA 92672	25 Food Day Movie Seed in Hand: Biotechnology, Food, and Consumer Choice Seed in Hand: Biotechnology, Food, and Consumer Choice October 25, 2011 6:30 pm – October 25, 2011 8:00 pm Join local farmer Matia Jones and Chris Keefe of the Non-GMO Project for a free, fun, and empowering intro to GMO issues. 1220 N. Forest St. at Holly St Bellingham, 98225	26	27 Seed in Hand: Biotechnology, Food, and Consumer Choice Seed in Hand: Biotechnology, Food, and Consumer Choice Lecture with Jeffrey Smith at UCSD Thursday, October 27th Lecture with Jeffrey Smith at UCSD Thursday, October 27th October 27, 2011 6:00 pm – October 27, 2011 8:00 pm Don’t Put That In Your Mouth-Genetically Engineered Foods are Not Safe UC San Diego, 9500 Gilman Dr., La Jolla, CA 92093 Price Center, Ballroom East 2nd floor San Diego, CA 92093 Future of Food Living Room Film Screening Future of Food Living Room Film Screening October 27, 2011 8:00 pm – October 27, 2011 9:30 pm Come watch The Future of Food with us in our home and share some Non-GMO Project Verified snacks!	28	29	30
31 Future of Food Living Room Film Screening Franknfood Carving and Costume Contest Franknfood Carving and Costume Contest October 31, 2011 12:00 am Biofortified.org is hosting its second annual Frankenfood Carving Contest to celebrate its third birthday on Halloween! This year, we are also including plant and genetics-themed costumes in the contest. This… http://www.biofortified.org/2011/10/2011-frankenfood-carving-and-costume-contest/ Anywhere,