Substance » Cargill http://www.livewithsubstance.org Merging Arts, Music & Activism Wed, 11 Aug 2010 19:04:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 RAN Twin Cities launches fight against Cargill and rainforest destruction http://www.livewithsubstance.org/2009/11/ran-twin-cities-launches-fight-against-cargill-and-rainforest-destruction/ http://www.livewithsubstance.org/2009/11/ran-twin-cities-launches-fight-against-cargill-and-rainforest-destruction/#comments Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:14:12 +0000 erick http://www.livewithsubstance.org/?p=472 The Rainforest Action Network is expanding its efforts in stopping deforestation to right here in the Twin Cities. They are on a mission to stop Cargill’s rainforest destruction in Papua New Guinea, Malaysia and Indonesia by adopting a global forest policy, and so far Cargill has been reluctant to see the light.

Recent actions include a call-in to Cargill’s CEO asking to halt Palm Oil expansion that generated over 4,000 calls and an action outside of Cargill’s downtown office.

For the 350.org international day of climate action on October 24, Substance and RAN teamed up to promote the campaign and recruit at the POS show at 1st Avenue, downtown Minneapolis.

To get involved with RAN-TC, join the Facebook group and/or MeetUp page.
For information on the national campaign, click here.
Also check out theproblemwithpalmoil.org

grain-exchange-orangutans-oct-26-2009-009

Erick with RAN activists Hillary Lehr (left) and Ashley Shaeffer (right) at 1st Avenue

]]> http://www.livewithsubstance.org/2009/11/ran-twin-cities-launches-fight-against-cargill-and-rainforest-destruction/feed/ 0