Millions of activists in 52 countries around the world Marched Against Monsanto, the biotechnology giant of genetically engineered agriculture. They claim GMOs will safely feed the world, but a growing body of scientific evidence shows it is dangerous to human health and the environment, and will not increase productivity.
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Day of the Dead: Mexica Dance Honoring the Soul’s Rest
In the pre-Hispanic era, skulls were kept as trophies and displayed during the rituals to symbolize death and rebirth. These ancestors passed down the knowledge that souls exist after death, resting in Mictlan, the land of the dead, not for judgment or resurrection, but for the day each year when they could return home to visit their loved ones.
Food Labeling Monsanto’s War on Life
You are what you eat…but what if you don’t know what you are eating? This November, Californians will vote on “the right to know” what is being eaten. As well, “The World According to Monsanto” looks at the risks of biotechnology to our environment and food supply.
California’s Proposition 37: Labeling Monsanto’s War on Life
You are what you eat…but what if you don’t know what you are eating? This November, Californians will vote on “the right to know” what is being eaten. As well, “The World According to Monsanto” looks at the risks of biotechnology to our environment and food supply.
Drums and Dance of Día de los Muertos
In pre-Hispanic Nahua culture (Aztec and the many other peoples of Central Mexico), life was seen as a dream, and only in dying could a human truly awaken. Death would set free the soul.