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WTO Listening Session
Burlington, Vermont
July 19, 1999

Speaker: Suzanna Jones

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MS. JONES: My name is Suzanna Jones, and I'm an organic vegetable grower and a mother. I live in Walden. I'm here today, sorry Leon, I'm pissed. I am not going to be positive.

I'm here because I'm angry. I'm angry because the World Trade Organization as you can tell everybody here is setting -- I apologize for being redundant. It's a farce. The World Trade Organization was formed as a shield to protect corporate interests and corporate profits. And to promote corporate domination all over the world. I mean in -- there has been a lot of talk this morning, for example, about things like, you know, the genetic drift, cross pollination, I mean isn't that (inaudible) and then we end up getting into a discussion about labeling? Come on. This is ridiculous. We should ban it.

And here's my input. I would like to see you put this into action. Ban genetic engineering, then terminate the corporate charters of Monsanto, Dupont, Dow and the rest of them. Then terminate the World Trade Organization, the USDA, and then let's get back to producing food locally and organically amongst each other and bring some life back to the planet. Thanks.

(Applause)


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