Thursday, January 31, 2013
Monsanto's shareholders held their annual meeting at the corporate headquarters in Creve Coeur.
Shareholders for Monsanto gathered on the campus of the Creve Coeur agri-giant's world headquarters Thursday to elect members of the company's Board of Directors. Approximately eight demonstrators, calling themselves Occupy Monsanto, spent several hours Thursday afternoon holding signs and banners along Olive Boulevard. The group was protesting Monsanto's use of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) and its lack of transparency in research. Adam Eidinger, speaking on behalf of Harrington Investments and the Pesticide Action Network, read a statement to protesters before heading inside to speak to other shareholders. Eidinger said he owns 75 shares of Monsanto stock. Eidinger said he was going to speak to the shareholders about …
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Tuesday, September 18, 2012
Non-violent actions call out Monsanto's opposition to California ballot measure pushing food labeling.
Planned worldwide protests of Monsanto came to the company's Creve Coeur headquarters Monday, as approximately 50 people demonstrated in front of the company's Olive Boulevard entrance near Warson Road. For more photos from the protest, check out Creve Coeur Patch on Facebook Unlike other protests worldwide which sought to disrupt company business and resulted in arrests, the gathering here Monday was calm by comparison. Creve Coeur Police officers were present, and protesters were notified that cars parked at Stacy Park in Olivette would be towed. Those in attendance were supportive of Proposition 37 in California, which is a November ballot initiative that if passed, would require the labeling of Genetically Modified Organisms, or GMOs. …
Thursday, September 13, 2012
The Creve Coeur-based firm's work with genetically moderated organisms, or GMOs are inspring protests around the world and here in St. Louis.
People opposed to Monsanto's work with genetically modified organisms , or GMOs, in the food chain, have said they've been planning for protests worldwide next week, or as organizers described it, a "Non-Hierarchical Occupation of Monsanto Everywhere." Those events began a little earlier than scheduled with a protest Wednesday in Oxnard, CA against a subsidiary of the Creve Coeur-based firm. Organizers are planning a 2-day conference in the St. Louis area starting Sunday that includes a Monday "March and activity with the Monsanto Family," including a Monday afternoon protest at the company's world headquarters. Creve Coeur Police Chief Glenn Eidman told Patch Monday that authorities from several jurisdictions have worked together to …
Yvonne Berry
2:03 am on Saturday, February 2, 2013
There was more than 8 people there. Quite a few people showed up and held signs and shouted in the cold because they care about our food! more ›