Right2Know March to Stop in Churchville

The Right2Know March, a 330-mile walk from the Flatbush Food Co-op in Brooklyn to the White House in Washington, D.C., will be coming through Northampton tonight.

The marchers are hoping to catalyze change in the government regarding the labeling and use of genetically engineered foods, “Genetically Modified Organisms," (GMOs), people consume without their knowledge.

After a meet-up at Big Bear Natural Foods in Morrisville, marchers are likely to camp out in the auditorium starting at 7 p.m. In the morning they will move onto a Non-GMO FOAM Rally at the Weavers Way Co-op in Philadelphia.

At its start, thousands were expected to participate in part or all of the trek, including organizations like International Federation of Organic Agricultural Movements (IFOAM), Non-GMO Project, Center for Food Safety, and such businesses like Dr. Bronner’s Magic Soaps, Kamut International, Nutiva, Nature’s Path Foods, Inc., Organic Valley, Rapunzel, Stonyfield Farm and United Natural Foods Inc, according to a press release.

Helping lead the march is Joseph Wilhelm, President of Rapunzel and Indian activist, Dr. Vanadana Shiva. Both are veteran GMO activists who twice marched across Europe for controls on GMOs and in support of GMO labeling, which is required in the EU, the release said.

You can follow marchers at www.right2knowmarch.org or catch them at one of the scheduled rallies for the next 11 days until they reach Washington.

• MEET-UP – 5 Oct, 12:45 – 1:45 p.m. Big Bear Natural Foods 322 West Trenton Ave #1, Morrisville, PA
• NON-GMO FOAM RALLY – 6 Oct, 3:35 – 4:05 p.m. Weavers Way Coop 559 Carpenter Lane, Philadelphia, PA
• RALLY – 7 Oct, 12 noon – midnight – The Ellen Powell Tiberino Memorial Museum, 3819 Hamilton St. Philadelphia, PA
• MEET-UP – 8 Oct, 11:45 a.m. – 12:45 p.m. Martindale Natural Market 1172 Baltimore Pike, Springfield, PA
• MEET-UP – 9 Oct, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Newark Farmers Market, Market East Plaza, 280 E. Main Street, Newark, DE
• RALLY – 13-Oct, 11 a.m. – 6 p.m. – Maryland Institute College of Art, 1300 W. Mount Royal Ave, Baltimore, MD
• WORLD FOOD DAY RALLY – 16 Oct, Concluding Rally 12:30 p.m. to 5pm at the White House in Lafayette Park 1600 H Street, NW Washington, DC Marchers estimated to arrive at 1pm. Event to feature Mom’s Panel and conclusion of the march.