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This Holiday Season - Make Trade Fair for Farmers!
Target: President George W. BushSponsored by: Oxfam America
Family farmers around the world are suffering. But we can solve this problem by changing unfair trade policies. Our tax dollars supposedly support family farmers. But, in fact, they're predominantly benefiting a small number of wealthy, industrial-sized farms.
What's more, large government payouts lead to overproduction. Crops are dumped onto the world market and sold for less than the cost of production. That drives prices down, often making it impossible for family farmers in developing countries to make a living and feed their families.
This holiday season, join the tens of thousands of people around the US who are participating in Oxfam's Fast for a World Harvest and take a moment to email President Bush. Call on him to do his part to help end hunger by reforming US farm policy.
What's more, large government payouts lead to overproduction. Crops are dumped onto the world market and sold for less than the cost of production. That drives prices down, often making it impossible for family farmers in developing countries to make a living and feed their families.
This holiday season, join the tens of thousands of people around the US who are participating in Oxfam's Fast for a World Harvest and take a moment to email President Bush. Call on him to do his part to help end hunger by reforming US farm policy.
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We signed the “This Holiday Season - Make Trade Fair for Farmers!” petition!
# 50:
12:59 am PST, Nov 24,
Marylou Sleger, Florida
# 49:
12:58 am PST, Nov 24,
Stephen Bentley, Armed Forces Americas
# 48:
12:57 am PST, Nov 24,
Erin Hubbard, New Hampshire
# 47:
12:55 am PST, Nov 24,
Ruth Trimble, Pennsylvania
# 46:
12:54 am PST, Nov 24,
Name not displayed, Washington
Pres. Bush, It is of the greatest importance that we prioritize our own countryman in every endeavor, which also means that our farmers deserve to have fair trade. Please make this so.
Pres. Bush, It is of the greatest importance that we prioritize our own countryman in every endeavor, which also means that our farmers deserve to have fair trade. Please make this so.
# 45:
12:52 am PST, Nov 24,
Bernice Plack, Florida
The average small farmer is being forced out by big corporations -This is wrong our food pricescontinue to sore upwards--The small farmer cant make a living -why does it always have to be the rich infringing on those who work the hardest in order to make a living -something wrong with this picture!!! Lets have fair trade for farmers
The average small farmer is being forced out by big corporations -This is wrong our food pricescontinue to sore upwards--The small farmer cant make a living -why does it always have to be the rich infringing on those who work the hardest in order to make a living -something wrong with this picture!!! Lets have fair trade for farmers
# 44:
12:50 am PST, Nov 24,
Pieter Wyckoff, Washington
Over-production is an underappreciated problem. We have to address it.
Over-production is an underappreciated problem. We have to address it.
# 43:
12:46 am PST, Nov 24,
Sarah Woodbury, New York
# 42:
12:46 am PST, Nov 24,
Name not displayed, California
# 41:
12:44 am PST, Nov 24,
Renee Gama, Oregon
# 40:
12:43 am PST, Nov 24,
David Dunkleberger, Pennsylvania
# 39:
12:42 am PST, Nov 24,
Cindi Bell, Ohio
# 38:
12:42 am PST, Nov 24,
Kathleen Keeler, Nebraska
You are running out the small and family farms with the way the program is now. Some things don't need to be about big business.
You are running out the small and family farms with the way the program is now. Some things don't need to be about big business.
# 37:
12:38 am PST, Nov 24,
Christopher Lehman, New York
To save the small farmer!
To save the small farmer!
# 36:
12:34 am PST, Nov 24,
Darlene Makin, Washington
so they won't be starving and out of work!!!
so they won't be starving and out of work!!!
# 35:
12:33 am PST, Nov 24,
Cathy Ferguson, New York
# 34:
12:30 am PST, Nov 24,
Helen Seyfried, New York
# 33:
12:30 am PST, Nov 24,
Kelly Rock, Florida
# 32:
12:30 am PST, Nov 24,
Jeanette Capotorto, New York
# 31:
12:28 am PST, Nov 24,
Anne Mccloud, Washington
# 30:
12:26 am PST, Nov 24,
Kyle Fiffer, Florida
# 29:
12:23 am PST, Nov 24,
Michael Laird, New York
# 28:
12:22 am PST, Nov 24,
Name not displayed, Indiana
# 27:
12:22 am PST, Nov 24,
Anne Rogers, Texas
# 26:
12:20 am PST, Nov 24,
Sherron Southworth, Texas
# 25:
12:19 am PST, Nov 24,
Dolyn Barrilleaux, Louisiana
# 24:
12:19 am PST, Nov 24,
Larry Snyder, Pennsylvania
# 23:
12:19 am PST, Nov 24,
Sherry Horne Taylor, South Carolina
People here in America whose families were farmers for generations have now lost their land and their way of life. That is far more than just losing one's job. It is because of the policies of you and other politicians before you. Persons in other countries are trying to rise above poverty, disease, hunger provide food for themselves and for selling, a twofold purpose. It is scandalous to promote factory farming or large farms in the face of this. Shame on you who make the constant comment on your Christianity, religious beliefs and faith. As I have seen thus far, you believe in money, power, and nepotism. Show me and millions of others you can stand behind some of your statements, President Bush. Make trade fair for these farmers and you might contemplate doing that for farmers here in America, although I admit it is a mite too little, too late.
People here in America whose families were farmers for generations have now lost their land and their way of life. That is far more than just losing one's job. It is because of the policies of you and other politicians before you. Persons in other countries are trying to rise above poverty, disease, hunger provide food for themselves and for selling, a twofold purpose. It is scandalous to promote factory farming or large farms in the face of this. Shame on you who make the constant comment on your Christianity, religious beliefs and faith. As I have seen thus far, you believe in money, power, and nepotism. Show me and millions of others you can stand behind some of your statements, President Bush. Make trade fair for these farmers and you might contemplate doing that for farmers here in America, although I admit it is a mite too little, too late.
# 22:
12:18 am PST, Nov 24,
Name not displayed, Hawaii
# 21:
12:16 am PST, Nov 24,
Name not displayed, Texas
# 20:
12:15 am PST, Nov 24,
Shelley Rothwell, Michigan
# 19:
12:13 am PST, Nov 24,
Name not displayed, Oregon
Because everyone deserves equal treatment and we must support farmers.
Because everyone deserves equal treatment and we must support farmers.
# 18:
12:13 am PST, Nov 24,
Name not displayed, Utah
# 17:
12:12 am PST, Nov 24,
Joean Rasnick, Virginia
# 16:
12:11 am PST, Nov 24,
Patricia Bowman, Washington
# 15:
12:10 am PST, Nov 24,
Diana Vidal, Missouri
because that is their livelyhood, and what would this world be without farmers.
because that is their livelyhood, and what would this world be without farmers.
# 14:
12:09 am PST, Nov 24,
Bob Farrell, Washington
# 13:
12:08 am PST, Nov 24,
Elina Tuhkanen, Oregon
Let's support sustainable lifestyles!
Let's support sustainable lifestyles!
# 12:
12:07 am PST, Nov 24,
Name not displayed, Florida
# 11:
12:06 am PST, Nov 24,
Betty Kerns, Oregon
# 10:
12:05 am PST, Nov 24,
Kenneth Uchibori, Missouri
# 9:
12:05 am PST, Nov 24,
Name not displayed, Missouri
# 8:
12:05 am PST, Nov 24,
Aaron Peterson, Arizona
# 7:
12:01 am PST, Nov 24,
Victoria Powers, Washington
# 6:
12:01 am PST, Nov 24,
Cathy Lenoir, Oregon
# 5:
11:22 pm PST, Nov 23,
Rebecca Young, California
In a world with such wealth, there is no excuse for widespread hunger and poverty. Fair trade is just that - fair.
In a world with such wealth, there is no excuse for widespread hunger and poverty. Fair trade is just that - fair.
# 4:
8:59 pm PST, Nov 23,
RayNice Hoffman, Pennsylvania
It is only fair.
It is only fair.
# 3:
8:45 pm PST, Nov 23,
Pam Boland, Georgia
# 2:
7:51 pm PST, Nov 23,
Wendy Hojohn, New York
# 1:
1:32 pm PST, Nov 23,
Name not displayed, California