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<P><BIG>Hi,</BIG></P>
<P><BIG><STRONG>It started with a signature. That one signature turned into
157,000. </STRONG>Then a storm of tweets from across the continent. Then
donations, videos, protest actions.</BIG></P>
<P><STRONG><BIG>All to stop a death sentence for nature.</BIG></STRONG><BIG>
Thousands of us have been putting pressure on European leaders to demand a green
and fair farming plan for Europe. One that gives nature a chance.</BIG></P>
<P><BIG>Because right now, our leaders are in final talks on a big agriculture
package that would fund factory farms for years to come. It’s called the Common
Agriculture Policy. [1] <STRONG>And over the past few weeks, we've been pulling
every trick out of our sleeves to get the one person who can stop this,
President von der Leyen, to listen to us.</STRONG></BIG></P>
<P><BIG>Thousands of people from our community donated to make sure we could
turn up the heat on the campaign. With those donations, we made <A
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rel=nofollow>a video</A>, shared by thousands of us. Together, we contacted the
EU Commission President directly. The video was watched over 30,000 times.
<STRONG>And everywhere President von der Leyen looked on social media, she saw
our message: #WithdrawthisCAP now.</STRONG></BIG></P>
<P><BIG><STRONG>But that's not all! Together with activists from Extinction
Rebellion and Birdlife we organised a socially-distanced protest in front of the
European Commission in Brussels.</STRONG><STRONG> </STRONG>With banners,
colorful posters and a die-in performance, we protested against the current
proposed version of the CAP deal. </BIG></P>
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<P><EM>Our protest in front of President von der Leyen's office in the
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<P><BIG><STRONG>It was a great example of where partnership with others is
powerful:</STRONG> Extinction Rebellion activists brought energy and creativity,
Birdlife brought years of expertise and passion to protect nature, and our
community brought the people power – both online and off!</BIG></P>
<P><BIG><STRONG>One WeMove Europe supporter, Jean-Marie, travelled 2 hours from
Liege and 2 hours back to get to join us for the protest. </STRONG>"I hope this
beautiful demo will help to shake things up!" he said.</BIG></P>
<P><BIG><STRONG>Our protest went beyond the people on the street that
day</STRONG> – it was seen and shared widely on social media. Our community was
also mentioned in EURACTIV [2], one of the most widely-read newspapers by our EU
leaders. </BIG></P>
<P><BIG><STRONG>But there is one person who we haven’t heard from </STRONG>– the
one who has the power to withdraw this deal – <STRONG>President von der Leyen.
</STRONG>We asked her for a meeting, and all we got was this: </BIG></P>
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<P><BIG><I>“Regrettably, despite the great importance of the thematics that
you propose for such a discussion, the President is unable to give a positive
response to your request due to her very busy schedule during this period”.
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<P><BIG><STRONG>Isn't this old story frustrating? The industry gets meetings
with top decision makers, while doors remain closed for people like us. But
we're not backing down. </STRONG>We have ideas on how to get the President’s
attention. And we want to hear from you – which do you think could work
best?</BIG></P>
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<LI><BIG><STRONG>Phone action </STRONG>– hundreds of us call the EU Commission
and demand a meeting</BIG>
<LI><BIG><STRONG>We send back the rejection letter to the EU
Commission</STRONG> with personal messages and artwork from our
community</BIG>
<LI><BIG><STRONG>Together we create a video of selfies</STRONG> with messages
for EU Commission President von der Leyen</BIG>
<LI><BIG><STRONG>Socially-distanced sit-in at the Headquarters of the EU
Commission</STRONG> in Brussels</BIG> </LI></UL>
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<P><BIG><STRONG>As it turns out we will have one more opportunity to stop the
deal – and we're now planning next steps with partners. </STRONG>[3] Watch this
space! </BIG></P>
<P><BIG>Thanks for your support,<BR>David (London), Annemarie (Berlin) and the
entire WeMove team</BIG></P>
<P><BIG>PS: Our work is only possible thanks to many small donations from our
community – for that we want to thank you. Help us continue the fight for
healthy and fair agriculture. <A
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<P><SMALL>References:<BR>[1] CAP super trilogue brings ‘good atmosphere’ but few
decisions:<BR>https:<SPAN>//www.euractiv</SPAN>.com/section/agriculture-food/news/cap-super-trilogue-brings-good-atmosphere-but-few-decisions/;
The <STRONG>common agricultural policy</STRONG>, known as <STRONG>CAP</STRONG>,
pays subsidies to EU farmers. It’s a big deal. It distributes 35% of the EU's
budget.<BR>[2]
https:<SPAN>//www.euractiv</SPAN>.com/section/agriculture-food/news/agrifood-brief-cap-super-trilogue-whats-on-the-menu/<BR>[3]
The European Parliament will vote on this deal in May or early June.</SMALL></P>
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