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<P><BIG>Hi,</BIG></P>
<P><BIG><B>This year, Carlsberg tried to take ownership of our natural world for
their own profit.</B> [1] They claimed ownership of dozens of common crops -
like certain types of barley used to make beer. And they're not alone. Other
corporations like Bayer-Monsanto, DowDupont, and Syngenta are waiting to snatch
the rights to everyday seeds. [2]</BIG></P>
<P><BIG><B>It’s a power grab - pure and simple.</B> We could go from a world
where planting seeds means any farmer can grow the food we need. To one where
giant corporations set the rules. </BIG></P>
<P><BIG><B>That’s why our community didn't stand by. We partnered up and took
action.</B> [3] And it’s been working. Carlsberg already backed down and
withdrew one claim! [4] It shows - when people come together, we can hold back
outrageous corporate power grabs. </BIG></P>
<P><BIG><B>Here’s the thing, Vladimir: this isn’t the first time</B> that the
future of our food has been under attack. We’ve been fighting to protect our
seeds for years. And that meant being there every step of the way, confronting
decision makers with a wave of opposition and even challenging them through
legal means. [5]</BIG></P>
<P><BIG><B>But plans like these cost money. We stayed in the fight last time
because of people like you,</B> individuals who each gave a little to keep us
going.</BIG></P>
<P><BIG>So Vladimir, will you make a donation so that together we can keep
fighting to free our seeds? Even €5 would make a massive difference.</BIG></P>
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<P><BIG>When in May 2020, the European Patent Office accepted that
conventionally-bred plants are not for anyone to own, it was a big step forward.
[6] But corporations just wouldn’t give up.</BIG></P>
<P><BIG><B>Now, they're hard at work testing the limits of different
loopholes.</B> And it goes way beyond beer. If they succeed they could decide
what farmers produce, what retailers sell and how much we all have to pay for
it. </BIG></P>
<P><BIG>The WeMove Europe community and our partners<I> No Patents on Seeds!</I>
have worked tirelessly over years to keep the issue on the agenda.<B> Only
recently did Carlsberg begin to crack. But, it’s up to us to keep it there and
see the fight through. </B></BIG></P>
<P><BIG>To do that we need the resources to put a long-term plan in place. We’ve
costed it out and need €38,876. With that money we could:</BIG></P>
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<LI><BIG>Run more audacious actions, like our protest outside the patent
office, to grab media headlines which will increase pressure on politicians to
take action.</BIG>
<LI><BIG>Submit legal complaints and hire experts to challenge the validity of
patent applications.</BIG>
<LI><BIG>Forge new allies by meeting with small businesses and communities
affected. Together we’ll build their ability to speak up with training and
campaign resources. </BIG></LI></OL>
<P><BIG><B>We know what we need to win.</B> That’s seeing the European Patent
Office close all these legal loopholes. <B>And we have a plan to get there.</B>
Getting up and running on these actions above means we can move fast and be a
thorn in their side at this critical time. </BIG></P>
<P><BIG><B>But we can’t count on the funding to put the plan into action.</B>
Because we don’t take a single cent from companies or governments. It’s the
energy and euros of members like you that keep us going. <B>To pull this off we
all need to get behind the idea.</B></BIG></P>
<P><BIG>So, I’m asking you if you’ll join the thousands of us committed to
seeing this through by chipping in? </BIG></P>
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<P><BIG>With hope,<BR>David (London), Giulio (Rome), Tom (Brussels) and the
entire WeMove Europe Team</BIG></P>
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<P><SMALL>References:<BR>[1]
https<SPAN>://www.no-patents-on-seeds</SPAN>.org/en/news/carlsberg2020,
https<SPAN>://www.inside</SPAN>.beer/news/detail/europe-carlsberg-to-keep-barley-patents/<BR>[2]
https:<SPAN>//www.no-patents-on-seeds</SPAN>.org/en/background/problem<BR>[3]
Back then, we won because by working with our partners at <EM>No Patents on
Seeds</EM> we showed the true scale of opposition. As a small dedicated group,
they know they can’t meet this moment alone. Luckily, we are a community of over
a million people who never shy away from meeting moments like this
head-on.<BR>[4]
https:<SPAN>//www.no-patents-on-seeds</SPAN>.org/en/news/revocation-beer-patent<BR>[5]
https:<SPAN>//www.no-patents-on-seeds</SPAN>.org/en/node/344,
https<SPAN>://taspo</SPAN>.de/kategorien/syngenta-einspruch-gegen-tomaten-patent/<BR>In
the end Syngenta withdraw their application for the patent on a tomato:
https:<SPAN>//www.slowfood</SPAN>.de/aktuelles/2019/nach-masseneinspruch-syngenta-patent-auf-tomaten-widerrufen<BR>[6]
https:<SPAN>//www.wemove</SPAN>.eu/big-win-patents,
https:<SPAN>//www.euractiv</SPAN>.com/section/agriculture-food/news/european-patent-office-endorses-eus-stance-on-conventionally-bred-plants/
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