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<P><BIG>Hi,</BIG></P>
<P><BIG><STRONG>We all want to live in a world where any farmer can grow the
food we need. </STRONG>But corporations like Carlsberg and Heineken are
snatching up the rights to dozens of common crops. <STRONG>They are creating a
world where giant corporations set all the rules. </STRONG>[1]</BIG></P>
<P><BIG><STRONG>Vladimir, we never win anything alone. </STRONG>We win by
building coalitions that decision-makers can’t ignore. <STRONG>It’s up to us to
bring together everyone impacted by the power grab. </STRONG> </BIG></P>
<P><BIG><STRONG>With spring here and more sunshine on the way, we are presented
with a chance.</STRONG> April and May are big times for beer lovers as major
beer festivals happen in Europe.</BIG></P>
<P><BIG><STRONG>So we’ve built a plan with a group of local brewers to flood
restaurants, pubs and major festivals with customised beer mats. </STRONG>Every
time they pick up their drink they can’t avoid looking down. We’ll make
unique codes that they can scan with their phones, giving everyone the
information and a chance to take action with us. <STRONG>This will add even more
voices to the call to keep our seeds free.</STRONG></BIG></P>
<P><BIG>We have some money to get started but small things add up fast. We’ll
need €11,350. But, if everyone reading this email gave us €3 we could cover the
costs and get moving this week!</BIG></P>
<P><STRONG><BIG>So, can we count on you to help the fight to free our seeds, and
save the future of our food?</BIG></STRONG></P>
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rel=nofollow target=_blank><BIG>Yes - count me in for
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rel=nofollow target=_blank><BIG>Yes - I'll give another
amount</BIG></A></STRONG></BIG></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
<P><BIG>For years, <STRONG>we’ve been fighting to make sure anyone can grow and
sell seeds,</STRONG> fruits and vegetables. And<STRONG> in May 2020 we
won.</STRONG> The European Patent Office (EPO) officially accepted that
conventionally bred plants are not patentable. [2] </BIG></P>
<P><BIG><STRONG>But corporations found ways to undo this win. They found legal
loopholes and to this day continue to register patents on our seeds.</STRONG>
[3] 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><STRONG>Together, we’ve been pushing back. </STRONG>Already more than
165,000 of us have signed the petition, emailed our MEPs, and even protested
outside the Patent Office in Munich. </BIG></P>
<P><BIG>However, we need to go bigger if we’re going to win. The issue goes way
beyond beer, but beer-lovers are just the kind of allies we need to make. The
more diverse our coalition, the harder it will be for decision-makers to ignore
us. </BIG></P>
<P><BIG><STRONG>To do that we need to get moving with creative tactics just like
this. </STRONG>But the resources to do these actions comes from every one of us
chipping in what we can. We’ve costed it out and need €11,350. With that money
we could:</BIG></P>
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<LI><BIG><STRONG>Design custom beer mats </STRONG>which creatively tell the
story and carry links to our campaign online.</BIG>
<LI><BIG><STRONG>Secure the printing of 25,000 beer mats </STRONG>that will be
used to flood beer festivals, restaurants, and bars in key locations.</BIG>
<LI><BIG><STRONG>Deliver the customised beer mats to our partner
breweries</STRONG> and key festival venues across Europe.</BIG>
<LI><BIG><STRONG>Capture photos and videos that show the reaction of
beer-lovers </STRONG>after seeing the beer mats, discovering that giant
corporations are snatching away the rights to our crops and beer. We will then
be able to spread the reaction far and wide online to build even more buzz
around the issue with people who did not attend the festivals. </BIG>
</LI></OL>
<P><BIG>To win, we need the European Patent Office to close all loopholes that
allow companies to get exclusive rights to our seeds. But we can’t do this
alone. <STRONG>We need to unite everyone who cares about this
fight. </STRONG></BIG></P>
<P><BIG>So, how about it, will you chip in to help get this idea up and
running?</BIG></P>
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<P><BIG>Thanks for being part of this,</BIG></P>
<P><BIG>Thomas (Brussels), Giulio (Rome), David (London) and the WeMove Europe
team</BIG><BR> </P>
<P><SMALL>References:<BR>[1]
https://act.wemove.eu/campaigns/nopatents-conference?utm_source=civimail-44512&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20220405_EN<BR>[2] https://www.epo.org/law-practice/case-law-appeals/communications/2020/20200514.html<BR>https://www.sdhsprogram.org/european-patent-office-plants-animals-obtained-classical-breeding-not-patentable/<BR>[3]
https://www.no-patents-on-seeds.org/sites/default/files/news/No%20patents%20on%20seeds%20-%20Overview%202018-2019_1.pdf</SMALL></P>
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