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If you're new to the census and completely outraged by the blatant disrespect and attempt to confuse, divide and conquer then you've come to the right place. Here you will find some great resources to learn more about past census questions and why there is so much outrage over a particular question geared only towards blacks. Even in this day and age there are people in power that continue to preach and practice hate. what can one do? Plenty baby! But it starts here and with you!

Videos:

http://www.clipsyndicate.com/video/playlist/1805/1241127?title=broadcast_local

Articles:

http://www.thegrio.com/news/the-word-negro-in-2010-census-form-offends-some-blacks.php

http://kdka.com/politics/negro.census.form.2.1409866.html

RANDOM!!!
When are the leaders of America going to stop being such haters? Eventually the minority will crush you so why all the difficulties in showing some respect? I mean, because if ever there is an opportunity to reverse roles then many of them are in trouble! No mercy! and I'm not evening saying that because that's how I feel. I don't ever wanna hate or hurt someone but I know a few in America's slave/control camps (aka prisons) that would...

Some things I am confused about?
-Is the guy in charge of this census really a red neck? So I heard. What's his name?
-How come there is only one option for "Whites"? Weren't they once referred to as Caucasion?
-How come our president has yet to address this?Or has he? If so let us know!
-Aren't we all one race? One people. One heart beat? This can't be the United States. Whoever told you that LIED big time! Nothing united about what we do here!
-Didn't we all originate from our fathers testicles who then placed us in our mother's egg where we developed for 9 months? Why is that not an option? Daddy's nuts?! That's what I'm putting. I got a lot more questions and yes I'll be on GT TV addressing them all! More later!

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Sent in by Kimberly H.

This just came in from Virginia Independent Consumers and Farmers, please take action now to preserve our local food system.--Kimberly H.

Dear VICFA Supporter,

The U.S. Senate is expected to vote on a sweeping overhaul of the food safety laws, very soon - possibly as early as April 13. As it is currently written, the bill, S. 510, will actually make our food less safe. S. 510 will strengthen the forces that have led to the consolidation of our food supply in the hands of a few industrial food producers, while harming small producers who give consumers the choice to buy fresh, healthy, local foods

Please contact your Senators NOW to urge them to amend or oppose the bill! Contact information and talking points are below.

Congress needs to solve the real problems - the centralized food distribution system and imported foods - and not regulate our local food sources out of business. S. 510 is a "one-size-fits-all" approach that will unnecessarily burden both farmers and small-scale food processors, ultimately depriving consumers of the choice to buy from producers they know and trust.

TAKE ACTION:

Call both of your Senators. You can find their contact information at www.senate.gov, or call the Capitol Switchboard at 202-224-3121 or toll-free at 877-210-5351. Ask to speak with the staffer who handles food safety issues.

Tell the staffer that you want the Senator to amend or oppose S. 510. If you get their voice mail instead of the staff, leave the following message:

"Hi, my name is _____ and I live in ______. I'm very concerned that S.510, the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act, imposes unfair and burdensome regulations on local food sources, which are very important to me. The Committee version of the bill does not address my concerns, and I urge the Senator to support the Tester Amendment to exclude small facilities and direct marketing farms from the most burdensome provisions of the bill. Please call me back at ____________."

You can also send an email to your senators by visiting the website of the

Western Organization of Resource Councils.

TALKING POINTS

VICFA joined with 86 other organizations to send a letter to the Senators urging that they amend S.510 to exempt small-scale and local producers from the more burdensome provisions of the bill. You can borrow some talking points from the letter (posted here) or use the ones below:

1. The major foodborne illness outbreaks and recalls have all been caused by the large, industrial food system. Small, local food producers have not contributed to the highly publicized outbreaks. Yet S. 510 subjects the small, local food system to the same, broad federal regulatory oversight that would apply to the industrial food system.

2. Increased regulations and record-keeping obligations could destroy small businesses that bring food to local communities. In particular, the reliance on hazard analysis and risk-based preventative controls, a concept similar to "HACCP", will harm small food producers. HACCP has already proven to be an overwhelming burden for a significant number of small, regional meat processors across the country. Applying a HACCP-type system to small, local foods processors could drive them out of business, reducing consumers' options to buy fresh, local foods.

3. FDA does not belong on the farm. S. 510 calls for FDA regulation of how farms grow and harvest produce. Given the agency's track record, it is likely that the regulations will discriminate against small, organic, and diversified farms. The House version of the bill directs FDA to consider the impact of its rulemaking on small-scale and diversified farms, but there are no enforceable limits or protections for small diversified and organic farms from inappropriate and burdensome federal rules.

4. Food safety and security both come from a diversified, vibrant local food system. Local foods give consumers the choice to buy from producers they know, creating a transparent, accountable food system without federal government oversight. State and local laws, which are often size-specific rather than one-size-fits-all, are more appropriate for local food producers.
Time is short. DO NOT WAIT TO ACT against this attack on our food freedom.

Sincerely,
VICFA Communications
Virginia Independent Consumers
and Farmers Association