People of the Corn, People of the Pajaro: A YES on Prop. 37 Bilingual Film Fest / Gente del Maiz y del Pajaro: Si a La Propuesta 37, Un Festival de Cine Bilingue

FREE ADMISSION! ¡ENTRADA GRATIS!GMO FREE snacks for sale! ¡Venta de botanas libre de transgenicos! Educational and Fun activities for Kids! ¡Actividades educativos y divertidos para niños!

What is Prop. 37? Proposition 37 is an California ballot initiative on the November 6th ballot. It would require the labeling of GE (genetically engineered) ingredients in food. 

¿Qué es la Propuesta 37? La Propuesta 37 es una iniciativa que obligará que alimentos procesados indiquen en etiqueta que los productos contienen ingredientes transgenicos. 

Schedule / Horario: 

• The Future of Food -- El Futuro de La Comida (English--subtitulos en Español) 2:30 PM - 4:30 PM 


• Panel of Local Experts -- Platica con Expertos Locales 5 pm - 6 PM  


• ¡Vamos al Grano!¡CUIDADO con el Maíz Transgénico! --Getting to the Point. Be Careful with Genetically Modified Corn! (Español--Spanish) 6 - 8:30 PM 

Details / Detalles:

In the Pajaro Valley, residents share a unique kinship with corn. In the Mayan creation story, El Popul Vuh, the people are made from corn by the creator. Families in our community grow corn from their homelands in their front yard. Many people immigrated to the Pajaro Valley after the U.S., Canada, and Mexico created polices instigating the massive dumping Genetically Modified corn on the Mexican market. This displaced millions of farmers from the countryside as they could not compete with cheap, imported corn. This is why for the Pajaro Vally in particular, enthusiasm around Proposition 37 is so strong. 

Join us for a special bilingual film festival at the Springfield Grange (located at the corner of Werner and Elkhorn Roads just outside of Pajaro, CA). These films focus on the impacts of GMOs on people and communities in Mexico and throughout the world. A panel of local experts, including an environmental scientist, a farmer, a farmworker, and a small, local GMO-free tortilla business will be present to discuss their perspectives on GMOs and the possibilities for change presented by Prop. 37.