John,
Twenty years ago, a baby girl was born in a small Argentinian community. Three days later, she passed away. The cause of her death: poisoning by pesticides. The community is surrounded by soy fields drenched in Monsanto’s glyphosate.
The baby’s mother, Sofía, decided to fight for justice and take on one of the biggest companies in the world: Monsanto, sparking a decades-long battle to ban glyphosate.
She knew her baby would not be the first or last to fall victim to Monsanto’s pesticides. A study later revealed 80% of children in the community had agrochemicals present in their bodies.
Sofía rallied other local mothers with similar tragedies, and now they have a historic opportunity to take their case to court -- but they need your help, John. To build their case, they need a multidisciplinary team of scientists, lawyers and technicians. And they don’t have much time, the court date is set for March.
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Will you chip in $1 to help Sofia ban glyphosate once and for all?
Pesticide poisoning is a huge problem in South America. A recent study found that thousands of babies died from pesticide poisoning in Brazil, after glyphosate in surrounding soy fields leaked into the local water supply.
The facts are clear, but these mothers have their work cut out for them. Monsanto won’t give up easily and will do anything they can to make sure it can still line its coffers with profits from glyphosate.
But this is why I feel hopeful for Sofía’s fight: Incredible members like you have proven countless times that people can win over corporate profit.
Thanks to your support, Dewayne Lee Johnson became the first person to beat Bayer in a U.S. court over allegations that Monsanto’s Roundup causes cancer -- and French farmer Paul François, who was poisoned by Monsanto’s toxic chemicals, was able to win his case against Bayer-Monsanto after you paid for him to attend Bayer’s Shareholder Meeting.
Now, Sofia and her community need your support. Every extra coin we raise will power our campaigning against the pesticide industry -- and fight for bans across the world.
Donating just takes a moment -- use Paypal or your card.
Will you chip in $1 to help affected Argentinian families beat glyphosate in court?

One Woman’s Fight Against Glyphosate. The Goldman Environmental Prize. 15 October 2015.