--- begin forwarded text Press Advisory * Press Advisory * Press Advisory "Support Family Farms" rally Tuesday, January 9th -- 11 a.m. State Capitol Building 1st floor rotunda Des Moines, Ia. -- People across the state who are fighting factory farms and corporate concentration in agriculture will gather at the State Capitol in Des Moines on Tuesday, January 9th for a "Support Family Farms" rally and lobby day. The rally will start at 11 a.m. in the first floor rotunda of the Capitol building. Representatives from various family farm, labor and church groups will be at the event, which will coincide with Governor Vilsack's state of the state address and the opening of the 2001 state legislative session. During the day, the group will meet with key state legislators to push for policies that promote family farms, protect the environment and public health, and sustain rural communities. They will also meet with the state director of the Iowa Department of Natural Resources and representatives from the Iowa Attorney General's office to discuss Iowa CCI's state-wide rule-making petition to stop factory farm air pollution and the proposed IBP/Tyson merger. "We want action now on these critical issues -- we're not going to let factory farms and corporate mega-mergers run family farmers out of business and destroy our communities," said Frank Jones, a Davis County farmer and president of Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement. "By working together, we can get things done and stop the corporate takeover of agriculture," Jones added. For more information, call Iowa CCI at 515/282-0484. ********************************************************* --- end forwarded text -- ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Rex L. Bavousett Photographer University of Iowa University Communications & Outreach - Publications 100 OPL, Iowa City, IA 52242 http://www.uiowa.edu/~urpubs/ mailto:[log in to unmask] voice: 319 384-0053 fax: 319 384-0055 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Mitakuye Oyasin - We are all One People ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - For SC email list T-and-C, send: GET TERMS-AND-CONDITIONS.CURRENT to [log in to unmask]