The second planned march against agricultural giant Monsanto takes place around the world this weekend. The protesters are rallying against the company’s use of genetically modified organisms and trying to raise awareness about its corporate practices.

Saturday, October 12

09:16 GMT: India's March Against Monsanto Mumbai has reached Bandra, next stop - Juhu. 

Moscow's 'March With Corn', from Russia's own event page (photo from facebook.com)

09:00 GMT: A few minutes ago, the Moscow's own 'A March With Corn' got underway, as dozens of activists walked down the city's central streets passing out ears of corn grown without the use of GMO. 

People started marching from the Kuznetsky Most station and informed potential marchers that "We can be recognized by the corn in our hands."

The 'Russia Without GMO' campaign started in the Spring of 2013, and is expected to collect one million signatures.

On September 23, Russia's Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has signed a law that would allow the planting of GMO seeds in Russia, the first of its kind. 

08:28 GMT: On October, 5, Movement against Monsanto launched a global 'Twitter storm' asking people to tweet and post certain hash-tags as frequently as possible. 

They explained in a statement that “The goal of this Twitter storm is to get the March and info about GMOs trending on Twitter and Facebook and to build awareness about Monsanto and their dangerous products and policies.” 

08:15 GMT: 52 countries and over 500 cities across six continents are estimated to be participating in the worldwide march against the GMO corporation. 

08:10 GMT: The Sydney march is underway, as well as Perth and Adelaide, in Australia.

08:00 GMT:   The schedule of worldwide MAM events can be found here. 

07:40 GMT: The London march is underway, attended by Dr. Vandana Shiva of the Fortnight of Action for Seed & Food Freedom. Dr. Shiva campaigns for seed sovereignty and freedom of information on food. The London MAM will have her speaking. 

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