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Fran Lukaszewski commented on Volunteer 2014-06-20 06:12:53 -0600Where and when can my husband and I sign the petition? I belong to a UU church in Parker, I'm sure lots of our members would sign.
Become a volunteer
There are many ways you can get involved. The initiative has just begun in earnest and it will be a long road ahead of us. We need passionate people who are committed to the cause of knowing what is in our food.
Here are some of the areas where we will need volunteers:
- Regional Leaders - Recruit other petition circulators and be a source for providing new petition sections to other circulators
- Trainers - Organize and lead Petition Trainings
- Collect petition signatures to get the initiative on the ballot (you must attend a brief training) Sign up to attend here.
- Fundraising - through events and soliciting corporate sponsorships
- Events - Attending events as a representative of the group, educating others about the efforts, and eventually gathering petition signatures if that is a requirement for a ballot initiative.
and many other areas still to be determined! Let us know where you would like to contribute!
Become a volunteer
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Sign the Petition!
Colorado requires all signatures to be in-person. There is no online option, so please find a circulator, sign and tell your friends! We are doing our best to be at Whole Foods from 11 am - 2 pm and 3 pm - 7 pm. We are also at Natural Grocers stores as often as we can be, usually on Saturdays and Sundays.
To view the ballot title as approved by the Colorado Supreme Court,visit
https://www.sos.state.co.us/pubs/elections/Initiatives/titleBoard/results/2013-2014/48Results.html.Volunteer to collect signatures! More Trainings Scheduled This Week and Next!
Visit our training page to view them.About Us
Right to Know Colorado GMO has launched a grassroots campaign to achieve mandatory labeling of genetically engineered foods or GMOs across the state. Our movement is built on the foundation that we have the basic right to know what is in our food and what we are feeding our families.
With mainstream news coverage and legislation in Congress highlighting the issue of genetically engineered foods nationwide, GMO labeling is on the rise as a hot topic in Colorado communities and households. Right to Know Colorado believes that Colorado consumers should have a choice when it comes to the ingredients and the food they ingest.
This campaign gives Coloradans the opportunity to make informed decisions about their diet, health, and general lifestyle. Food labels list and describe nearly every detailed component of the food product, from the caloric values and processing information, to the fat and protein content and the known allergens. Adding a simple label for GMO ingredients would fulfill Colorado consumers’ right to know, enabling them to make educated food purchases and dietary choices for themselves and their families.
Gaining Momentum!
Our campaign is organizing to place an initiative on the ballot in November of 2014. Summer 2013, the steering committee laid the groundwork for this initiative campaign: drafted the title language, implemented the initial fundraising strategy, and kicked off coalition building activities. We are now ready to collect signatures and are recruiting volunteers; we're amplifying our fundraising efforts and beginning public outreach on the labeling issue.
Support the Campaign!
This campaign needs you in order to accomplish these goals! We are asking for your help to jump-start our organizing and fundraising efforts! Support the campaign by volunteering, contributing, and helping us spread the word. Please share the news about this campaign and GMO labeling with you family, friends, and other Coloradans.
We have the right to know!
