Hemp for Humanity Mission Statement and Positions

(I just updated this part of the Hemp for Humanity cause I created on Facebook. You can read more about it by visiting:
http://apps.facebook.com/causes/242199 )

Mission Statement:
To facilitate hemp's return to American agriculture and the expansion of hemp technology across all applicable industries (food,textiles,paper,plastics,energy,etc...)

Positions:
To address our Economic and Environmental state of affairs, it is imperative we examine all the options available to us.

Hemp, perhaps the most beneficial and versatile plants known to Science, has not received near the amount of attention it rightfully deserves.

The "controversial" nature of this issue demand we get vocal & active to change the laws which prohibit the cultivation of Industrial Hemp in the U.S.

I urge you to take action by visiting http://votehemp.com and send an email urging your Rep to co-sponsor the Hemp Farming Act.

Also, please call and write your elected officials urging them to hold public hearings on hemp's potential to stimulate the economy & heal the Earth.

Hemp Anthem, a song for the movement

Hemp Anthem by David Piller

Hey now, what are we gonna do, now we've seen an Inconvenient Truth? 

It's time to shake off all the sand, rise on up and take a stand.

We all know that we're facing problems.  Open minds will be what helps us solve them.

We've got to put all our options on the table, 

As we try to chart a  course to help our planet grow more stable.

Hemp's a crop you've all heard about before. 

The last time we could grow it here was during the Second War.

Since that time Congress has chosen to ignore it.  A course of action that we cannot afford.

Hey now, what are we gonna do, now we’ve seen an Inconvenient Truth?

It’s time to shake off all the sand, rise on up and take a stand. 

You know we’ll have to take it to the streets, to let our farmers grow H-E-M-P.

Anything that we make with cotton, wood or oil,

Can be made from a plant that springs up from the soil.

It doesn't require tons of toxic pesticides, 

Unlike those cotton crops where they spread it far and wide.

We've got to stop the logging of so much of our forests, 

Let's plant hemp instead and we can reap a thrice yearly harvest. 

Hemp's potential is beyond our imagination.  Won't you help me, in waking up the Nation?

Hey now, what are we gonna do, now we’ve seen an Inconvenient Truth?

It’s time to shake off all the sand, rise on up and take a stand. 

You know we’ll have to take it to the streets, to let our farmers grow H-E-M-P.

If you take a look at causes Environmental, what you’ll find are lots of scattered causes local.

The way I see it we’ve been like a shotgun shell, trying to hit far-off “Target Sustainable”.

We’ve got to mold our selves into a bullet, then this target, I know that we can hit it.

Let’s join together and bring hemp into the fore,

Then we’ll really help the Earth’s health to restore.

Hey now, what we’re going to do, now we’ve learned Hemp’s Convenient Truths,

We’re going to shake off all the sand, rise on up and take a stand.

Someday we will take it to the streets to let our farmers grow H-E-M-P.

Letter to the Editor- re: Hemp for Humanity Film Fest

The following is a letter to the editor about the Hemp for Humanity Film Fest I just submitted to the Arizona Daily Sun.  Figured I'd share it here too to get the word out more.  Thanks for checking it out and passing it along.

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I am writing today to extend a personal invitation to the people of Flagstaff to attend the Free and open to all-ages, Hemp for Humanity Film Festival taking place at the Orpheum Theatre this Wednesday night - doors open at 6, show starts at 7. This event is part of my ongoing efforts to educate people and facilitate a local discussion about a plant known commonly as Industrial Hemp, and is NOT about its cousin marijuana.

I believe that in these times of economic and environmental uncertainty it is imperative that we put all of our options on the table, and unfortunately, Industrial Hemp, perhaps the most versatile crop on the planet, has yet to receive the attention it deserves.   This especially true given hemp's ability to provide us all with cleaner air, revitalized soil, and healthier water; not withstanding that hemp can be used to create a multitude of products and provides economic opportunities for Americans of all walks of life on a scale that is hard to match.  

The films I've chosen for the festival are a great introduction to the subject of Hemp cultivation, the laws of the United States which give us the distinction of being the only industrialized nation on Earth where hemp is an illegal crop; and some ideas of how we can help facilitate its return to American agriculture.

Beyond the showing of films, and a Q & A discussion, the festival will also have on display a variety of hemp products for attendees to see first hand just a tip of the Industrial Hemp iceberg, so to speak.

So please, come on down, and join me and your neighbors for a night to remember.  I'll do my best to make it worth your while.

Sincerely,

David Piller