Oakland Institute vs AgriSol's Rastetter: Exposing the truth
"It's not our word against theirs. It's their word against their own documents," Oakland Institute director to argue tonight
Anuradha Mittal will expose the truth behind Bruce Rastetter’s corporate land grab in Tanzania, tonight at 7pm in Des Moines.
Anuradha Mittal, the executive director of the international human rights watchdog group, the Oakland Institute, will argue tonight in Des Moines that Iowa Regent Bruce Rastetter’s corporate land grab attempt in Tanzania will exploit the Tanzanian people and their natural resources for profit and be a detriment, not a benefit, to their livelihood.
Mittal will speak at 7pm tonight at the Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement (Iowa CCI) statewide headquarters, 2001 Forest Avenue, Des Moines. Mittal is available throughout the afternoon for media interviews.
“It’s not our word against theirs, it’s their word against their own documents,” Mittal said. “AgriSol is hoping that the media, policy makers, ethics boards, and citizens of Iowa and Tanzania are fast asleep at the wheel or in their laziness will not read its business plans, Memorandum of Understandings, or other documents.”
Iowa CCI members will make their case to the Iowa Ethics and Campaign Disclosure Board during an ethics hearing Thursday at noon.
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