Agenda/Help Pittsfield!/NTIA Rules Upset FCC

Published: Thu, 05/19/22

Hi -

We've attached the agenda for tomorrow's National Call for Safe Technology at 1pm EST/10am PST.

If you haven't registered yet, you can do so here:
https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0qde-rrjIpHdd4C6WrOnXZNz_KZfxuz0dy

*After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting

We don't often copy and paste emails verbatim, but this is very short notice and our friends in Massachusetts need our help tomorrow!

Please see the email below regarding "Tell Your Story Friday" which is happening at the same time as the National Call for Safe Technology. If you've been injured by a cell tower, Pittsfield needs your statement, and hopefully we will see you on the National Call after!

"Dear Friends,

As you may know, Pittsfield, MA is at a pivotal point with their Board of Health being on the verge of being the first in the nation to issue a cease and desist order to Verizon. The industry is throwing monkey wrenches in to try to stir up public doubt and scare off the City Councilors from funding the legal action needed to enforce the cease and desist.

Two points of disinformation commonly given by the industry are that harm is psychosomatic and your town is the only one complaining.

We want to counter that with a video montage for the Pittsfield City Council (and others across the country) of those harmed by cell towers, macro antennas mounted on buildings, and small cells. Not that harm from smart meters, routers/WAPs and personal devices isn't important, but for this particular project we need to focus on just cell tower injuries.

If you or someone you know has been harmed by cellular infrastructure and are available to join us this Friday, May 20 at 10 a.m. or 1 p.m. Eastern to record a two-minute statement, we would be very grateful. We are hoping to represent all demographics.

What to Say

We ask that folks prepare a written statement and practice it so that it is not longer than two minutes. We suggest using the following as a guideline:

State your first name and the state you live in.
When were you or your loved one harmed?
What were/are your symptoms?
How did you figure out it was the cell tower/antennas?
Do you have a doctor's diagnosis and if so, was that difficult to attain?
How has microwave sickness impacted your family, work/school, social life?
What has this cost you financially?
What do you want people to know?
What do you want people to do?

If you or others can help us Friday, please dress for success and join us at:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81069293478?pwd=WjV2dmZnUkFydlZlOEpTempCNVovUT09

Meeting ID: 810 6929 3478
Passcode: 282040

Gratefully yours,

Cece, Courtney, Pam and Andy"

Finally, we wanted to share a tweet/letter from Brendan Carr with the FCC - who seems to be showing what "side" of the digital divide he is on:

https://twitter.com/brendancarrfcc/status/1527359767332589587?s=11

Looking forward to seeing you on the National Call for Safe Technology tomorrow!

Sincerely,

Jenny DeMarco

Virginians for Safe Technology

VirginiansforSafeTech@protonmail.com

www.VirginiansforSafeTech.org

Odette Wilkens

Wired Broadband, Inc.