Hi , Right off the bat we'd like to give a big thank you to Chet Moss for creating this new logo for us, and another big thank you to Sidnee Cox for writing up these awesome minutes from the June 9th call. (Sorry, it took so long to get them out to you!) We are
very grateful for all the wonderful people in this National Call for Safe Technology community. To watch the recording of the June 9th National Call, click here: https://youtu.be/c2zG1uBjFwo SPEAKERS / GUESTS - Ruth Moss: an electro-sensitive resident of White Plains, NY gave a presentation about the Telecom ordinance that they finally got passed in White Plains, a city of 52,000 with up to 30,000 commuters. Ruth said White Plains is a telecom hub.
- Wins: 250 foot setbacks from homes and schools, protection from fire, fall zones (wind, debris, etc) aesthetics (attractiveness, ugliness), gap in service including drive by tests. They have the 60 day shot clock (time when they have to act on an application) according to federal law, but now they can stop the clock when
they find violations. For instance they recently found 15 violations including the fact that one supposed “electrician” was actually a real estate agent. Busy local planners don’t have time to check all these things.
- How Ruth and her team did it: The old fashioned way… door to door with flyers and a petition. “Get on the street with good flyers. Start the conversation with ‘Did you know’…” She designed and printed 500 flyers, talked to folks, left flyers on doorsteps when not home. “We had great conversations… time consuming but so
worth it!” They got 1,000 signatures. They now have a whole new team of activists. New group formed. “Unbelievable” said Ruth.
- Brenda Martinez and CHD:
Los Angeles resident and founding member of FiberFirstLA (also works for Children’s Heath Defense) shared what’s going on in Los Angeles and her work with CHD, including some important links:- https://childrenshealthdefense.org/legal_justice/chd-v-fcc-5g-wireless-radiation-guidelines-lawsuit/
- https://live.childrenshealthdefense.org/chd-tv/shows/good-morning-chd/digital-enslavement/
- https://twitter.com/ChildrensHD/status/1661870006572027904
- CHD: Relevant Defender articles from the 2 prior weeks - Relevant CHD.TV shows
- Smart Meter Action Alert - Upcoming CA Action Alert AB 965 & AB 1065. - EMS Awareness week (June 10-16) with social media posts, resources to share and CHD.TV shows. - CHD hosted a Twitter space on June 14 from 7-9pm ET with Scott McCollough, Cece, Jenny, and Stephanie Locricchio, moderated by Miriam Eckenfels-Garcia, on Litigation, Education, and Advocacy to address wireless harms.
- EMR Advocacy in USA:
CHD is still looking for EMR point persons for our advocacy efforts - if people are interested in participating or if they know
someone who may be, they should send their name, the state they are from, and their email address to fariha.husain@childrenshealthdefense.org. - They still need contacts in these states:
Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Delaware, Idaho, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota,
Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, West Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming - CHD vs. FCC:
https://childrenshealthdefense.org/legal_justice/chd-v-fcc-5g-wireless-radiation-guidelines-lawsuit/ - Everything about the lawsuit including the 27 volumes proving evidence of harm: Link to volumes:
https://childrenshealthdefense.org/legal_justice/chd-v-fcc-5g-wireless-radiation-guidelines-lawsuit/#legalBriefs - Article on the WHO:
https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/world-health-assembly-personal-liberties-emergency-powers/ - Today's show on CHDTV-Scott McCollough interview:
https://live.childrenshealthdefense.org/chd-tv/shows/good-morning-chd/digital-enslavement/ - Odette participated in CHDTV:
https://live.childrenshealthdefense.org/chd-tv/shows/tea-time/stop-5g-with-attorney-odette-wilkens/
- Pam Wallace- SafeTech for Michigan:
Reported on Wyandotte School Cell Tower legal battle. Temporary Restraining Order against T-Mobile on June 2nd.
Wayne County Circuit Court Judge Adel Harb's granted the TRO because plaintiffs likely to succeed in the lawsuit and plaintiffs will suffer "irreparable harm and loss" if the district proceeds with the communications facility.
Antennas were slated for activation on June 9th when school concludes for the year but the tower can't be activated while the case remains pending.- Elected officials on the side of the plaintiffs and parents:
- Some “politics” (according to attorney Josh Castmore) ––These two elected officials wrote a joint letter opposing the idea of long-term contracts signed by school districts:
- CBS News Detroit interview features attorney Josh Castmore: June 2nd:
- State Rep. Jaime Churches, D-Wyandotte has refused to co-sponsor the bill proposed by Rep. DeSana (above). AND apparently, Sen. Darrin Camilleri,
D-Trenton has privately stated that he supports the parents opposing the Wyandotte cell tower, but does not wish to be viewed as a "conspiracy theorist.”
- Hearing was scheduled for the city and school district on Monday, June 12th.
T-Mobile is main defendant. Other defendants include the board of education, city
council, Mayor Robert DeSana, former Superintendent Catherine Cost, and more than a dozen other current and former city and district employees. Waiting to hear the outcome of the hearing.
More links: TRO: Temporary Restraining Order: https://ehtrust.org/wp-content/uploads/Wyondottte-School-CellTower-Temporary-Restraining-Order-june-2-2023ENTERED.pdf –- - Lawsuit @ 71pp + exhibits filed by attorneys Castmore and Berg –– https://ehtrust.org/wp-content/uploads/Wyondotte-school-CellTower-Complaint-june-2023-FILED-1.pdf
- Press taking supportive position for plaintiffs and parents!
https://www.thenewsherald.com/2023/06/02/judge-issues-restraining-order-to-delay-activation-of-cell-tower-in-wyandotte/ - https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/wayne-county/2023/06/02/wyandotte-schools-washington-elementary-5g-tower-tmobile-lawsuit-restraining-order/70282355007/
- EHT has dedicated a link to Wyandotte school cell tower info to-date: https://ehtrust.org/judge-grants-restraining-order-for-t-mobile-cell-tower-on-elementary-school-amidst-opposition-regarding-health-effects/
- Odette Wilkens shared the following from Attorney Bob Berg about Wyandotte:
- “From Bob Berg on Wyandotte: City of Wyandotte case, on Wednesday nite,
T-Mobile removed our action from Michigan state court to the federal court for the E.D. Michigan. The case is now before U.S. District Judge Goldsmith and the federal case docket
no. is 2:23-cv-11362-MAG-KGA. - “The putative basis for the removal is that that our state law claims are federally preempted because T-Mobile falsely asserts they challenge the FCC's RF emissions standards. Decades of U.S. Supreme Court and federal appellate court precedent hold that removal to federal court cannot be based on a defendant's affirmative defense of federal preemption and that federal subject matter jurisdiction must be apparent from within
the four corners of plaintiffs' well-pleaded complaint.
- “We are confident that the federal court will agree that T-Mobile improperly removed the case and we will be moving to remand the action to state court and seeking attorneys' fees and costs against T-Mobile as provided for under the federal removal statute for improvidently removed cases.
- “In the meantime, we will be seeking an emergency order from Judge Goldsmith to continue the TRO since T-Mobile has refused to voluntarily stipulate to its continuance until we meet with the judge.
- “Basically, because T-Mobile has knowingly illegally constructed its antennas on the school chimney, it is trying to bully its way through to keeping them. We're not going to allow that to happen.”
- Moira and Mark Hahn – Win against AT&T
- The
fight took a tremendous toll on us, in every way. We had to move out of our home. We have to move back in (in process).
- A few
important factors that probably helped us win.
- We...
- Went
in on the environmental principle of CEQA - this WAS a big change to the environment.
- Took
every opportunity to promote our story.
- Worked seven days a week for 18 months.
- Spent
our retirement money on this.
- Hired
Douglas Carstens, one of the best environmental attorneys in California.
- Were
strategizing and calling for support from elected officials up until the last minute.
ACTIONS - Please consider sending in your tax deductible contribution to the National Call team for all their work on our behalf! This will support creation of the website! Suggested donation is $100. Add: National Call in the lower left “For” line.
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Safe Technology Minnesota 1041 Grand Ave, 317 St Paul MN 55105 - Doug Wood: ART (Americans for Responsible Technology) and other groups filing against the FDA. https://www.americansforresponsibletech.org/fda
- They’re collecting testimonies for FDA docket: 180 days to respond from first filing, May 24, 2023, but don’t wait too long. File as “Individual Consumer”
https://www.regulations.gov/commenton/FDA-2023-P-2115-0001 - Suggested comments/testimonies:
How would your life (or your friend’s or loved one’s) be different if the FDA had waned you about the potential harm from
wireless radiation? How would your life be different if the FDA followed the law (1968). See how to submit. Note from Doug: Environmental Health Trust has a list of what other countries are doing.
- California Action Alert- June 2023: “California Wireless Update” Doug held a webinar on
June 13th with Attorney Scott McCollough, Attorney Julian Gresser, Brenda Martinez (FFLA and CHD), and Bill Allayaud (Environmental Working Group). Video is available for viewing. Important info for all Californians and the rest of the nation!
EVENTS/UPDATES/NEWS - Odette: Attended a six hour hearing in NY- Overwhelming opposition to 5G towers in NY!
NYC – Petitions Against Giant 5G Towers
- Arthur Firstenberg’s article on horses and RF devices: Many expressed interest. Horses equipped
with wifi at the Kentucky Derby were collapsing, dying, etc. on the field.
- Fiber for Breakfast meetings:
Every Wednesday at 10am EDT, 7am PDT- “Fiber for Breakfast: a weekly 30-minute live video discussion hosted by our President and CEO, Gary Bolton, and featuring industry thought leaders on current topics that explore fiber as the critical infrastructure for 21st century communications as well as other connectivity and workplace issues presented during these challenging times.”
https://fiberbroadband.org/fiber-for-breakfast/
- CHD (Children’s Health Defense) Initiative: Electromagnetic Sensitivity Awareness Week: https://twitter.com/ChildrenChd/status/1668235168962756612
- CHD
compiled submissions of videos of those who are EMS.
- National Call will have a compilation of video submissions.
- Lisa Smith: “Safe Tech Tucson gets people on our email list by asking them to sign our petition and there is a final column after their name and email address: ‘Join our email list?’ and they check if they want to be on it. Now 544 people on our list.”
- Massachusetts Bill- MA H.2158:
An Act recognizing EMS as a disease dangerous to the public health, requiring inclusion in MAVEN, establishing the Massachusetts EMS registry and requiring biennial reporting as part of population health trend: https://malegislature.gov/Bills/193/H2158- MA MAVEN (Massachusetts) https://sites.bu.edu/masslocalinstitute/2011/06/08/massachusetts-virtual-epidemiologic-network-maven/ Massachusetts Virtual Epidemiological Network (MAVEN) is a new web-based disease surveillance and case management system that enables state and local health departments to capture and transfer appropriate public health, laboratory, and clinical data efficiently and securely over the Internet in real-time.
The system interfaces with Electronic Laboratory Reporting (ELR) efforts, has automatic (24/7/365) notification of state and local officials of any event requiring their attention and geographic information system (GIS) activities. This training provides step by step guidance on how to use MAVEN.
- Faye Lederman- Montclair, NJ – Faye had “push-back” concerns about coming out against wireless and getting negative comments through social media, etc. Suggestions were NOT to use Next Door, but maybe use private Facebook postings is you want to go that route. Social media is a mixed bg.
(Odette commented: Never put “5G” in the subject line.) - Courtney Gilardi
- Some advice: Build out the administrative record in your city or town by submitting scientific findings, so when you approach the local gov’t, you have substantial records. “You need to put it on your administrative record- every new bit of science in PDF's… PDF’s are best.”
- Courtney: “Joel Moskowitz consistency puts out 30 new studies at a time- get them on the record- and when you send them you must say ‘PLEASE INCLUDE THESE IN THE LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE RECORD OF THIS PROCEEDING’
“
Question about the administrative record: “What do you mean by building out ‘the administrative record’ if you are not currently in a lawsuit? If not in a lawsuit, is it still worth it to deliver these 11,000 pages of
evidence to the Board of Supervisors? If so, what else should go with it?”
Courtney: “Remember, Pittsfield was not in a legal battle either- until we were. We didn't know we had to build out an Administrative record-
until we needed it. Then you want a reference of everything you've sent. Andrew Molnar also did an excellent job of this. He put everything in Google docs and shared it publically.” - Advice from Courtney on how to explain the condition of Electromagnetic Sensitivity:
“I always start off by saying, I have been diagnosed with an injury due to non-ionizing radiation using those medical codes. I have a condition called electromagnetic sensitivity or microwave illness, which was environmentally induced and completely avoidable. Then I go forward with my symptoms and describe my symptoms both in a high and low EMF environment.”
Participant comment: “When I try and explain it to people I say it's like having a peanut allergy that can lead to anaphylaxis. And that our brain warns us to the presence of the fields that harmed us, like when we touch a hot stove. We feel pain near EMF. It seems to help
them understand it better. And then I add that I lose oxygen and can have severe neurologic issues with enough exposure.”
Additional comment: “ALLERGY may not be clinically appropriate or correct because it implies an IgE
issue. Effects far more profoundly deleterious from EMR than an allergy, involving many systems of the body, especially heart & brain.”
(Note: When searching for EMS, it’s best to spell out Electromagnetic Sensitivity or use some other description like “Microwave
Illness”.)
- EHTrust:
https://ehtrust.org/usa-proclamations-on-electromagnetic-sensitivity/ - USA Proclamations on Electromagnetic Sensitivity:
Ask your town or city to support the USA Proclamations on
Electromagnetic Sensitivity. Join these other cities and states:
- EMF Activists and Advocates:
From Nancy V.: “I was told a few years ago that we should not use the term "activist" because you may be included as a terrorist. Better was to use the term advocate. Safe technology educator is another great way to
describe our work. I use it as well as EMS disabled rights advocate, advocate for public and environmental health.” - Floris Freshman:
Shared many of her creative cartoons in the chat! They are available for download. Contact Floris directly for downloads. flofreshman@gmail.com
- Doe Kelly: In the local Denver TV news lately - "Dumb" phones, teenagers and young adults choosing out of "smart" phones, finding them (and social media) destructive of their well being; the question as to why there are so many cases of colo-rectal cancer arising…” More from Doe next time.
- Sponsored Webinar Program June 14pm 2-5:30 pm (London)
ICBE-EMF-Sponsored Workshop at the Royal Society of Medicine in London: “Radiofrequency Radiation from Wireless Communications Sources- Are Safety Limits Valid?”
- International Commission on Biological Effects of Electromagnetic Fields
ICBE-EMF June 14th Webinar Presenters: Prof. Kent Chamberlin: University of New Hampshire, Professor Emeritus, Electrical & Computer Engineering, New Hampshire Commission on
Environmental and Health Effects of 5G, ICBE-EMF, Commissioner
Dr. Erica Mallery-Blythe: Physicians’ Health Initiative for Radiation and Environment, Director, ICBE-EMF, Special Expert
Prof. James Lin: Zooming from University of Illinois, Chicago. Professor of Electrical & Computer Engineering; Editor-in-Chief (2006-2022) of Bioelectromagnetics
Mr. David Gee: Workshop Coordinator and Chair, Visiting Fellow Brunel University, Emeritus Fellow Collegium Ramazzini, ICBE-EMF, Special Expert
Prof. John Frank: Zooming from University of Edinburgh, Professor Emeritus, Population Health Sciences, ICBE-EMF, Special Expert- PROGRAM: Recording coming soon (download program PDF)
- Finding a Building Biologist:
https://buildingbiologyinstitute.org/find-an-expert/certified-consultants/electromagnetic-radiation-specialists/
- Irene shared the dangers of blue light:
- ✓
Disrupts our ability to get the restful sleep our body requires.
- ✓ Our
mitochondria, the cell’s powerhouse, can’t properly recharge and repair.
- ✓
Mitochondria dysfunction leads to critical health issues such as cancer, Alzheimer’s, obesity, diabetes, autism, autoimmune diseases, depression, and others.
- ✓
Staring at a digital screen strains the eyes, leading to blurry vision, headaches, and difficulty focusing.
- FCC seeks nominations for Rechartered Communications Equity and Diversity Council (DA No. 23-457):
The FCC Solicits Nominations for the
Rechartered Communications Equity and Diversity Council by June 30, 2023. Contact: Jamila Bess Johnson jamila.bess-johnson@fcc.gov (202) 418-2608. News Media Contact: Janice Wise janice.wise@fcc.gov (202) 418-8165. Chief, Media Bureau. DA-23-457A1.docx DA-23-457A1.pdf DA-23-457A1.txt
Sincerely, Jenny DeMarco Virginians for Safe
Technology Odette
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