Jack --   Reminder!



 St. Louis "No-Spray" Coalition invites you to a webinar on Tuesday, October 6, 2020 at 7:00 p.m. Central Time.



Webinar is being Broadcast by Kansas City Climate Council



Ctrl-click <[link removed]>HERE to register for the webinar <[link removed]>



HERBICIDES ARE POISONOUS FOR CHILDREN AND OTHER LIVING THINGS



“Tickets” are NO COST. You can email a question for a panelist AFTER you have registered. Send your questionHERE <mailto:[email protected]?subject=Question%20for%20Herbicide%20Webinar>.



Thewebinar is organized by the No Spray Coalition of St. Louis. Technical work is provided by the Climate Council ofGreaterKansas City.



Endorsers:



The webinar is sponsored byNo Spray Coalition(St. Louis), Beyond Pesticides, Climate Council ofGreaterKansas City, Gateway GreenAlliance (St. Louis),Green Party of Central Missouri, Non Toxic Neighborhoods (San DiegoCA),National Black Farmers Association,Universal African Peoples Organization (St. Louis),Great Rivers Environmental Law Center (St. Louis), and Food Sleuth RadioKOPN.org <[link removed]>(Columbia MO)



Panelists:



Dr. Warren Porteris a board member ofBeyond Pesticides. His research shows that combinations of commonly used agricultural chemicals in concentrations that mirror levels found in groundwater can significantly influence immune and endocrine systems, as well as neurological health in animals.You can see Dr. Porter discussing potential effects of small levels of chemicals that the EPA does not test for by clickingHERE <[link removed]>.



Carey Gillamisthe Research Director/Investigative Reporter for US Right to Knowand is the author ofWhitewash – The Story of a Weed Killer, Cancer and the Corruption of Science,winner of the 2018 Rachel Carson Book Award. Find her on Twitter @careygillam.



Read a review of Carey Gillam’s bookWhitewashHERE <[link removed]>. Read about attempts by Monsanto to discredit herHERE <[link removed]>andHERE <[link removed]>.



Dr. John Wesley Boyd, Jr., is President of theNational Black Farmers Association(NBFA). The NBFA filed a federal lawsuit seeking to force Bayer/Monsanto to either stop selling its widely used weedkiller Roundup or roll out new product warnings. The lawsuit says Black farmers developed cancer after Monsanto convinced them that it was safe.



To read about the work of NBFA, clickHERE <[link removed]>.andHERE <[link removed]>:



Elizabeth Fattahis on the Conservation Committee of theSan Diego Sierra Club.Sheworks withNon Toxic Neighborhoods, which currently is seeking legislation to restrict use of herbicides in San Diego, California.To read more about her efforts, clickHERE <[link removed]>.



Howard Ehrman, MD, has been a community and union organizer since 1961. He learned of the dangers of pesticides and herbicides as a student of Dr. Barry Commoner and was a Health Co-Coordinator of the Original Rainbow Coalition in Chicago, an organizer of the 1st Venceremos Brigade to Cuba in 1969, and the 1st US Medical Student Visit to the People’s Republic of China in 1972. He is a Co-Founder,Mi Villita NeighborsandPeople’s Response Network.



Howie Hawkins, moderator is a member of the Green Party.



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