Re : [eSens] Great news from : Working hard on the political front

Hello,

Congratulations for your efforts! Could you please give us a summary of this success? It could be helpful to us all...

Thanx,

Electrose

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My small town in Sonoma County CA approved city wide wi-fi this past

Novemember. I have been working on this issue steadily since. Last

night after my fifth presentation on this subject aided by several

doctors and health educators they put it back on thier calendar for a

second review! The room was packed and everyone clapped! YEAH!!!!!!!! !

I wrote to three groups online;
Bioinitiative.org
energyfields.org
and SNAFU of SF. I also contacted a SF radio talk show host (Layna
Berman) who lives nearby. All were generous in helping me with ideas
and info. I have a good friend who's into health and she has been a
great support. We created a community letter signed by 5 people,
myself, emf electrician and three health educators and sent that via
email to everyone we knew. I will post a copy of that letter below.We
asked people to circulate it. In that letter we started an online
petition (as well as on paper) and gathered 300 signatures in a
month.(200 online) Given simple information most people will easily
sign. That said, I do live in a progressive community.
 
I tirelessly posted and discussed info on a local e-bulletin board.
Others joined our team as they learned about it. I wrote a letter to
the local paper and several people have contacted the council as well
and the internet provider to question them. We had 8 people speak at
the last council meeting. My goal after learning about how emf's had
affected our health was to educate my local city and I am doing it.
Its very exciting. The industry has boondoggled the studies to their
advantage. I think it's going to be like putting out fires. You get
one doused and another appears. Worth the effort though.

Here's the community letter. PLEASE DO NOT SIGN OUR PETITION We need
that to be just people from our area.

Dear Sebastopol community and friends,

On Nov. 20 the Sebastopol City Council voted to have Sonic install
wi-fi on the light poles, beginning in the downtown core and then
expanding throughout the city. Several residents submitted information
and expressed concern about the dangers of the electromagnetic
radiation increase, however Sonic led the council to believe there
would be an overall decrease in radiation because businesses and
people would trade their current units for free wi-fi. An initial
inquiry of 20 downtown businesses proves their theory incorrect. There
was no environmental impact report and it was claimed exempt after
they voted on it.

Wi-fi has not been proven safe for long term exposure. The proposed
wi-fi emits pulsed microwave radiation 24 hours a day. This is
electrical pollution and it will radiate our plaza, our streets, our
homes and parks, affecting people, animals, and plant life. The London
Resolution (Nov. 2007) calls for no wifi in homes, schools and public
places. Paris libraries have banned wifi. The European Environmental
Union advises no wifi. The CA EMF program and the World Health
Organization urge governments to apply the precautionary principle
especially concerning children.

Please sign our online petition urging the Sebastopol City Council to
reconsider their decision to install city wide wi-fi.
http://www.petitiononline.com/mufifree/petition.html
(To view the signature list click on "view current signatures "and
then click on the numbered live link next to "view signatures" and the
list will be shown.)

On February 5 we presented the Sebastopol City Council with 300
signatures asking them to reverse thier decision and vote no on city
wide Wi-Fi. After 8 brief informative presentations Linda Kelley
motioned to re-agendize this issue! Come to the next City Council
meeting on Tuesday Feb 19 at 7 pm at the Teen Center to support this
important issue. Please pass this info to others and ask them to sign
the online petition.

Here are web links with information about wireless/ EMF Public health
concerns:

http://www.energyfields.org/pdfs/WiF-SNAFU-Havas-Science.pdf 
http://www.powerwatch.org.uk/wifi.asp
http://www.energyfields.org/science/becker.html
http://policies.lakeheadu.ca/policy.php?pid=178
http://www.next-up.org/pdf/TheNewsZealandHeraldEUcallsForUrgentActionOnWiFiradiation16092007.pdf
www.bioinitiative.org
http://www.youtube.com/v/7tZDor-_co0

Thank You,

Sandi Maurer, Electrical Pollution/Sensitivity Research
Melissa Weaver, The Center for Sustainable Health, Environmental
Health Educator and Consultant
Michael Neuert, Electrical Engineer and EMF Consultant, www.emfcenter.com
Layna Berman, www.yourownhealthandfitness.org, Health Educator, KPFA
talk show host
Jeffry Fawcett, PhD., www.yourownhealthandfitness.org





> Hello,
>
> Congratulations for your efforts! Could you please give us a summary
of this success? It could be helpful to us all...
>
> Thanx,
>
> Electrose

Hello Sandi,

I find your story really interesting because it shows the importance
of information and working in groups! A few months ago I discussed
with some french groups the idea of a world-wide information letter
about electrosmog sent by email in the manner of your community
letter. From your experience, do you think that such a letter would
have some efficiency among the populations reading it?

Regards,

Elektrose

I think it would be helpful. I think most people need common language
and a Cindy Sage you tube link helps also! As I see it a big part of
the problem is most people want to believe wireless technology/ basic
electricity is safe. Even though on some level they know better. It's
a cultural convenient denial. So what will it take to change the tide?
people speaking out and giving others permission to come out of hiding
and join them. Our community is waking up. THis one thread I started
had 1700+ hits. http://www.waccobb.net/forums/showthread.php?t=29655
You'll see there's a couple guys heckling me and one who's educated
himself. and this: http://www.waccobb.net/forums/showthread.php?t=31300