Lucille Chi
Join Chic for a Cause : Stop the Spray ~ Our Body, Our Decision
What? A fashion fundraiser to grow awareness about opposing the harmful effects of the aerial spraying of pesticides. When? May 30, 2008 Where? Muse Studios, 224 6th St. San Francisco, CA 94103 Time? 6-9 pm Admission? $10 Why? To stop the “Light Brown Apple Moth program” which is really a toxin dump on California!
Last fall a pesticide was dumped on Californians that included ingredients that are carcinogens, mutagens as well as other toxic chemicals in microcapsules that reach deep lung tissue. Soon after spraying in 2007, 600 plus reports of illness were recorded such as respiratory distress, nausea and vomiting, as well as serious skin irritations. Now the spray is back and we need to take a stand! Sign the petition, participate in events if possible, and please help educate others.Monthly for up to 5 Years beginning Summer 2008, there is the threat of pheromone-based pesticides in microscopic plastic capsules that are scheduled to be sprayed from low-flying aircraft over our communities. Brought on by the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) under mandate by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) which classifies LBAM as one of the quarantinable pests that must be eradicated.
This toxic shower of chemicals places children, the elderly, pregnant women, the very ill, outdoor workers, animals, and our native wildlife, bikers and many more at a high risk.“Other ingredients are toxic to aquatic species. Surfactants in the spray might have contributed to red tide and deaths of hundreds of waterfowl.”
Not effective: Experts say the moth is impossible to eradicate and best controlled by natural predators that are plentiful in California: birds, spiders, wasps, flies, beetles, lacewings, and earwigs.Not necessary: Twice confirmed in court: the moth has zero impact on CA agriculture or ecosystems. LBAM is a paper pest. Trade issues, not crop damage, are causing quarantines that lead to economic losses for farmers.Not right: Millions of people are being exposed to pesticides against their will. The petition on StopTHeSpray.ORG is calling for informed consent as a condition for pesticide spraying. We must honor the need for “due respect to the preciousness of human life and the right of individuals to determine what is done to their own bodies.” Calif. Health and Safety Code S. 24,171.
To get involved please visit StoptheSpray.org Image Credit
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