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Wednesday, February 19, 2014

Agent Orange Town Hall Meetings

TOWN HALL MEETINGS

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Town Hall meetings

February 20, 2014 Mooresville, North Carolina

April 19, 2014 Bay City, Michigan

April 26, 2014 Northville, Michigan

May 6, 2014 Lebanon, Oregon

May 7, 2014 Roseburg, Oregon

May 8, 2014 Salem, Oregon

May 9, 2014 Seattle, Washington

May 10, 2014 Ohio State Convention

May 18, 2014 Bordentown, New jersey

If you are interested in holding a Town Hall meeting contact Mokie Porter at MPorter@vva.org or Nancy Switzer at NSwitzer@avva.org. Working together we can make a difference.

Posted by AgentOrangeZone at 8:06 AM No comments: Parkinson's Day of Action

Join PAN on Wednesday, February 26 Dear Parkinson's Advocate, On Wednesday, February 26, PAN is hosting the Parkinson's Day of Action, an opportunity to join Parkinson's advocacy leaders from across the country to talk about the importance of supporting Parkinson's research and services with your Members of Congress. Voice your support by calling your Members of Congress on February 26 between 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. ET. How You Can Get Involved We have made it easy to participate by providing you with talking points and contact information for your Members of Congress. All you have to do is mark your calendars, pick up the phone on February 26, and ask your Members to support a full repeal of the Medicare Therapy Caps and increased funding for Parkinson's research. Visit our Parkinson's Day of Action page for detailed talking points and links to more information. Help Spread the Word On February 26, we want Congress to be talking about Parkinson's disease. Please encourage your friends, family, support groups, and community to participate in the Parkinson's Day of Action. Here's a few ways to spread the word: We've created Day of Action Flyers, including state-specific flyers, to send or hand out to your network. Download your state flyer! To invite your friends and family on Facebook, click here! Want to tweet your Twitter followers? Use the hashtag #pddayofaction and use these sample tweets. Thank you for being a part of PAN. We hope you will join us!

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Posted by AgentOrangeZone at 8:03 AM No comments: Navy veterans fight for return of Agent Orange-exposure benefits

http://www.bellinghamherald.com/2014/02 ... rylink=cpy Nearly half of the surviving 100,000 members of the United States Navy and fleet marine services who fought in Vietnam between 1962 and 1975 could be experiencing wartime injuries from the long term effects of dioxin exposure. On Aug. 2, 2013, the Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Association and Military Veterans Advocacy, Inc. jointly filed suit in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia against Eric K. Shinseki in his capacity as Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs. This lawsuit demands immediate restoration of presumption of Agent Orange exposure. The law would constitute implementation of HR 543 pending before the 113th Congress. The Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2013, HR 543, was introduced to the House hloor by Rep.Chris Gibson, D.-N.Y. This legislation will return the presumption of exposure to herbicide to Navy and Marine veterans who served in the offshore water of Vietnam. These conditions include, but are not limited to, many forms of cancer, ischemic heart disease, Parkinson's disease and diabetes II. Approximately 21 million gallons of the dioxin herbicide was sprayed on Vietnam. It entered the food chain and water systems. Dairy products produced in Vietnam serviced the offshore carriers. The distillation process of the carriers amplified the toxin the crews drank and showered in.

Read more here: http://www.bellinghamherald.com/2014/02 ... rylink=cpy READ MORE: http://www.bellinghamherald.com/2014/02 ... rylink=cpy Posted by AgentOrangeZone at 7:59 AM No comments: Tell the USDA not to approve "Agent Orange" GMO corn and soy!

Remember Agent Orange, the chemical from the Vietnam War that caused so many health problems and birth defects? If Dow AgroSiences has its way, one of the main ingredients of Agent Orange will be sprayed in massive amounts all over the country. http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-qOCOolqXCHo/U ... renade.jpg Dow has genetically engineered corn and soybeans so that the plants can withstand the application of 2,4-D, half of the notorious Agent Orange chemical cocktail. Studies show that 2,4-D disrupts your hormones, damages your nervous system, lowers your immunity to illnesses, and causes reproductive problems. Unfortunately, this chemical is already being used in industrial agriculture. But its use is limited because it kills so many plants - farmers have to be careful about how and when they spray it. If Dow's GMO crops are approved, however, farmers will be able to spray 2,4-D throughout the growing season to kill weeds without damaging the GMO crops. This means a lot more 2,4-D in the environment and as residue on your food! "Agent Orange" corn and soy are making their way through the approval process, and this is the last chance the public has to submit comments to the USDA. We need to submit more comments than ever before to stop these crops from unleashing a new toxic assault on our health, our communities, and the environment. Please take a moment to tell the USDA not to approve these new GMO corn and soy crops! TAKE ACTION Below is a sample letter. To submit comments online, go to: http://www.regulations.gov/#!submitComm ... -0042-0050