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FCL News

Our Children, Our Choice: Empowering Families and Practitioners on Informed Vaccine Choices

Join FCL for a full day conference featuring Lauren Feder, MD, author of The Parent's Concise Guide to Childhood Vaccinations, on Saturday, October 24, 2009, at the Exley Science Center at Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut. Dr. Feder, a renowned board certified pediatrician and sought-after lecturer, will present her expertise on the safety and efficacy of vaccines and offer her experience on using a holistic approach to child care. The event will also include screenings of vaccine documentaries by Gary Null, PhD, and a large array of conscious living vendors. Stay tuned for more information on this event at by checking our main website or the FCL Connecticut Group's site, or email us at: info@familiesforconsciousliving.org.

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June Events

Breastfeeding Advocacy Day in Washington, DC, June 10, 2009

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Headlines

90 Year-Old Midwife Delivers Own Great-Grand Child

Doctors Issue Warning of Genetically Modified Food On May 19th, the American Academy of Environmental Medicine (AAEM) called on “Physicians to educate their patients, the medical community, and the public to avoid GM (genetically modified) foods when possible and provide educational materials concerning GM foods and health risks.” (1) They called for a moratorium on GM foods, long-term independent studies, and labeling. Find GE FREE foods at the True Food Shopping Network.

Gunpoint Medicine: Mother and Child Flee FBI and Chemotherapy

Nineteen Members of Congress Ask FDA for Official Warning About Mercury in Dental Filling Amalgams

FDA to Receive More Money from Drug Manufacturers, But Denies “Undue Influence”

Police Raid Family's Organic Food Co-op

Half a Million Baby Cribs Recalled

Some Baby Foods Are Worse Than Junk Foods Some baby foods contain as much sugar and saturated fats as chocolate cookies or cheeseburgers.

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Ready! Set! Eat!

Your 15 Step Guide to Becoming a Locavore

Find Local Farms and Farm Stands

If you have to shop in a grocery store, remember GE foods are not labeled. Find which ones they are anyway through the True Food Action Network!

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Good To Know

Five New Uses for Your Old, Toxic Nalgene Water Bottles

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Take Action

Support Parental Consent to Medication or Treatment Representative Ron Paul (R-TX) introduced the HR 2218, the Parental Consent Act (PCA) on April 30, 2009. This bill will prohibit the use of Federal Funds for compulsory mental screening of children in schools and elsewhere.

Ban Poisonous Additives to Sippy Cups

Support Evidence-Based Midwifery in the US

Tell the EPA to Protect Kids From Pesticides in Pet Products

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Online Videos

New Organic Nation Documentary Trailer Dorothee Royal-Hedinger, managing editor of EarthFirst, is heading off on a cool roadtrip to find out exactly what is "organic" - a term more and more muddled in today's understanding of food.

Autism, Mercury and The Environment, "A Walk On Water" You Tube Video

Hexane Contamination of Soy Products Video

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