- Oct 26, 2011
- Karen Stephenson
- John Marrin, Christine Marrin & Lynnette Haralampopoulos - K. Stephenson
Last night dozens of York Region parents met to hear Rodney Palmer, former CTV News Foreign Correspondent and Bureau Chief in India, China and the Middle East and co-founder of the Safe School Committee speak about the negative health effects of wireless technology in schools. Palmer showed parents scientific evidence that wireless technology leads to many negative health effects including cardiac arrest.
Parents Banning Together
Lynnette Haralampopoulos is an MRI technologist and parent who originally brought parents and concerned family members together on September 29, 2011. Dr. Magda Havas PhD and Rodney Palmer spoke at this gathering informing the almost 100 attendees about the proven dangers of WiFi, cell phones, cell towers and other microwave technologies.
As a result of Ms. Haralampopoulos’s initiative, a gathering was hosted by Christine and John Marrin of Newmarket last night to officially form a coalition. The Marrin’s were pleased with how many people were in attendance which included Conservative M.P.P. Frank Klees. In an interview after the presentation with Suite101, Ms. Marrin stated “I’m grateful that Frank Klees took the time to attend the meeting. He is the first and only politician that we know of to attend an information meeting about WiFi.”
WiFi Health Risks
In May 2011, the World Health Organization classified radio frequency radiation as Class 2, a possible human carcinogen. This may sound relatively harmless, but according to a passage from an open letter Dr. Havas posted on her website, “you must realize that the scientific community does not make this classification lightly and did it despite considerable industry lobbying.”
A recent peer reviewed study in the European Journal of Oncology proved again that microwave radiation can alter people’s heart rate. An investigative news report on Global Television demonstrated these sudden changes at microwave radiation levels far below Health Canada`s Safety Code 6.
Last night, Rodney Palmer asserted that there is an increase of children who are experiencing a cardiac arrest in classrooms that have WiFi. As a result of this, he says that children are being subjected to a battery of tests that places a burden on the health care system. Palmer also stated that some children are wearing heart monitors at school. “Children should not be made to suffer when there are other options.”
Common health effects include:
- Headaches
- Dizziness, nausea, vertigo (subsides when student leaves the school)
- Auditory and visual distortion
- Rapid heart rate
- Memory loss
- Attention deficit
- Skin rashes that go away on school breaks
- Hyperactivity/Anxiety (behaviour not previously seen in the child)
- Night sweats
- Insomnia (because microwaves affect melatonin levels)
At last night’s meeting an elderly gentleman shared that his daughter in Arizona met a woman whose 18 year old daughter had brain tumor growth attributed to her being under a WiFi beacon at school – the tumours were located beneath the metal hair clips she wore.
Adults and Wifi Dangers
Christel Martin, B.G.S., C.C. resides on Canada’s Vancouver Island and she fought for almost four years to be approved for a disability pension. In a telephone interview with Suite101 yesterday, Ms. Martin shared that she suffers a multitude of symptoms when near any wireless technology. For a few years, her condition was intensified due to mercury fillings in her teeth. As a result of wireless technology and mercury fillings, she was approved to receive a disability pension.
Several adults shared their frustration about EMF sensitivities and how it negatively impacts their well-being. (EMF sensitivity is an illness caused by the radiation emitted from cell phones, microwave or cell phone towers, Wifi, GPS, power lines, and other electrical equipment.)
According to a recent study published in the Journal Electromagnetic Biology and Medicine, 97% of Americans are exposed to cell phone radiation levels well above the FCC limit.
Wireless Technology Lawsuits
There are law suits popping up across Canada and the United States because of the negative impact on human health due to wireless technologies.
Veronica Ciandre resided in an apartment building in Toronto that installed cell towers on the roof, only six feet above their unit. Ms. Ciandre and her daughter experienced nauseam dizziness, headaches and much more. She currently has a lawsuit against her former landlord.
In Portland, Oregon, David Morrison is currently involved in litigation. He is suing his local school district claiming that WiFi in the schools have alarming negative health effects on children.
Wireless Industry and Government
Lynnette Haralampopoulos and Christine Marrin share the same views as countless others. Studies that the government base their decisions on do not come from independent, nonpartisan studies. A parent who attended the meeting stated that very few people trust the government nowadays and it is up to the people now to do their own homework.
Rodney Palmer states, “Our children are at great risk of a multitude of health problems, including infertility, that won’t be seen for years to come and the government has to act on this now.”
In September 2010, CBC’s Wendy Mesley’s ‘Cellphone safety: What aren’t they telling us?’ was aired. In her interview with U.S. scientist Devra Lee Davis, Davis stated she has seen a spike of people in their twenties with brain tumours and cancer. She stressed, “… this could become the most important public health threat of our generation.” She also asserted, “This is a very, very serious problem.”
Haralampopoulos and Marrin are planning on petitioning the government as well as organizing events such as ‘WiFi-free Wednesday’ in which parents in many schools across Ontario will keep their children home. Both women are encouraged and very optimistic that by the growing numbers of parents getting involved, the obstacles ahead of them will be easier to clear. They have yet to decide on what name to call this coalition.
Sources:
C.B.C. News, September 21, 2010. Cellphone safety: What aren't they telling us?
WCVB TV, October 17, 2011. Most Cell Users Exposed To Alarming Radiation Levels
Dr. Magda Havas PhD. October 12, 2011. Peterborough City Council disagrees with cell tower site
Dr. Magda Havas PhD. February 2010. Woman Sues Landlord
KATU News, June 23, 2011. Parent sues to get Wi-Fi removed from Portland schools
http://www.suite101.com/news/parents-raise-concerns-about-wireless-technology-in-schools-a394588
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