| September 19, 2003
WCRC NEWS
IT’S NOT TOO LATE TO JOIN THE FUN!
Swim a Mile for Women with Cancer
This year we hold our eight annual swim! Registration is
available online at www.wcrc.org. This year's swim will
be held Saturday and Sunday, October 4 and 5, 2003 from
10 am to 5 pm at the lovely outdoor pool at Mills College
in Oakland. This is a non-competitive event for all ages
and ability levels – you may swim one mile or one lap.
You can also come by and pick up the brochure/ registration
form or we can mail them to you.
Come visit our booth at the following events!
Mills College Health Fair
Mills College Central Plaza
Thursday, October 2, 11:30am-1:30pm
UC Berkeley Service and Leadership Fair
Sproul Plaza
Friday, October 3, 12-3pm
UCB LGBT Resource Fair
Sproul Plaza
Monday, October 6, 10am-2pm
Volunteer Training
The next volunteer training will be Saturday, October 18th,
from 10 am to 5:30 pm, and Monday and Tuesday October 20th
and 21st, from 6 to 9:15 pm. For more information please
contact: Emily Galpern, Volunteer Coordinator, (510) 601-4040
x109 emily@wcrc.org
Please Help Redecorate WCRC
Are you an interior designer, a therapist redesigning your
office, or someone else who has access to several soft chairs
and couches that are comfy, go together and are in good
condition? We'd love to have some beautiful nearly new furniture
to make our support group room more welcoming to the women
who attend our groups.
TREATMENT OPTIONS AND RESEARCH
HEALTH
ENVIRONMENT
On Thursday September 11, Berkeley's Community Environmental
Advisory Action voted 6-0 to endorse a Resolution on the
Precautionary Principle (PP). Then a week later, the
Community Health Commission also voted unanimously to endorse
this important piece of policy. The PP requires a commonsense
“better safe than sorry” approach to decision-making
and consideration of safer alternatives. WCRC's Public Policy
Coordinator Catherine Porter has led the education and advocacy
effort in Berkeley. She believes that these endorsements
will pave the way to the City Council's own unanimous approval
of the resolution in October.
For more information on the Precautionary Principle, education
and advocacy efforts in the Bay Area, and how you can get
involved, call Catherine Porter at WCRC, (510) 601-4040
ext. 102.
EPA Proposes Dropping CWA Permitting Requirement
(9/15/03)
EPA is seeking public comment on an interpretation of the
Clean Water Act (CWA) that would allow pesticides to be
exempt from permitting requirements. http://www.beyondpesticides.org/main.html
Bush Tries to Weaken EU Chemical Reforms, Environmental
Groups Say
(Beyond Pesticides, September 18, 2003)
Over 70 U.S. health and environmental non-governmental organizations
(NGOs) released a report on September 9, 2003 documenting
how the Bush administration has been working hard to influence
the European Union's chemical reform policy called REACH
(Register, Evaluate and Authorize new Chemicals)...
http://www.beyondpesticides.org/main.html
'Ozone hole' reaches record size, U.N.
weather experts say
POLITICS AND LAW
EVENTS
GIRLSTOCK BENEFIT FOR WCRC
Girlstock - September 22nd and 23rd at the Cherry Bar at
917 Folsom St. in San Francisco. Two evenings of performances
by bands, singers, spoken word artists as well as an art
exhibit. The events begin at 7 pm and 60% of the door receipts
will be donated to WCRC! Please see www.girlstock.com
for more information.
September 9th to October 5th: MadCat
Women's Int'l Film Festival, San Francisco
September 20th & 21st: The
Breast Cancer Fund's 8th Annual “Peak
Hike.” Mt. Tamalpais, Marin
October 18th & 19th: “Women's
Success Expo,” San Mateo Expo Center.
October 19th: The Breast Cancer Fund “Bike
Against the Odds,” Lake Merritt, Oakland
Contribute to the prevention of breast cancer while riding
your bicycle! Raise funds and awareness for the Breast Cancer
Fund. Take the opportunity to enjoy cycling with others
while becoming physically active and improving your own
health. WCRC will be one of the beneficiaries of the funds
raised at this event.
October 22nd: Native
American Health Center, Presents “Strong Medicine
2003: The Healing Voices of Native Women.” Paramount
Theater, Oakland.
October 26th: American
Cancer Society, “Making Strides,” Golden Gate
Park, San Francisco.
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