| October 17, 2003
WCRC NEWS
This year's Swim-A-Mile was the best ever. Over
500 swimmers participated in the event and over $175,000
had been collected so far. When all of the pledges come
in we expect to exceed our goal of $200,000. The music was
great, the pool was lovely, and the atmosphere was fun!
A big heartfelt THANK YOU to all of the organizers, volunteers,
swimmers, and donors.
TREATMENT OPTIONS AND RESEARCH
HEALTH
ENVIRONMENT
ATTENTION ALAMEDA, OAKLAND AND SAN LEANDRO RESIDENTS!
STOP THE INCINERATOR IN DISGUISE!!!
Just when you thought the air had less dioxin and mercury
in it now that the IES incinerators are closed....guess what
the City of Alameda Power and Telecom agency is up to?!!!
Greenaction will be attending the Alameda Public Utilities
Commission meeting on Monday, October 20th at 7 p.m. to
raise concerns about this incinerator in disguise. Contact
us or APT for the location.
PLEASE GET INVOLVED. YOUR PARTICIPATION, INVOLVEMENT AND
DONATIONS ARE NEEDED SO WE CAN STOP THIS NEW THREAT TO PUBLIC
HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT.
Alameda, Oakland & San Leandro Residents:
Stop the City of Alameda's Toxic Plan!
- Alameda Power & Telecom is considering building
an incinerator-like technology called "gasification"
in San Leandro, Oakland, or Alameda. It would heat waste,
creating gas that would be burned to create electricity
for the City of Alameda.
- The facility would have toxic releases including metals
and dioxin, one of the deadliest chemicals known to science.
For example, Brightstar Environmental, one of the companies
held up as an example by the City's consultants, admits
on their website that its technology emits dioxin and
mercury.
- The technology is very new and has not been tried on
a full-scale in the U.S. Brightstar's only facility (in
Australia) has had delays, shutdowns, and technical glitches
and has been cited for exceeding limits for arsenic and
sulphur trioxide. The community there is now stuck with
a 20-year contract for which it will pay a set fee for
20 years.
- Even small amounts of dioxin can cause cancer, birth
defects, hormonal changes, diabetes, developmental and
immune problems. Mercury is a potent neurotoxin, and health
effects include loss of memory, delayed development functions,
seizures, and impacts on the heart, kidney and lung.
- Contrary to the claims of City officials, garbage is
not a renewable energy source. Instead of gasification,
safer alternatives like wind and solar energy should be
used. Alameda should work towards zero waste through prevention,
composting, and recycling.
- East Bay residents breathed easier when the IES incinerators
in Oakland closed.
Don't Let a New Trash Burner be Built!
Call to protest:
Alameda Power & Telecom (510) 748 3901
Supervisor Alice Lai-Bitker (510) 277 6693
For more information
Greenaction for Health and Environmental Justice
http://www.greenaction.org
phone (415) 248-5010
EVENTS
October 19th: The Breast Cancer Fund "Bike
Against the Odds." Lake Merritt, Oakland.
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.
Understanding Your Pathology Report
Monday, November 17th, 5-7 pm
With Imok Cha, MD
Your pathology report can be a major source of information
on your cancer diagnosis, possible treatments, and prognosis.
Unfortunately, the pathology report is sometimes written
in terms that frequently only pathologists and other medical
professionals can understand. Join us in this free, informative
seminar to help you identify the terminology and meanings
included in your pathology report. Topics will include:
- grading and staging terminology and meanings
- tumor size, location and cell involvement
- histologic and histopathologic classifications
- identifying diagnostic and prognostic factors
No charge. Light refreshments included. Held at 1600 Divisadero.
RSVP required. Call the Cancer Resource Center at 415.885.3693.
A New View: Physically Integrated Dance & Partnering
AXIS Dance Company, one of the leading physically integrated
companies in the world, will offer a masterclass for dancers
and non-dancers of all abilities who are interested in learning
more about this exciting contemporary dance form. This masterclass
will explore basic concepts of integrated dance with an
emphasis on partnering. Prepare to move and be moved! For
dancers and non-dancers with any level of dance experience.
WHEN: Sunday, October 19th, 2-4 PM
WHERE: Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, The Forum
701 Mission Street
San Francisco, CA
Registration is FREE but limited to 30 participants. Please
call the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts box office at
415.978.ARTS.
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