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Dr Helen Caldicott to speak at Occupy EPA on March 30

The rally in front of the Administrator’s office on the EPA lawn will feature national speakers
and leaders, such as Dr. Helen Caldicott, 

Occupy EPA prepare for March 30th rally Press TV 15 March 112, Occupation, civil rights, environmental, and communities groups from around the country will gather on Friday, March 30th to rally and launch the American Spring (AS) with a demonstration at the headquarters of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

“What kind of future will our children have if the EPA keeps caving in to corporate demands and allowing exploitation of people and the planet?” said Dr. Margaret Flowers, a pediatrician and organizer for NOW-DC….

“On March 30th, the American people will occupy the grounds
of the EPA and demand an end to corporate interference in public
policy over the needs of people,” said EPA whistleblower Dr. Marsha
Coleman-Adebayo, referring to the recent decision by the Obama
Administration not to sign lifesaving smog regulations that would
have, according to an EPA scientist, saved over 7,100 lives. The
business community successfully lobbied the White House not to sign
the smog regulations.

The demonstration will start at 12:00 noon at Franklin Square Park
(13th and I Sts, NW, Washington, DC) and the march will head down 12th
Street to the EPA Headquarters.  The rally in front of the
Administrator’s office on the EPA lawn will feature national speakers
and leaders, such as Dr. Helen Caldicott, nominated for the Nobel
Peace Prize and known for her anti-nuclear weapons activism.  In
addition to featured speakers, there will be numerous groups concerned
with clean air and water, and protection of our environment….
http://presstv.com/usdetail/231703.html.

March 15, 2012 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | general