East Bay Community Town Hall to Stop the Spray June 23, 2008

Stop the Spray-East Bay and Pesticide Watch are sponsoring a free East Bay Community Town Hall to Stop the Spray. It will be held on Monday June 23, 2008 from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm at Lakeside Park Garden Center at Lake Merritt, located at 666 Bellevue Avenue, (off Grand Avenue) Oakland. Directions: http://www.oaklandnet.com/parks/rental_facilities/gardencenter_directions.asp

Learn about the latest legal and legislative strategies to protect our communities from the spraying program for Light Brown Apple Moth. Hear the most up-to-date science and health information. Learn how to get involved in the local movement to stop the spray.
Speakers will include:

John Russo - Oakland City Attorney ~ providing the most current information on legal strategies to stop the spray in the Bay Area

Douglas MacLean, Communications Director, Assemblyman Sandré Swanson ~ reporting on legislative strategies to stop the spray

Daniel Harder, Ph.D., Executive Director, Arboretum UC Santa Cruz, ~ providing scientific evidence the moth is not a threat

Lawrence Rose, MD, MPH, former Senior Public Medical Officer for Cal-OSHA and part of the UCSF Occupational/Environmental Medicine Department ~ discussing toxicity of the spray and health effects

Official Website: http://www.stopthespray.org