"Dear Co-learners
Along with the reports on depleted uranium this is one of the most shocking news
reports of our time.
But if I may be allowed, let me link this to events since World War II
showing that as the U.S. became the "most prosperous nation in the
history of the world"* we have created more environmental devastation
than at any time in past recorded history mainly due to technological
advances -- advances brought about by the Age of Oil.
Now we must come to the realization that not only have we
wreaked environmental damage, we have also wreaked devastation
on the human race and continue to do so as we make profits for the
corporations our prime concern in order to keep dividends for
investors high.
And to protect this Great American Lifestyle we now wage war on
developing countries using our technological weapons of mass
destruction to do so, while at the same time here at home we think
nothing of driving our military-style vehicles to take our children to
the ice cream store to treat them with scoops containing more dioxin
per serving than is considered safe to be released as industrial
affluent,* * releasing toxicants, deadly to both our environment and our
children, every inch of the drive.
Is there no end to our madness?
I call upon women everywhere to unite and stand up and "Be the change we wish to see in the world".*** If we are to continue as the human race, we must act now and demand an end to this, and welcome heart-centered men into our fold as we return to an equal "partnership-based society". .Let us follow the lead of Cindy Sheehan.
*The Great Boom - by historian Robert Sobel
**The Food Revolution - John Robbins
*** M. Gandhi
Thanks to both Liora Leah and Helene (facilitator for "Grapevine San Diego") for this message.
marguerite hampton
Trustee/Facilitator/Program Designer
Turtle Island Institute http://www.tii-clics.org/
Community Learning and Information Center Network (CLICs)
Kokopelli Spirit e-magazine
e-mail: ecopilgrim@aabol.com
Phone: 775-310-0049 Toll Free "
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To read the original article, go to
"Toxins in Newborns": http://curezone.com/blogs/m.asp?f=309&i=98
Depleted Uranium Poisons Troops: http://curezone.com/blogs/m.asp?f=309&i=112
Turtle Island Institute http://www.tii-clics.org/ 
From the website:
From the website:The TURTLE ISLAND INSTITUTE is best described as a "virtual university" designed to provide for education/information programs while at the same time, acting as a cultural exchange medium through which to combine the best of new and emerging alternative technologies in our current culture with that of the ancient wisdom of indigenous cultures to provide for a sustainable future for all life on Earth. We operate as a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization.
The name Turtle Island Institute (TII) was taken from a Gary Snyder poem and Native American story using the analogy that the earth resembles the back of a swimming turtle - if you tip the turtle upside down -- that is, disrupt the natural balance, the turtle has no chance for survival.