The Living Systems Revolution

Today is the world’s first ever EMR Action Day! Pass on the word.

Below is a copy of the mission statement, from www.EMRActionDay.org, which I recommend everyone to read (or listen to – via the audio which is only 5 minutes in length) immediately.

It has been put together through a close and extended process of collaboration. This is a statement of intent prepared by activists on at least four continents, i.e., Europe, North America, South America and Africa.

I was just one of the many people participating in the preparation of this statement, and the final decisions of what to include or exclude, and how to phrase it, were made by consensus within the group. (Our regular readers will probably notice a few identifiable parts that I had my hand in, such as the living systems theme – which others also wished to emphasize; a defense I made of keeping in a mention of the EMF-metal link; and the paragraph about nuclear radiation, which I introduced and defended, although I would have worded that part even more strongly than the consensus decided, in relation to nuclear power plants). The final statement became a wonderful encapsulation of the common ground between many talented and devoted activists.

Some had argued for a narrower vision (e.g. focusing on campaigning against ‘smart’ grids – one of the immediate serious concerns), but most, including me (in true systems theory fashion!), advocated a wider vision and encompassing perspective – one that could help unite the efforts of people on all the different continents and all of their many initiatives.

Here, too, you can alternatively simply listen to an audio version which I have prepared:

EMRActionDay-MissionStatement

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Worldwide EMR Action Day aligns with Earth Day 2012 to protect the biological integrity of the natural world and all its inhabitants against unnatural Electromagnetic Radiation (EMR).  With this endeavour, people from around the planet join together to reduce harm from EMR and create a healthier life for all.

Man-made EMR is the only hazard that reaches every square centimetre of Earth’s surface at every moment, harming people, animals, insects and plant life. Electromagnetic pollution has been imposed upon us by military and industrial interests, with devastating health, environmental and social consequences.  From microwave (MW) and radio-frequency (RF) radiation to extremely low frequency (ELF) fields, sources include:

• so-called ‘smart’ utility grids, meters and appliances
• wireless internet (wi-fi), wi-max and their infrastructures
• mobile phones and their antenna infrastructure on masts, rooftops and in disguised structures
• cordless phones and their bases
• microwave oven leakage
• baby monitors and children’s RF-related toys
• RF medical devices
• RFID-embedded chips in people, animals, consumer products, and identity and credit cards
• direct-energy and other EM weaponry
• TV, radio and satellite broadcasts
• radar and sonar
• the electrical power grid, appliances and broadband over power lines (BPL)
• fluorescent lights, including compact fluorescent lightbulbs (CFLs)

While some man-made EMR sources are falsely marketed as ‘green’, they all independently produce adverse biological and health effects. The effects markedly worsen with prolonged exposure or when combined with additional EMR sources, chemical toxicants or metals. MW radiation intensities in urban areas can be over a trillion times higher than natural background levels.

All life is electromagnetic in function. From the symbiotic balance of wildlife ecosystems to the health of our internal cells and organs – especially the brain and heart – living systems depend on undisturbed electrical signaling processes. All creatures derive a sense of wellbeing from the Earth’s own Schumann Resonances and other natural fields, which have now been overwhelmed by man-made EMR.

Scientists and experts in policy and law, examining thousands of research studies, warn of immediate and long-term hazards and call for minimised exposures.  EMR Action Day provides support and information on sources, effects and solutions to communities and individuals in need.

Harmful EMR also includes ionising radiation from nuclear power plants and nuclear weapons. We urge reduced exposures to all such sources including medical tests, treatments and wastes.

EMR Action Day proposes new choices for safer and lower energy consumption: hard-wiring and fibre-optics in homes, schools and workplaces; shielding materials; and safe White Zones and other EMR-free solutions. We engage people in minimising EMR exposures and reconnecting with their own natural biorhythms. By our judicial, legislative, media, artistic and other creative endeavours, we act to free humankind, defend public safety and restore electromagnetic harmony to the Earth.

Our focus is on solutions that benefit us all.