Friday, August 29, 2008
10AM PROTEST

11:00am – 12:30pm A.G. Kawamura on panel at http://slowfoodnation.org/

Herbst Theater, 401 Van Ness Avenue at McAllister Street, San Francisco (across from City Hall)
(Directions: http://sfwmpac.org/herbst/ht_popups/directpark.html)

Ticket Price/Student Ticket Price:
$20/$10 Student ticket holders will be requested to show valid student identification at the door.

PROTESTING OUTSIDE IS FREE

Ag Secretary A.G. Kawamura (California Department of Food and Agriculture) is scheduled to participate in one of several panel discussions at Slow Food Nation, this one entitled: “Building a New Food System: Policy and Planning”.

Kawamura gave orders to spray pesticides over the people of Monterey and Santa Cruz in the Fall of 2007, injuring hundreds who reported it (and many more who did not), and killing hundreds of birds. His plan to eradicate the light brown apple moth, and several other harmless insects and plants across the state, continues with various toxic methods that are putting us all at risk. For more information, please see http://www.dontspraycalifornia.org/lbam.html

Ask Kawamura about his coercive policy of massive, statewide chemical use, and its impact on our health, our environment, and our access to truly organic food without synthetics. Let him know how you feel about his pest(icide) of the month club.

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After the Protest, Tune In to KPFA 94.1 FM for “Little Brown Moth”

Friday, August 29, 2008
2:30pm - 3pm Pushing Limits – Disability Radio

KPFA 94.1 FM or http://kpfa.org/

Radio Show: “Little Brown Moth” — Part One

A discussion of the LBAM eradication, hosted by Jean Stewart. Guests include Connie Barker (Environmental Health Network), Maxina Ventura (Don’t Spray California) and Dr. Betty McGee (BayView-Hunters Point Health & Environmental Resource Center). Co-produced by Eddie Ytuarte, Adrienne Lauby and Jean Stewart.

For Immediate Release.

Press Release:

PROFESSOR RELEASES SECOND REPORT EXPOSING THE FRAUD OF THE CDFA LBAM ERADICATION PROGRAM.

August 19, 2008, Santa Cruz, California

Contact: Professor Glen Chase
glenchase@aol.com

Attachment:
Light Brown Apple Moth (LBAM) in California
The True Story: Summary & References
Through June 19, 2008
Prepared For The People by Professor Glen Chase

Glen Chase, a Professor of Systems Management, has released a second report identifying the CDFA LBAM eradication program as a fraud.

Professor Chase’s first report revealed the falsehoods the CDFA delivered after June 19 when courts and public pressure stopped the CDFA from aerial spraying synthetic pheromone based pesticides directly on cities. This second report reveals the fraud and misinformation delivered by the CDFA from the fall of 2007 until June 19, 2008.

“CDFA has demonstrated that they will lie, cheat and even sacrifice the lives of California’s children in order to steal $100’s of millions of emergency funds, set aside for real emergencies.”

“We are now into the third year after noticing the Light Brown Apple Moth in California and recognizing that LBAM has been living here about 30-50 years or more, while doing NO DAMAGE. The CDFA is getting more and more desperate to quickly implement fake emergency eradication methods, so they can access the emergency funds and pretend they are saving California by stopping the LBAM from doing damage. For emergency funding, it seems the CDFA would claim to save us from Lady Bugs, if we didn’t know better.”

The only real emergency is the CDFA. The CDFA is planning to expose children and adults to toxins by many methods and interfere with natural balances in nature in order that programs are ongoing that appear to be a legitimate eradication. CDFA is also threatening the existence of small farmers and nursery businesses by imposing quarantines on their products, without assisting them financially.

In July, Professor Chase called for an independent State investigation of the CDFA program asking that charges be brought against those who are guilty of violating the public trust and guilty of child endangerment by endangering children’s lives with toxins applied directly onto their bodies and into the air they must breath. “As more and more people and elected officials are learning the truth about LBAM and the CDFA, the likelihood grows that the participants in this eradication fraud at CDFA will pay for their crimes.”

The cover, alone, of Professor Chase’s report is well worth the download. The entire report is a quick read, and it offers the most relevant references and videos within each subject area for those who are interested in a deeper look into the world of LBAM and CDFA fraud.

Glen Chase is a Professor of Systems Management specializing in Environmental Economics and Statistics. Glen served as an Associate Professor teaching graduate level courses in Systems Management at USC for eight years. He has taught at multiple universities in the Central Coast area, including The Naval Post Graduate School, The Monterey Institute of International Studies and Cal State University, Monterey Bay. Glen is also a Management Consultant. Currently, Professor Chase develops management systems to assist organizations that cater to the improvement of life for children with disabilities.

Background Note: the area of Systems Management within Chase’s field involves management, communication and integration of complex and often highly specialized sciences. Systems Management was not generally recognized 100 years ago, when a single scientist could be a master of all areas related to his/her work. Today, it is essential.