Chicago, IL - Beyond Pesticides

Nutrition for Optimal Health Association n
Beyond Today n Environment Illinois n
Loyola Campus Greens n People for Community Recovery
Co-sponsored by
Safer Pest Control Project
Co-convened by
Beyond Pesticides
Convened by
Loyola University Water Tower campus
Chicago, Illinois n June 1-3, 2007
The 25th National Pesticide Forum
Solutions for health and the environment
Changing Course in a Changing Climate
Changing Course in a Changing Climate
Changing Course in a Changing Climate
The 25 National Pesticide Forum
Loyola University n Chicago, IL n June 1-3, 2007
The 25th National Pesticide Forum
Loyola University n Chicago, IL n June 1-3, 2007
Solutions for health and the environment
Solutions for health and the environment
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friday, june 1
1:00-4:00 pm
Rooftop-Garden Tour
5:00-7:00 pm
Registration
6:00-7:00 pm
Pesticides 101
7:00-11:00 pm
Welcome Reception
7:00 - 7:50 pm: Reception and Welcome
7:50 - 8:10 pm: Speaker: Shelley Davis
8:10 - 8:30 pm: Dragonfly Award Presentation
8:30 - 9:00 pm: Speaker: Warren Porter, Ph.D.
9:00 - 11:00 pm: Reception
saturday, june 2
8:00 - 8:45 am
9:00 - 9:20 am
9:20 - 11:10 pm Continental Breakfast
Welcome
Climate Change:
Consequences and the organic response
11:30am - 12:45pm Toxic Policies that Hurt Communities of Color
12:45 - 2:00 pm Lunch
2:15 - 4:10 pm Emerging Science Panel
4:30 - 6:00 pm Workshops I
Climate Change Discussion n Toxic Policies that Hurt
Communities of Color Discussion n Emerging Science
Discussion n Healthy, Organic Food in the Community
7:00 pm
Organic Night-on-the-Town ($25)
sunday, june 3
8:00 - 8:45 am Continental Breakfast
9:00 - 9:30 am
Practicing Precaution
9:30 - 10:15 am Protective Policies and Effective Advocacy
10:30 am - 12:00 pm Workshops II
Precaution and Policies Discussion n Pesticides, Water and the Great Lakes n Creating Healthy Indoor Environ
ments n Introduction to the Pesticide Working Group
12:00 - 12:30 pm Closing (PWG strategy meeting to follow)
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This is a fragrance-free event. No scented body products, please.
CALL TO THE CONFERENCE
W
e celebrate Rachel Carson’s legacy
and commitment to understanding
and respecting our relationship to nature
in this year of her 100th birthday. We come
together at this 25th National Pesticide
Forum at a time when the need for
action is urgent.
This conference explores the interconnectedness
of the environmental and
public health
crises associated with
chemical-intensive approaches
to modern living.
At the same time, we
strike a hopeful note in
discussing solutions that are
within our reach. In addressing the urgency
of the problem, we offer ourselves, our
communities, and our elected officials challenges that we must and can meet. We use
the opportunity of this Forum to share the
cutting edge science, current policy, and
community experience for the purpose of
empowering meaningful change.
At a time when global climate change has
attracted national attention, it is clear that
warming trends increase invasive plant and
insect-borne disease pressures, which in
turn result in increased calls for pesticide
use –a response that can only lead to
elevated public health and environmental
hazards identified by the scientific findings that are presented at this conference. Critical research data focuses our
discussion on organic practices
as a powerful tool in averting a global warming
catastrophe, by reducing fossil fuel
use significantly
and increasing
by four times
the sequestering of atmospheric carbon. Simultaneously, organic
systems eliminate
dependency on toxic
pesticides and support
ecological balance.
The Forum recognizes the importance of
change through local action and offers an
opportunity to discuss the necessary strategies for moving from current statutory and
regulatory approaches that ineffectively
define acceptable chemical risks to precautionary approaches that chart a safer
and sustainable path. Thanks for joining
us at the Forum!
Jay Feldman
Executive Director
Beyond Pesticides
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Changing Course in a Changing Climate
Solutions for health and the environment
The 25th National Pesticide Forum
Loyola University n Chicago, IL n June 1-3, 2007
Schedule of Events
friday, june 1
 Garden-Rooftop Tour - led by Rachel
Rosenberg,
executive director, Safer Pest Control
[meet in 1st floor lobby]
Project, Chicago, IL
1:00 - 4:00 pm
5:00 - 7:00 pm
Registration [Kasbeer Lobby]
6:00
- 7:00
[Room 306]

pm
Pesticides 101
Caroline Cox, Beyond Pesticides board member; research director, Center for Environmental Health,
Oakland, CA
Terry Shistar, PhD, Beyond Pesticides board member;
Kaw Valley Greens, Lawrence, KS
Jay Feldman, moderator, executive director, Beyond
Pesticides, Washington, DC
7:00 - 11:00 pm
[Kasbeer
Hall]

Socializing and Welcome
7:00 - 7:50 pm
Welcome Reception
Sponsored by Farmworker Justice
Robina Suwol, Beyond Pesticides’ board president;
executive director, California Safe Schools, Los
Angeles, CA; John G. Johnson, Safer Pest Control
Project board president; assistant director of university
development, North Park University, Chicago, IL
7:50 - 8:10 pm
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Protecting Farmworkers in the 2007 Farm Bill
Shelley Davis, Beyond Pesticides’ board member;
deputy director, Farmworker Justice, Washington, DC
Dragonfly Award: Samuel S. Epstein, MD
8:10 - 8:30 pm
Jay Feldman, executive director of Beyond
Pesticides will present the award to Catherine
Epstein. Dr. Epstein cannot attend due to an illness.
8:30 - 9:00 pm
The Big Picture: Linking Pesticide Science and
Health Effects
Warren Porter, PhD, professor of Zoology, University
of Wisconsin-Madison
Reception and Socializing
9:00 - 11:00 pm
saturday, june 2
8:00 - 8:45 am
Continental Breakfast/Registration
9:00 - 9:20 am Welcome
[Rubloff Lobby]
[Rubloff Auditorium]
Jay Feldman, executive director, Beyond
Pesticides, Washington, DC
Rachel Rosenberg, executive director, Safer Pest
Control Project, Chicago, IL
9:20 - 11:10 am  Climate Change
Consequences
[Rubloff Auditorium]
9:20 - 10:40 am Peter Orris, MD, associate director, Great Lakes
Center for Occupational and Environmental Safety
and Health, University of Illinois, Chicago, IL
Lewis Ziska, PhD, plant physiologist, USDA Crop Systems and Global Change Lab, Beltsville, MD
Pamela Miller, executive director, Alaska
Community Action on Toxics, Anchorage, AK
10:40 - 11:10 am The organic response
Paul Hepperly, PhD, research and training
manager, The Rodale Institute, Kutztown, PA
Routt Reigart, MD, moderator, Beyond Pesticides
board member; director of General Pediatrics,
Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston
11:10 - 11:30 am Break
[Rubloff Lobby]
11:30 am - 12:45 pm  Toxic Policies that Hurt Communities of
[Rubloff Auditorium]
Color
Cecil Corbin-Mark, program director, West Harlem
Environmental Action, New York, NY
Cheryl Johnson, executive director, the People
for Community Recovery, Chicago, IL
Shelley Davis, Beyond Pesticides’ board member;
deputy director, Farmworker Justice, Washington, DC
Andrea Kidd Taylor, DrPH, moderator, Beyond
Pesticides board member; professor, Morgan State
University School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD
12:45 - 2:15 pm [Kasbeer Hall]
Lunch
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saturday, june 2 (CONTINUED)
2:15 - 4:10 pm [Rubloff Auditorium]
 Emerging Science
Muhammed Towhid Salam, MD, researcher,
University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
Jennifer Sass, PhD, senior scientist, Natural
Resources Defense Council, Washington, DC
Rolf Halden, PhD, PE, co-founder, Johns Hopkins
Center for Water and Health, Baltimore, MD
Tyrone Hayes, PhD, professor of Integrative
Biology, University of California, Berkeley
Warren Porter, PhD, professor of Zoology,
University of Wisconsin-Madison
4:10 - 4:30 pm Break
4:30 - 6:00 pm  Workshops I
[Rubloff Lobby]
1) Climate Change Discussion
2) Emerging Science Discussion
[Room 211]
[Room 306]
Peter Orris, MD, associate director,
Great Lakes Center for Occupational
and Environmental Safety and Health,
University of Illinois, Chicago, IL
Lewis Ziska, PhD, plant physiologist, USDA Crop Systems and Global
Change Lab, Beltsville, MD
Paul Hepperly, PhD, research and
training manager, Rodale Institute,
Kutztown, PA
Pamela Miller, executive director,
Alaska Community Action on Toxics,
Anchorage, AK
Kim Stone, moderator, associate
director, Safer Pest Control Project,
Chicago, IL
n As follow-up to the Climate
Change: Consequences and the
organic response panel, this
workshop will allow for an in-depth
discussion of how global climate
change will impact pesticide use,
agriculture and public health, and
how organic agriculture is an important part of the solution.
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Muhammed Towhid Salam, MD,
researcher, University of Southern
California, Los Angeles, CA
Jennifer Sass, PhD, senior scientist,
Natural Resources Defense Council
Washington, DC
Rolf Halden, PhD, PE, co-founder,
Johns Hopkins Center for Water and
Health, Baltimore, MD
Tyrone Hayes, PhD, professor of
Integrative Biology, University of
California, Berkeley
Karl Tupper, staff scientist, Pesticide
Action Network North America, San
Francisco, CA
Caroline Cox, moderator, Beyond
Pesticides board member; research
director, Center for Environmental
Health, Oakland, CA
n As follow-up to the Emerging
Science panel, this workshop will
allow for more discussion of the
issues presented, as well as a look
at pesticide drift data showing realworld pesticide combinations.
saturday, june 2 (CONTINUED)
4:30 - 6:00 pm  Workshops I (continued)
3) Toxic Policies that Hurt
Communities of Color Discussion
4) Healthy, Organic Food in the
Community
[Room 206]
[Room 105]
Cecil Corbin-Mark, program director, West Harlem Environmental
Action, New York, NY
Shelley Davis, Beyond Pesticides
board member; deputy director,
Farmworker Justice, Washington, DC
Margaret Reeves, PhD, senior
scientist, Pesticide Action Network
North America, San Francisco, CA
Cheryl Johnson, moderator, director, People for Community Recovery,
Chicago, IL
n As follow-up to the Toxic
Policies that Hurt Communities
of Color panel, this workshop will
allow for more discussion of the
topics presented. It will also look
at issues faced by farmworkers
across the country and examine
new “biodrift” data.
7:00 pm Abby Mandel, president, Green City
Market, Chicago, IL
Parris Brewer, assistant marketing representative, Growing Home,
Chicago, IL
Jim Riddle, moderator, Beyond
Pesticides board member; organic
outreach coordinator, University of
Minnesota Organic Ecology,
Lamberton, MN
n This workshop will explore the
role that organic farming methods play in growing food in community gardens and local farms.
We will hear about an innovative
Chicago farmers’ market, as well
as a program creating employment
opportunities in organic agriculture for homeless and low-income
Chicagoans.
 Organic Night-on-the-Town ($25)
Safer Pest Control Project and Beyond Pesticides are hosting a party at the
Butterfly Social Club. All conference participants are invited to attend. The
cost is $25 and includes an organic dinner, transportation from the Forum to
the club, and admission to both the Butterfly Social Club and the Funky Buddha Lounge next door. There will be a cash bar with drink specials.
The interior of the all-natural Social Butterfly Club is built out with a mud,
sand, clay and straw mixture formed into trees (with real leaves) growing out
of the wall. Sit snug in your own little “treehouse” nook coated in beeswax
while looking around at a space designed from recycled materials. Look for
the spot’s namesake: Mirrored mosaic butterflies can be spotted on the walls.
Solar power keeps the lights going and the global-beat DJs spinning while
you sip chemical-free drinks and juices in a smoke-free spot.
Space is limited. Please sign-up in advance at the registration table if
you would like to join us!
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sunday, june 3
sunday, june 3 (CONTINUED)
8:00 - 8:45 am
Continental Breakfast/Registration
10:30 am - 12:00 pm  Workshops II (continued)
9:00 - 9:30 am  Practicing Precaution
3) Threatened Waters: The Great
Lakes and Pesticides
4) Introduction to the Pesticide
Working Group
[Room 306]
[Room 206]
[Rubloff lobby]
[Rubloff Auditorium]
Debbie Raphael, program manager, City and
County of San Francisco Toxics Reduction and
Green Building Programs, San Francisco, CA
Allen Spalt, moderator, Beyond Pesticides board
member; chair, Pesticide Education Project,
Agricultural Resources Center, Carrboro, NC
9:30 - 10:15 am  Protective Policies and Effective Advocacy
[Rubloff Auditorium]
Jason Rupaka, member, Plainville Conservation Commission, Plainville, CT
Robina Suwol, executive director, California Safe
Schools, Los Angeles, CA
Joel Kupferman, executive director, NYEnviron-
mental Law and Justice Project, New York, NY
Fawn Pattison, executive director, Pesticide
Education Project, Carrboro, NC
Lorna Donaldson, moderator, Beyond Pesticides
board member; Donaldson Farms, Tiptonville, TN
10:15 - 10:30 am [Rubloff lobby]
Break
10:30 am - 12:00 pm  Workshops II
2) Healthy Indoor Environments
1) Practicing Precaution and
[Room 105]
Protective Policies Discussion
Cecil Corbin-Mark, program direc[Room 211]
Debbie Raphael, program manager, tor, West Harlem Environmental
Toxics Reduction and Green Building Action, New York, NY
Tom Green, president, IPM Works,
Programs, San Francisco, CA
Jason Rupaka, Plainville Conserva- Madison, WI
Rachel Rosenberg, executive
tion Commission, Plainville, CT
Fawn Pattison, executive director, Pes- director, Safer Pest Control Project,
Chicago, IL
ticide Education Project, Raleigh, NC
Joel Kupferman, executive director, Alan Cohen, moderator, Beyond
Pesticides board member; presiNew York Environmental Law and
dent, Bio-Logical Pest Management,
Justice Project, New York, NY
Robina Suwol, moderator, executive Washington, DC
director, California Safe Schools, Los n More studies are showing the
health impacts of indoor pesticide
Angeles, CA
n An indepth followup to the Prac- exposure. Learn effective strategies for staying pest-free without
ticing Precaution and Protective
poisoning your family.
Policies plenary sessions.
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Elizabeth LaPlante, senior manager,
EPA Great Lakes Protection Office,
Chicago, IL
Rolf Halden, PhD, PE, co-founder,
Johns Hopkins Center for Water and
Health, Baltimore, MD
Merrill Clark, Roseland Organic
Farms, Cassopolis, MI
Tessa Hill, moderator, Beyond
Pesticides board member; executive
director, Kids for Saving Earth Worldwide, Minneapolis, MN
n The Great Lakes form the largest surface freshwater system on
Earth. Studies show nearly all surface water to contain one or more
pesticides at detectable levels.
Learn what’s threatening the Great
Lakes and what you can do.
12:00 - 12:30 pm [Rubloff Auditorium]
John Kepner, program director,
Beyond Pesticides; PWG co-chair,
Washington, DC
Kristin Schafer, campaigns
director, Pesticide Action Network
North America; PWG co-chair, San
Francisco, CA
n The Pesticide Working Group
(PWG) will be hosting a strategy
meeting, immediately following the
Forum, to develop a collaborative
workplan for the movement over
the coming year. The meeting will
focus on policy, messaging and
organizing tools. This session will
bring activists interested in joining PWG up to speed prior to the
meeting. Please see John or Kristin
prior to the session.
Closing
The Coming Clean Pesticide Working Group (PWG) will be hosting its
strategy meeting immediately following the Forum. If you are interested in
attending, please see PWG co-chairs, John Kepner (Beyond Pesticides) or
Kristin Schafer (Pesticide Action Network North America), to sign-up for this
invitation-only meeting.
THANK YOU!
A special thank you to all those who have sponsored Changing
Course in a Changing Climate, the 25th National Pesticide Forum.
They are all special supporters of Beyond Pesticides and our
programs.
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NOTES:
CONGRATULATIONS SAM EPSTEIN, MD
2007 BEYOND PESTICIDES DRAGONFLY AWARD RECIPIENT
For tireless dedication advancing knowledge and action
to protect health and the environment
B
eyond Pesticides, founded in 1981 as the National Coalition Against the Misuse of Pesticides (NCAMP), is a nonprofit, national membership organization
that works with allies in protecting public health and the environment to lead the
transition to a world free of toxic pesticides. The organization’s primary goal is to
effect change through local action, assisting individuals and community-based
organizations to stimulate discussion on the hazards of toxic pesticides, while
providing information on alternatives. Beyond Pesticides publishes a quarterly
news magazine, Pesticides and You, a monthly news bulletin, Technical Report,
the bi-monthly School Pesticide Monitor, and a Daily News Blog at www.beyondpesticides.org. You can reach us at 202-543-5450, [email protected],
and through our website, www.beyondpesticides.org.
BEYOND PESTICIDES BOARD OF DIRECTORS: Robina Suwol (Acting
President), California Safe Schools, Van Nuys, CA; Terry Shistar, PhD (Secretary), Kaw Valley Greens, Lawrence, KS; Lani Malmberg (Treasurer), Ewe4ic
Ecological Services Inc., Lander, WY Ruth Berlin (At-Large), Maryland Pesticide
Network, Annapolis, MD; Alan Cohen, Bio-Logical Pest Management, Washington, DC; Caroline Cox, Center for Environmental Health, Oakland, CA; Shelley
Davis, Farmworker Justice, Washington, DC; Lorna Donaldson, Donaldson
Family Farms, Tiptonville, TN; Jay Feldman, Beyond Pesticides, Washington,
DC; Tessa Hill, Kids for Saving Earth Worldwide, Plymouth, MN; Warren Porter,
PhD, University of Wisconsin at Madison, Madiason, WI; Floribella Redondo,
Campesinos Sin Fronteras, Yuma, AZ; Routt Reigart, MD, Medical University
of South Carolina, Charleston, SC; Jim Riddle, University of Minnesota Organic Ecology, Winona, MN; Allen Spalt PEST EDucation Project, Agricultural
Resources Center, Carrboro, NC; Andrea Kidd Talyor, DrPH, Morgan State
University, Baltimore, MD.
BEYOND PESTICIDES STAFF: Jay Feldman, executive director; John
Kepner, project director; Eileen Gunn, project director; Laura Hepting, special
projects coordinator; Aviva Glaser, research associate; Jane Philbrick, public
education associate.