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My friend Carissa wrote our Oregon Representative & Senator about my son Avi’s Lead testing of his school’s fountains.

My friend Carissa wrote our Oregon Representative & Senator about my son Avi’s Lead testing of his school’s fountains.

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Sent to Senator Kathaleen Taylor & Representative Karin Power   Date Sent: June 4, 2019   Dear Rep Power and Senator Taylor,   I am contacting you because Sellwood Middle School is in your district.   I wanted to bring to your attention an excellent piece of work by 14 year old citizen scientist, Avi Rubin,…

My name is Avi Rubin. I’m 14. I was lead poisoned as a baby in 2005. Today (in 2019) my school is poisoning my friends.

My name is Avi Rubin. I’m 14. I was lead poisoned as a baby in 2005. Today (in 2019) my school is poisoning my friends.

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Tuesday, June 4, 2019 Portland, Oregon My mom is one of the leading experts on Lead Poisoning Prevention in the world. She started doing Lead Poisoning Prevention advocacy because I was acutely Lead-Poisoned as a baby (when I was 7 months old.) [See Avi’s story here.] I have been very interested in her work for…

“Measles Epidemic 2019”: A perspective from the front lines, by a Portland, Oregon mother of unvaccinated children.

“Measles Epidemic 2019”: A perspective from the front lines, by a Portland, Oregon mother of unvaccinated children.

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Hello! To start let’s clarify what this post  is not about: This is not an anti-vax post. This is not a pro-vax post. This is not a post about vaccines. This is not a post about the measles. “What is it then?” – you ask. This is a post about misinformation and the news media…

Dear School Administrator, You are an ASSHAT for dismissing my son’s very real life-threatening medical condition.

Dear School Administrator, You are an ASSHAT for dismissing my son’s very real life-threatening medical condition.

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This week I got a call from my the school psychologist for my son’s school (Let’s call her Becky, because that’s her name.) Becky has always been fairly cordial and reasonable – although I cannot say that her work with my children has produced any specific positive results, but I have historically blamed the school…

Letter to the Portland Public School District This Morning Re: Lead in PPS Schools’ Water

Letter to the Portland Public School District This Morning Re: Lead in PPS Schools’ Water

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Note: I wrote this post in response to my child coming home distraught – in tears, actually – over the cavalier attitudes/misplaced and absolute confidence of nearly all of the adults who whom he has interacted with at school regarding this issue. While my tone may seem inappropriate and my anger may seem misplaced to some, for me…

Here’s what one might expect a modern clearance test to look like in 2018

Here’s what one might expect a modern clearance test to look like in 2018

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     For those new to the Lead Safe Mama website: Tamara Rubin is a multiple-federal-award-winning independent advocate for childhood Lead poisoning prevention and consumer goods safety, and a documentary filmmaker. She is also a mother of Lead-poisoned children (two of her four sons were acutely Lead-poisoned in 2005). Tamara owns and runs Lead Safe…

Portland Public Schools is simply NOT using the strictest standards nor best practices to protect your children from lead in schools: A series — Part 1: Post Lead-remediation construction dust found at Lewis Elementary School

Portland Public Schools is simply NOT using the strictest standards nor best practices to protect your children from lead in schools: A series — Part 1: Post Lead-remediation construction dust found at Lewis Elementary School

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  For those new to the Lead Safe Mama website: Tamara Rubin is a multiple-federal-award-winning independent advocate for childhood Lead poisoning prevention and consumer goods safety, and a documentary filmmaker. She is also a mother of Lead-poisoned children (two of her four sons were acutely Lead-poisoned in 2005). Tamara owns and runs Lead Safe Mama,…

#AskTamara: I’m concerned that contractors at my Portland, Oregon elementary school are not using lead safe work practices. What should I do?

#AskTamara: I’m concerned that contractors at my Portland, Oregon elementary school are not using lead safe work practices. What should I do?

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For those new to the Lead Safe Mama website: Tamara Rubin is a multiple-federal-award-winning independent advocate for childhood Lead poisoning prevention and consumer goods safety, and a documentary filmmaker. She is also a mother of Lead-poisoned children (two of her four sons were acutely Lead-poisoned in 2005). Tamara owns and runs Lead Safe Mama, LLC…

Portland Tribune Article Today: Vaccine Choice

Portland Tribune Article Today: Vaccine Choice

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This article (linked below) was written by a friend of mine about a family we took into our home for several months last year (after their baby was illegally taken from them in the hospital.) This.Is.Personal. & children are NOT being protected by these illegal, yet (ostensibly) government sanctioned actions. Said another way; children are…

“The Kenton Lead Blob” ( Video ) Filmed in 2016

“The Kenton Lead Blob” ( Video ) Filmed in 2016

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For more information about this video and project, click here. This is a short (10-minute) video about lead contamination in a neighborhood in Portland, Oregon. The thing I personally like best about this video is how it captures the level of activity at my old office…all the drop-ins, the team of volunteers and helpers who…