#AskTamara: Lead Poisoning Is A *New* Epidemic? Really?
#AskTamara Originally posted: November 15, 2013 On our Facebook page today – a follower (Lori Campbell) read the tag-line for our Kickstarter campaign for the film: “Why are “ADD”, “ADHD” & “Autism” approaching epidemic levels in the U.S.? Find out @MisLEADMovie 1 in 3 U.S. kids has been poisoned.” Lori then posed this question: “So,…
A School For Avi
I thought I finally found a school for Avi—really I did. While we are technically “Home Schooling” him, it is among the most difficult things I have ever done (mostly because of the “negotiations” with him that are increasingly required to get him into the frame of mind in which he is ready to learn…
The Phone Will Not Ring
The phone will not ring today. I know this for certain. It’s oddly comforting. Or maybe not so odd! Just welcome. Peace and quiet. Space to work. Tamara Rubin November 8, 2013 P.S. if you were trying to reach me, please use email or facebook!
The Cost of Advocacy
Those of you who know me know that I founded the Lead Safe America Foundation with a 3-part mission: Emergency intervention and support to families whose children have been poisoned, Outreach and Education for the Primary Prevention of Childhood Lead Poisoning, and Parent Advocate Support. Parent Advocate Support is possibly the most important of the…
A 420 story: Retired Military Environmental Activist, a piece I wrote in 2013
Written/Published: November 6, 2013 “Retired Military Environmental Activist” Wow—that sounded like an oxymoron to me; this seemed unlikely…or at least unusual! Earlier this week I had the most amazing, far-ranging conversation with a retired military environmental activist (I guess technically he may not even be completely retired—as he told me that he was just called…
Adding Injury to Insult
My 8-year old son broke his arm recently. I know most parents of boys utter similar words at some time during their tenure as a parent; it’s practically inevitable… or at least it seems inevitable if you have a boy—especially if you have more than one boy! Each of my boys has had some incident…
In the News! 11/02/13 – Al Jazeera America
We’re in the news again! I always consider any press a great victory for the cause, but international press is especially exciting as it creates the potential to reach the whole world with this concern, not just the good ol’ U.S. of A – potentially generating awareness that will protect children everywhere. Because this piece…
Community Film Screenings
MisLEAD is a documentary feature film about the hidden epidemic of childhood lead poisoning in America today. Few in the U.S. realize that 1 in 3 children in our country have likely had an unsafe level of lead in their blood in their life-time; most families do not test their children and are not aware of…