Published: June 18, 2014
Questions From Nicole (Via MisLEAD: America's Secret Epidemic Facebook Page.)
QUESTION:
I just found your page on FB and am a bit overwhelmed with all the information. It makes me want to clean my house and throw out everything! I have a couple questions: do you have a ...
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Recent & Important Articles:
Q: Renting a 1950’s House…
May 19, 2014
Kayla
QUESTION:
Hello! I have come across your site and wondered if you would have the time to answer a question for me? We live in a home in the south built in the 50s. It was completely repainted before we moved in and the lead status is "unknown". We are renting and our ...
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Dear Tamara…
Ala "Dear Abby"...
...Stay tuned for a new series of blog posts where I answer your questions about lead hazards and solutions. If you have a question you want answered please post it in the comments below.
- Tamara ...
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Philip
I started my undergraduate studies at New York University in 1987.
I was in the Drama program at NYU's Tisch School of the Arts - and was in conservatory at the Circle In The Square Studio - towards my bachelor of fine arts in stage acting.
1987.
I remember thinking at the time that "Wow, ...
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Christmas came a day or two early this year!
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 ...
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“Traipsing” Around the Country…
Tamara, WHY are you constantly "traipsing" all over the country meeting experts, business leaders, celebrities, journalists, filmmakers, and other public figures?
The answer is simple: One of these new friends is going to help make the difference — I just don't know who.
In a way, the ...
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#AskTamara: Is there Lead in chocolate? Really? What about Cadmium?
For those new to this 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 sons were acutely ...
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Lead in Antiques & Christmas Lights (& Stained Glass Windows & Antique Print Trays) – a video.
Image of an antique print tray found on Etsy
Originally Published: December 10, 2013
Updated: March 13, 2022 - Sunday
Below is a video that is a scene from an early cut of my documentary feature film (that was one of the many, many fun scenes that we eventually had to cut from ...
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Our Film – On Kickstarter!
We launched our latest (and final) Kickstarter project for my documentary film about a week ago. Please check it out and consider making a pledge. Pledges are made with a credit card via your Amazon account. You don't actually get charged on your card unless (and until) we fund - which would be ...
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#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 ...
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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 ...
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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! ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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