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Global Recognition Campaign for Multiple Chemical Sensitivity |
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Global
Recognition
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for Multiple Chemical Sensitivity, Chemical
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| Coordinators around the World: Australia | |
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Our Coordinators around the
World are all volunteers, doing what they can to help (The Coordinators' email
addresses have been changed to prevent spam.
Note to coordinators: Thank you for your support. Coordinator's A.M.I.C.A. Association for the Environmental and Chronic Chemical Injury (Italian with English translation) Donatella Stocchi Italy Featuring the Australian Art of Sydney Artist Murray Thompson.
Murray Thompson
What if you were incapacitated -- say, poisoned by chemicals (eg pesticides) -- and could not work normally because you now have Multiple Chemical Sensitivity? Could you put your computer to work at home where you have control over your immediate environment? Murray Thompson New South Wales, Australia
Pesticide Poison Currently under construction. Murray Thompson New South Wales, Australia Photomon's Vault Arts & Entertainment Julie Moore Georgia, USA
(in Japanese) Yasuko Kato  Please Sign the Global Recognition Campaign
Guestbook |
"Diana
has no control whatsoever over what is written or said by other
Coordinators; they are Coordinators of MCS-Global to spread education
& awareness to the population about chemically induced injury,
illnesses & diseases and that we must choose and use chemical free
alternatives as much as possible".  Founder and Global Coordinator .JPG) Diana Buckland Website: www.mcs-global.org Email: diana (at) mcs-global.org Please support the campaign by spreading the word and also take positive action by demanding your authorities, leaders and others seriously reduce Society's reliance on so many chemicals and seek chemical-free alternatives wherever and whenever possible and to help us gain full and formal recognition of MCS. My only son, James Buckland, was injured by pesticides when he was very young . . . I, too, was affected by the pesticides (neurotoxic poisons) in that I suffered years of major depressive illness from the exposures to those dangerous chemicals . . . You can read my story here. Our dedicated Coordinators and many other Groups globally, are doing everything we can to gain formal Global Recognition of MCS and also to bring Awareness, Information & Education to you, the global population, as to the disastrous effects on human health & environmental health from global chemical pollution. This, together with Global Warming is very worrying indeed - we, the occupants and caretakers of Mother Earth, have polluted ourselves and everything within our precious planet. It is imperative that we all, as vitally important inhabitants of our world, do whatever we can to bring about our own education & awareness programs. We need to promote chemical free living as much as possible. Support, encourage and promote organic food production. Choose and promote chemical free means of pest and weed control. Please approach your Councils/local authorities, Leaders, Members of Parliament, neighbours, work colleagues, teachers, friends, family, media et al to stop using chemical pesticides, insecticides, weedicides (herbicides), fungicides and implement chemical free means of pest and weed control and give them the important information from this website so everyone can start making changes. Unless we drastically reduce global chemical use, our future is very bleak indeed! Don't wait until it is too late - start making changes now. We also need to look at changing what we buy - stop buying all the usual personal care products (which are chemical cocktails) which are polluting globally and harming health and choose chemical free /organic personal care products. Remember, the usual personal care products / perfumed products are a cocktail of toxic chemicals !!! For cleaning products, same applies. If you care about yours or your loved-ones health - PLEASE STOP USING TOXIC CHEMICALS! Choose chemical free, organic and/or the safe cleaning mitts which are available widely. All purpose steam cleaners are marvelous, you can clean and disinfect everything in your home as well as kill bed bugs, dust mites, fleas, flea eggs etc., and also kill weeds etc., all without the use of any dangerous chemicals whatsoever (of course you have to exercise care and caution when using steam cleaners; especially near children). See our Safer Alternatives section. We all need to care about human health and environmental health, our own health, the health of our neighbours, family and friends; and the health of our precious children and all children. And yes, we all need to care about everyone else also! Act now and reduce this heavy reliance on so many chemicals in our lives before it is way too late. We have a global society whose health systems are bursting at the seams - unable to cope with the huge amounts of sickness and disease globally and with huge waiting lists. There are so many illnesses and diseases from chemical exposures and I would ask each and every one of you to study this website carefully. See our MCS-Global Information Package and remember to look at the Cancer links - data that could help you become Aware and Informed about cancers and the chemical connection. Remember, every shop, supermarket et al are packed with a huge range of toxic chemicals; they are only interested in sales. It is up to us to protect our own health and the health of others by refusing to buy and choosing chemical-free alternatives. When the demands for these alternatives is high enough it sends a strong message to the manufacturers and suppliers; that the people are waking up and want chemical free alternatives. Be assured, our health depends on it. We must all implement chemical-free alternatives as much as possible to reduce our exposures to such a broad range of chemicals. If we apply the Precautionary Principle - we have a much greater chance for a healthy and happy global population. Every person who takes positive action will make a difference. Please do this for all life on Planet Earth. Be part of the SOLUTION and NOT part of the PROBLEM! * Australia * 
Australia Coordinator 
Pamela Valenti Website: Australian Chemical Trauma Alliance Email: gypsyfire(at)lasgamasmadrid.com Pamela is also the National Representative of the Australian Chemical Trauma Alliance. The Australian Chemical Trauma Alliance (ACTA) was formed when it was discovered that there was no organisation that was dedicated exclusively to providing support for chemically affected people. Members have access to the following services: counselling, advice, referrals to appropriate medical and legal practitioners, and introductions to other members for mutual support.
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South Australia Coordinator
Peter Evans:
RN
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(Grad Dip Health Counselling Convenor South Australian Task Force on MCS) Email: satfmcs(at)optusnet.com.au I first started developing symptoms of multiple chemical sensitivity in 1984 after I was exposed to sterilizing chemicals in the hospital where I trained as a registered nurse. With intermittent brain fog and memory problems, I wondered why I was suddenly too tired to get out of bed in the mornings. The skin rash and itching were so severe, at night I would scratch myself until I bled. At the same time I started to get severe depression. . . . In 2001 I decided that if I didn’t start fighting back against the chemical onslaught I might just as well lay down and die. So, together with a small group of other people with MCS, we formed the South Australian Task Force on MCS to respond to the public health crisis of chemical injury and have been lobbying for recognition of the problem ever since. There is huge resistance from governments and industries that are responsible for the negligence but we are making slow progress. Read Peter's story: Click here l New South Wales l
New South Wales Coordinators 
Eve Hillary Website: Eve Hillary Email: evehillary(at)smartchat.net.au Eve Hillary is a freelance medical writer and research analyst on issues pertaining to health care, environmental health and the ways in which globalisation erodes Democracy. She specializes in documenting the human impact of the politics of multinational industry, including medical and biotech corporations. She covers issues such as emerging epidemics, gene pollution, chemical pollution, government regulators, third world exploitation and the role of the media. She is the author of Children of a Toxic Harvest: An Environmental Autobiography, Health Betrayal; Staying Away From The Sickness Industry and numerous articles relating to environmental health issues. Eve has spent 25 years in health care where she has observed the medical industry at first hand from the inside. Knowledge is power, and Eve’s primary objective is to return this power to the individuals whose lives depend on it. Her most recent book is Health Betrayal; Staying away from the sickness industry. She is also a public speaker. Eve now lives on the New South Wales coast and has a clinic within a medical practice. 
Murray Thompson
Websites: Poisoned PeoplePesticide Poison Aussie Paintings Earn Residual Income Online Email: dreedlegilf(at)yahoo.com My name is Murray Thompson, I am a professional artist (see my websites) and I live in a Department of Housing (DOH) unit in North-Western Sydney. Despite my giving the DOH four warnings over four years regarding my chemical sensitivity (this was prior to accepting a DOH unit), my unit was 'nuked' with a synthetic pyrethroid termiticide (quite a common agricultural poison) -- one classified by the USEPA as a possible human carcinogen -- without so much as a mild caution in terms of even basic toxicological cautions or public health warnings. As I have a Degree in Environmental Health (though with no specific training in pesticide toxicities), I have heavily researched the effects of pesticide poisoning and have started developing this website and Support Group. The Support Group will be called, simply, Poisoned People. Keep an eye on my site as I add a great deal of toxicological data, links and stories, including copies of letters and emails from me to DOH, and from DOH to me (what little there are of these!). You will find out what reputable scientific research has to say about pesticides (and other chemicals like weedicides), where to go to get help with your injuries and inquiries, and what I have been told by people poisoned by uncaring bureaucracies. Read Murray's story: Click here l Queensland l
Layla does not have MCS but wants to join us as she
is so deeply concerned about global chemical pollution and the obvious
disastrous effects on human health & environmental health and the fact
that MCS is not formally globally recognised; and has spent a great deal
of time handing out MCS-Global business cards to bring people to the
website as part of our Awareness, Information, Education & Recognition
Campaign.
Years earlier, (even though at the time Layla
had no idea what caused this), Layla was affected badly by pesticides
et al (neuro-toxic poisons) in that she suffered emotional problems and
major depressive illness; wherein she was placed into a Psychiatric
Hospital and given a cocktail of psychiatric medications and was also
forcibly given approximately 30 Electro Shock Treatments.
North Queensland Coordinator  Neil Reynolds Website: ME/CFS/FM Support Far North Email: nqldcoordinator(at)mcs-global.org Myalgic Encephalomyelitis, ME is not tiredness or extreme tiredness, but a severe flu-like illness that is usually precipitated by a virus, commonly glandular fever or Ross River fever in Queensland. Symptoms patients may suffer include headaches, memory and concentration problems, sore throat, muscle and joint pain, irritable bowel syndrome, disturbed sleep, exhaustion after minor effort, food allergies/ sensitivities and sensitivity to bright light and noise. ME is also known as Chronic Fatigue Syndrome -CFS-......more on CFS, Chronic Fatigue Immune Dysfunction Syndrome -CFIDS- (mainly in the USA) and Myalgic Encephalopathy (??)....more on ME Fibromyalgia (FM): (patients suffer similar symptoms to CFS) is an increasingly recognized chronic pain illness which is characterized by widespread musculoskeletal aches, pain and stiffness, soft tissue tenderness, general fatigue and sleep disturbances. The most common sites of pain include the neck, back, shoulders, pelvic girdle and hands, but any body part can be involved. Fibromyalgia patients experience a range of symptoms of varying intensities that may wax and wane over time....more l Central Queensland l Queensland Central Region Coordinator  Phillip Moon Website: http://poisoned.homestead.com/index.html Email: phillipmoon(at)bigpond.com I spent 16 year in the Air Force where I was severely injure by a myriad of toxic chemicals. If I can help anyone who has been chemically injured, please contact me. Both my wife Glenda and I are dying slowly of toxic poisoning from my handling of the SR51 sealant used on the Deseal/Reseal fuel tank maintenance program on the F-111's at Amberley outside of Brisbane near Ipswich. I handled the drums as a Stores person from 1982 -1987, plus Glenda would handle my dirty work clothes covered in chemicals and sealant every day and place them in the washing machine. However the chemicals never left the washing machine and glued to the bowl, just waiting for another load of clothing to wash and contaminate. Glenda now suffers a number of conditions, yet the Air Force, although admitting liability back in 2001, don't want to start looking at the families involved and who are dying or suffering like us every day. Glenda was not able to have any children and to top that off, had to have a hysterectomy at only twenty-nine, while we had tried to start a family during the five years at Amberley. During my twelve years as a Supplier or Stores person, I handled over two hundred chemicals, fertilisers, herbicides, acids, oxides, gases, sealants, powders, gels, oils and many other toxins, dioxides, radioactive items etc and never once did the RAAF give me any protective clothing, breathing equipment, gloves, over boot covers or headwear covering. We have no social life as I suffer so many allergies due to the chemicals, so we just exist and not live, while we just wait to die. I can't work due to neurological problems and orthopaedic problems and had to finish working back in 1996, while Glenda had to also stop work and become my Carer. Read Phillip's story: Click here l Tasmania l  Tasmania Coordinator  Brenda Rosser Website: Not in Tasmania's Interest Email: rosserbj(at)bigpond.com Brenda Rosser Article This is a Perversion THE Agricultural, Silvicultural and Veterinary Chemicals Council (ASCHEM) released a report this last month (June 2006) outlining their recommendations for changes in the regulation of aerial spraying in Tasmania. Tasmanians should be alarmed. Despite some shallow rhetoric relating to the need to protect bystanders there is a clear and indisputable intention for business as usual. Water bodies, neighbours and workers in the area will receive about the same level of protection from toxic agricultural chemicals as the very crop being sprayed. This is,effectively, far less than none! Click title for full article * Victoria *  Manangatang, Victoria, Australia Coordinator 
Bill SimmonsEmail: Simmonsb4(at)bigpond.com
I was working in a vineyard at Wakool in October 1999 when I got sprayed. My life will never be the same. I was working in the vineyard for approximately five months before I got sprayed. The day it happened I was working with the leading hand de-budding vines. The vines we were working in run from row 1 to row 123. At 10.00am we were close to the top of row 68/69 and stopped for morning tea. We had only sat down for some 2-3 minutes when the owner of the property arrived in an octopus double lane sprayer down row 70/71 and sprayed us. The thick vapour was impossible to escape and the smell was repugnant. The owner quickly took off down the next available row and left the property. I do not believe that this incident was an accident. The owner knew exactly where we were working. He had not been spraying all morning and why would you start spraying in the middle of the patch. I was so disgusted that I expressed my anger to the leading hand and left my employment the same day. Several days after being sprayed and I was eating more and still losing weight. Five weeks after being sprayed I woke and could not manage to put my shoes and socks on to go to work. By lunchtime that 9th day of December 1999 I was quadriplegic. . . . Read Bill's story: Click here
Western Australia CoordinatorDianne Sulmann Email: wacoordinator(at)mcs-global.org * New Zealand * 
New Zealand CoordinatorRod Goss Website: The Chronic Pain Support Foundation Email: argoss(at)orcon.net.nz CPSF Mission Statement Our Organization was formed in November 2004 in order to provide the following: To extend the hand of friendship and support, (both practical and emotional) to any person who suffers from Chronic Pain. To connect Chronic Pain Sufferers with others, so that they might have the opportunity to enjoy the company of those who suffer from similar problems and not be left feeling isolated or alone in their pain. To provide Chronic Pain Sufferers their families and caregivers with accurate information, and resources, so as to reduce the life changing issues related to the disorder and enhance their understanding, and thus, ability to manage their own problems. To provide Chronic Pain Sufferers with options in respect of useful activity, thus enhancing their feelings of self-esteem. To act as a Focus Group for Health Service Providers who express an interest I the area of Chronic Pain Management. To promote the issues of Chronic Pain wherever possible, while educating and seeking practical support for our Members, and our Organization from the General Public, Funding Agencies, and Government Departments and Ministries. To actively seek out Sufferers of Chronic Pain, so that no-one need suffer this disability alone, and unsupported by their peers. Coordinators around the World: |
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Our Coordinators are all volunteers, doing what they
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| Prevention is the key to escaping chemical
sensitivities. With the right information, you can make small changes that make a big difference in your health and your children's health. |
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