Chicago Greens - www.IllinoisGreens.org - next monthly meeting on Sunday, November 10th, from 2-4:00 PM, at 1325 S. Wabash, Room 105
Press Release from Frack Free Illinois
For Information:
Dr. Lora Chamberlain, Organier for Frack Free Illinois, (773) 486-7660 drlora2@yahoo.com
1)
Chicago Global Frackdown:
Don't Frack Illinois! Not One Permit!
Rally this Friday, October 18th at 4:30 PM
State of Illinois James R Thompson Center in Chicago
2)
Forum
“Fracking, Not In Labor's Best Interest”
Saturday, October 19th, 12noon-1:30 PM
UE Hall, 37 S. Ashland Ave, Chicago
Frack Free Illinois and the Illinois Green Party present
A forum on fracking, speakers include:
- Dr. Lora Chamberlain, Family Physician and member of Frack Free Illinois – will introduce the panel and start off the presentations by discussing the many dangers of fracking.
- Dr. Howard Ehrman, MD, MPH, UIC College of Medicine Department of Family Medicine School of Public Health Environmental & Occupational Health Sciences - will speak about the worker's health effects on the frack field.
- Deborah Rogers, of the Energy Policy Forum -- will speak on the true costs and economic impacts of fracking. http://energypolicyforum.org/about-us/deborah/
- Att. Rich Whitney, Green Party candidate for Gov. in 2006 and 2010 – will speak on the economic alternatives to fracking, what we can do to grow our green jobs and to increase our state revenue.