FAN BULLETIN
October 26, 2010
In This Issue:
Special Offer to Members
FAN’s New Campaign
Other New Developments
FAN’s Social Media
FAN US & Canadian Leaders
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The Case Against Fluoride
NEW BOOK AVAILABLE NOW!
Get 25% off by using coupon code TCAF at checkout!
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Five Things You Can Do To Help
Anything that you can do to help get the word out about this book will support […]

FAN Press Release
October 7, 2010
We have just sent out the following press release via the PRNewswire to kick off FAN’s new campaign to get the message out that parents/caregivers shouldn’t use fluoridated water for infants. Stu Cooper, our new Campaign Director, will be heading up this campaign. If you want to join in on this […]

FAN Bulletin 2034
October 7, 2010
This is part 2 in our three part series giving the background to, and the details of, the Sept 17 public hearing on the preliminary report by the European Commission Scientific Committee on Health and Environmental Risks (SCHER, 2010).
Part 2. SCHER’s preliminary report of May 2010.
The report was mixed from the […]

FAN Bulletin 2033
October 4, 2010
Setting the stage
Both Ellen and I were able to attend a SCHER public hearing in Brussels on Sept 17. SCHER stands for the European Commission’s Scientific Committee on Health and Environmental Risks. The hearing was for public comment on their preliminary report on fluoridation. The full title: “Scientific Hearing on the […]

FAN Bulletin 2032:
September 29, 2010
The book is out and on its way to Amazon.com and book stores across the country!
The Case Against Fluoride
How Hazardous Waste Ended Up in Our Drinking Water
and the Bad Science and Powerful Politics That Keep It There
By Paul Connett, James Beck and H.S. Micklem
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FAN Bulletin 2031
September 25, 2010
The new book, “The Case Against Fluoride: How Hazardous Waste Ended Up in Our Drinking Water and the Bad Science and Powerful Politics That keep it There” by Connett, Beck and Micklem, (Chelsea Green publishers) should be at Amazon.com by October 4. You can place advanced orders there or with […]

FAN Bulletin 2030
September 2, 2010
As we continue to receive support in response to Dr. Mercola’s “One town at a time” initiative to end fluoridation, our efforts for the fall have received another a huge boost.
We had a very large number of applicants for the Campaign Manager position. They had a wide variety […]

FAN Bulletin 2029
September 1, 2010
You haven’t heard from us since the FAN conference because Ellen and I snatched two weeks vacation on the NJ shore. This came as a very welcome break after an intense few months that involved completing the book, organizing the FAN conference, interviewing candidates for FAN’s campaign manager, and […]

FAN Bulletin 2028
August 8, 2010
We are getting close to making a decision on an appointment of a Campaign Director for FAN. We have been a little delayed interviewing candidates because of the intensive activities we have had on two other fronts - last minute edits on the new book and the July 23-27 […]

FAN Bulletin 2027
July 31, 2010
If one had any doubts about whether we should have chained ourselves to this massive uphill battle of trying to end water fluoridation around the world (using education as the primary tool), this conference (sponsored by the Carol Patton Fluoride Memorial Fund) removed them.
The 50 people who […]

FAN Bulletin 2026
July 28, 2010
Of all the governments that attempt to introduce fluoridation none is more arrogant than those among the various Australian states.
A couple of years ago Queensland out of the blue passed mandatory fluoridation throughout the state.
Victoria is forcing fluoridation on every last remaining town and city […]

Fluoride Action Network
On Saturday,July 24, 9:15-11:30 (EST)
VIDEO STREAMING OF THE FIRST 2 1/2 HOURS OF the FAN CONFERENCE at http://www.ustream.tv/channel/fluoride-conference
This will include opening ceremony by Henry Lickers and keynote addresses by Paul Connett and Bill Osmunson.
In haste, Paul

FAN Bulletin 2025
July 20, 2010
Before we get to the Florida deception, some good news. We have reached another important milestone. Today, we recorded our 3,000 signer of the Professionals’ Statement calling for an end to fluoridation.
Background to the Florida deception.
The Florida Dental Association (FDA) is worried about the number […]

FAN Bulletin 2024
July 16, 2010
The Mercola-Connett interview
Yesterday afternoon the Mercola-Connett interview received its 250,000 visit - ONE QUARTER of a MILLION and it hasn’t stopped there. This morning at 8:00 am the total was 250,735. A HUGE thank you to all those who got the word out on this and posted […]

FAN Bulletin 2023
July 11, 2010
Every email and every click on key URLs seems to bring fresh excitement here at FAN headquarters.
1) The Mercola-Connett interview.
We are getting closer and closer to a quarter of million visits to this interview and commentary. As of 3:30 pm today the total was 243,125 visits. […]

FAN Bulletin 2022
July 7, 2010
With the renewed national and international interest in getting fluoridation halted worldwide stimulated by the Mercola-Connett interview (229,000 visits and we already have over 40 people volunteering to be point persons for their communities) it has become more vital than ever that we have someone working full-time on […]

FAN Bulletin 2021
July 6, 2010
FAN CONFERENCE: July 23-27.
Organizing to Win: What Works, What Doesn’t.
There is still time to register. The focus of the Conference is to strategize for effective community campaigns. If you plan to come, please let us know as the University needs numbers for rooms […]

FAN Bulletin 2020
July 2, 2010
The most exciting days for FAN are when we learn that fluoridation is stopped in a particular city or town. However, the last two days have been outright phenomenal - and all because Dr Mercola takes his job seriously.
Yesterday morning when I woke up I was thrilled […]

FAN Bulletin 2019
June 30, 2010
Before we get to the update on FAN’s conference:
Mercola.com: If you missed Dr. Joe Mercola’s commentary on his interview with me (plus the accompanying video), you can access it here. http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2010/07/03/paul-connett-interview.aspx (please post this link on your website or facebook - wherever you can). The very exciting and good […]

FAN Bulletin 2018
June 26, 2010
MERCOLA-CONNETT INTERVIEW
A few weeks ago I traveled to Chicago to have a video-taped interview with Dr. Joe Mercola (http://www.mercola.com/). The really exciting news is that Dr. Mercola wants to make getting fluoride out of America’s drinking water one of his top priorities. He will be releasing an important […]

FAN Bulletin 2017
June 13, 2010
This year’s conference Organizing to Win: What works? What doesn’t?, unlike our previous three Citizens’ Conferences on Fluoride, is structured to help activists learn what has worked in other communities and to strengthen networking, organizational skills, and creativity among activists. This conference, and future ones, will be partially funded […]

FAN Bulletin 2016
June 9, 2010
The Carol Patton Fluoride Fighting Memorial Fund
Carol Patton having spent over 30 years of her life fighting fluoridation continues to fight the battle from the heavens. In her will she left money to the Fluoride Action Network to do just that. FAN’s Board of Directors has […]

FAN Bulletin 2015
April 30, 2010
We have three pieces of sad news to report, with Obituaries at the end.
A few days ago Dr. Lennart Krook, a long time opponent of water fluoridation, passed away. Dr. Krook was Professor Emeritus of Veterinary Pathology at Cornell University in Ithaca NY. I first met Lennart when […]

FAN Bulletin 2014
April 14, 2010
We apologize that you have received so few bulletins from us over the past few weeks, but we have been working very hard this end on two very exciting projects, the details of which we cannot reveal at the moment , but we will as soon as we […]

FAN Bulletin 2013
March 9, 2010
Please drop everything you are doing and watch the TV news story, “Dangerous Fluoride,” from the CBS affiliate in Atlanta, Georgia at http://www.cbsatlanta.com/video/22781769/
Remember Atlanta is the home of the CDC: the biggest promoter of fluoridation in the US and the world. Dan Stockin has struck […]

FAN Bulletin 2012
This very important new study has just been published, ahead of print, by the journal Toxicology, in February 2010:
Fluoride increases lead concentrations in whole blood and in calcified tissues from lead-exposed rats
By Sawana RMM (a), Leite GAS (a), Saraiva MCP (a), Barbosa Jr. F (b), Tanus-Santos JE (c), Gerlach RF […]

FAN Bulletin 2011
January 14, 2010
We are sorry you have not received any bulletins from us for some time. We are experiencing some difficulties with our server and not every one on our list is receiving them -including ourselves! We would appreciate it if you did receive this bulletin to send us a simple message […]

January 1, 2010
A HUGE thank you to everyone who so generously donated to FAN’s annual fundraiser.
Although we will not know our final total until Tuesday or Wednesday of next week, because there were so many last-minute donations sent by mail, what we can say right now is that we had more donors, and a […]

December 31, 2009
The FAN team has been quite busy trying to keep up with all the wonderfully generous donations and the kind words of support that many of you have sent in. The last 24 hours has been incredibly encouraging - it has quite lifted our spirits and given us fresh hope that we […]

December 30, 2009
This is a last minute effort to reach all the people we have ever communicated with on the issue of water fluoridation. 2010 promises to be our most challenging year to date in our efforts to end fluoridation worldwide. We are facing a massive uphill task because those who continue to push […]

December 30, 2009
Thank you so much to all of you who so swiftly and generously donated to our appeal for our fluoridation fighting fund for 2010.
Since this morning we have received 113 donations totalling $4,045. This brings us to a grand total of $30,241 from 270 donors.
We are well on our way to […]

FAN Bulletin 2010
December 26, 2009
Our fund raising effort to raise $50,000 to support our 2010 campaign efforts to end fluoridation has picked up some momentum over the last few days.
As of Dec 23 we had received $15,966 from 115 donors
As of Dec 24 we had received $16,416 from 124 donors
As of […]