The Friends School of Portland is offering our second Parenting for Peace event. On October 20th, we will convene a panel to query the relationship between environmental health and children's health and to seek idea for improving the health of all of our families and communities. Our panel includes Dr. David Bellinger, from Harvard Medical School, who will share the most updated scientific research with us about the effects that environmental toxins might play in children's health (or health problems); Nicole Borrasso, FSP teacher and seasoned outdoor educator, will help us think about how to engage children in stewardship over our environment and own bodies (without scaring them) and Kristine Jenkins from the Environmental Health Strategy Center, who will share some stories of successful community clean-ups / social change and engage us in a conversation about public policy initiatives on the horizon.
We will leave time for questions and discussion, and there will be a resource fair to allow us to talk individually with partner organizations* (including Maine's chapter of Physician's for Social Responsibility) and to collect information and opportunities for action.
We hope that you will join us at this FREE event, and we hope you will spread the word to others that you know who are interested in engaging questions about how to collectively detox our toy box (and sandbox, and lunchbox, etc. etc. )
Thanks, Kim
** If you are interested in partnering with us on this project, or having a display table at the event, please e-mail Kim @ parentingforpeace.gmail.com .
