Subject: The Portland NAACP Opposes Adding Fluoridation Chemicals to Our Water!

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Dear Friends, You may know that the Portland Branch of the NAACP opposes water fluoridation here in Portland, and as Chair of the NAACP Veteran's Committee, I'm proud to be voting NO to adding fluoridation chemicals to our drinking water. Although some have claimed fluoridation would benefit communities of color, a recent KATU News poll showed that 59% of African Americans and 72% of Latinos are opposed to fluoridating Portland's water. The fluoridation chemicals that would be added to our water are industrial byproducts of fertilizer manufacturing that we know contain arsenic and other toxins. There are much more effective, safer ways of protecting kids’ teeth – ways that don’t pose a health threat to Portlanders and our kids. Children growing up in communities of color already face risks from many different environmental chemicals and they do not need more chemicals added to their drinking water. Fluoridation chemicals are also a risky proposition for those suffering from diabetes and people whose immune systems have been damaged by toxic chemicals – such as military veterans exposed to chemicals on the battlefield. As a veteran, that’s a very personal issue for me, and one more reason I am urging Portlanders to vote NO on fluoridation chemicals. Clean Water Portland needs your help to protect the Rose City’s water supply. How?  Forward this video to your friends and neighbors. Share it on Facebook, Twitter and other social media platforms. Tell everyone in your office, school, congregation or club about May’s election and why you are voting NO on fluoridation. Volunteer to phone voters or go door-to-door to spread the word.  Make a donation of $50, $100, $250 or more to help buy more radio ads like the one we link to here. Your support will help counter the big money of  fluoridation interests and make sure our message is heard in the media. This campaign is not just important for keeping Portland’s water clean. It’s being watched nationwide, as more and more people learn about the health risks of fluoridation chemicals in water and that there are better ways to protect children’s dental health. So please, do all you can. Thank you, Clifford Walker  One Week to Go Before Portland Decides!  The vote is going to be extremely close. We need you for this final push! Join us today WEDNESDAY, 5/15 at 4:30 PM. Choose the spot closest to you! North Portland Walk and Talk!Meet at Anna Banana's Cafe in St. John's, grab a coffee and we'll head out to talk to the friendly voters of North Portland. OR SE Portland Walk and Talk!  Meet at the office. If you can't make either location at 4:30, come as soon as you can, we'll be waiting for you! RSVP here! LAST BIG WEEKEND BEFORE BALLOTS ARE DUE! Give Your Weekend for Clean Water! This is going to be an incredibly close election. Make sure you don't look back after May 21st and say, "I wish I had done more..." Join us SATURDAY, 5/18 at 10 AM We'll be working together to make sure all our supporters are turning in their ballots.  Meet at the office and bring a friend.  RSVP here! Show up SUNDAY, 5/19 at NOON and join us for a final push to keep fluoridation chemicals out of our Bull Run water.  Meet at the office and bring a friend.  RSVP here! Join us EVERY WEEKDAY from 5-8 PM at the office for phone banking to remind voters to send in their ballots.  RSVP here! We Need You! The vote is going to be extremely close! Sign up to volunteer here. Donate Now! Your donation prints mailers, buys online and radio advertising, and gets the word out that we want clean and safe water in Portland. Monday-Friday from 5-8 PM -Meet up at the office to make phone calls reaching out to other volunteers and talking to likely voters and supporters. Volunteer here. Bridge Sign Holding on Wednesday, and Friday - This Wednesday meet up at 5 PM at the Morrison bridge at SE Belmont & Grand and on Friday meet up 4 PM at the east Burnside couplet for great bridge sign holding events! Show your enthusiasm and the number of our supporters during the commute. Honk if you love clean water! “What we do to our drinking water we do to our rivers,” says tribal elder Linda “Lamoosh” Meanus, the granddaughter of the great Celilo Falls tribal chief Tommy Thompson. “Salmon are sacred to us and adding fluoridation chemicals to the rivers where salmon live when we know it harms them is not right.” Donate CWP Facebook CWP YouTube CWP Website Copyright © 2013 Clean Water Portland, All rights reserved.  You are receiving this email as a supporter of clean water in Portland - help us keep fluoridation chemicals out of our water!  Our mailing address is:  Clean Water Portland PO Box 13307 Portland, OR 97213-0307 Add us to your address book unsubscribe from this list    update subscription preferences   From: Clean Water Portland <info@cleanwaterportland.org> Date: May 15, 2013 12:03:17 PM PDT To: Charlie <charlie@safewateroregon.org> Reply-To: Clean Water Portland <info@cleanwaterportland.org>