Milwaukee Aldermen Vote to Hold Fluoridation Issue - Call to Action

Water Fluoridation opponents and proponents met in Milwaukee today, to debate Water Fluoridation in the city. The Common Council Steering and Rules Committee had the ability to eliminate water fluoridation if it chose to. After 8 hours of testimony, the committee voted to hold the legislation until the next convening of that committee.

Experts like FAN Director Dr. Paul Connett, Dr. Bill Osmundson, and Dr. Yolanda Whyte presented in favor of eliminating Water fluoridation in the city. They did a fine job answering all of the questions the council presented.

Many of the Aldermen said they needed more time to sort through the information. Alderman Bohl and Alderman Bauman would've voted today to eliminate Water Fluoridation. Ald. Davis, Ald. Zielinski, and Ald. Hines seemed to be on the fence. Ald. Witkowski was not ready to make a decision, Ald. Murphy seemed to be in favor of continuing Fluoridation, and Ald. Hamilton had to leave early, but did seem to be in favor of elimination. Many of the Aldermen seemed genuinely interested in pursuing this further, so we need your help to maintain their interest.

We would like to thank Alderman Bohl for his efforts so far, and his continued push on this issue. he was overly prepared.

It is on us now to make this an issue! Please contact every Alderperson, especially the ones on the Steering and Rules Committee. CONTACT - Call them, email them, schedule appointments. We need our voices to be heard. NUMEROUS dental agencies showed up to fight against removing fluoride from the water. This isn't even a dental issue it's a toxicological issue. PLEASE inform your friends and get involved, view our Spread The Word page and print off fliers to spread: SPREAD THE WORD -

Thank You!!

League of United Latin American Citizens (115,000 Members Strong) Calls Fluoridation a Civil Rights Violation

Civil Rights Violation Regarding Forced Medication

WHEREAS, the League of United Latin American Citizens is this nation’s oldest and largest Latino organization, founded in Corpus Christi, Texas on February 17, 1929; and

WHEREAS, LULAC throughout its history has committed itself to the principles that Latinos have equal access to opportunities in employment, education, housing and healthcare; and

WHEREAS, LULAC advocates for the well-being of, but not exclusively of, Hispanics throughout our country; and

WHEREAS, safe drinking water is a necessity for life; and

WHEREAS, the purpose of a public water supply is to supply water to the entire community which is composed of people with varying health conditions, in varying stages of life, and of varying economic status; not to forcibly mass medicate the population which is a civil rights violation; and

WHEREAS, fluoridation is mass medication of the public through the public water supply; and

WHEREAS, current science shows that fluoridation chemicals pose increased risk to sensitive subpopulations, including infants, the elderly, diabetics, kidney patients, and people with poor nutritional status; and

WHEREAS, minority communities are more highly impacted by fluorides as they historically experience more diabetes and kidney disease; and

WHEREAS, minorities are disproportionately harmed by fluorides as documented by increased rates of dental fluorosis (disfiguration and discoloration of the teeth); and

WHEREAS, the National Research Council in 2006 established that there are large gaps in the research on fluoride’s effects on the whole body; a fact that contradicts previous assurances made by public health officials and by elected officials, that fluorides and fluoridation have been exhaustively researched; and