Guest guest Posted June 12, 2008 Report Share Posted June 12, 2008 Kirby, Best Selling Author on Vaccines and Autism Speaking Engagements in Providence and Boston From SafeMinds. Controversial Journalist Who Covers the Autism-Vaccine Debate to Speak About Political and Scientific Developments and Updates to His Book " Evidence of Harm " - Kirby, the New York based investigative journalist and author of the NY Times Bestseller, " Evidence of Harm, Mercury in Vaccines and the Autism Epidemic - A Medical Controversy, " will speak at a Town Hall Meeting at Brown University to discuss recent developments in what has become perhaps the most contentious medical debate of our time. Mr. Kirby, a former contributor to The New York Times and a regular writer for The Huffington Post, is to offer free public lectures in Providence, Rhode Island and Boston, Mass. Providence, Rhode Island Free public lecture and open Q/A session on Thursday, June 19, 6:30-10PM at Brown University, Salomon Center, Room 101, in Providence, RI. Boston, Mass Free public lecture and open Q/A session on Friday, June 27, 6:00-9:00PM at Northeastern University, in the Behrakis Health Science Building, (Building #26), Room 10. Among the subjects to be addressed by Mr. Kirby are: 1) A recent case in the US Vaccine Court in which the federal government conceded that vaccines induced autism in one little girl - and updates on other cases in the court. 2) Growing evidence of a link between mitochondrial dysfunction and autistic regression, and case studies of several ASD children with mitochondrial issues. 3) State-of-the-art research underway at top universities on the connection between environmental toxins, mitochondrial function, oxidative stress, glutathione depletion, neuro-inflammation and autistic encephalopathy. 4) Declarations by the Presidential candidates that autism is epidemic and calling for more research into vaccines and mercury as possible causes. 5) Recent studies linking ASD risk with heavy metals and other contaminants in air pollution. These visits are sponsored by Generation Rescue, Autism Research Institute, National Autism Association, Coalition for SAFE MINDS, and Talk About Curing Autism. " Evidence of Harm, " debuted on The New York Times bestseller list in 2005, and is still widely read today. It won the Investigative Reporters and Editors Award in 2005 for Best Book. Kirby has appeared on NBC's Meet the Press, CNN's Larry King Live, NBC's The Today Show, MSNBC's Imus in the Morning, CNN Headline News, Air America, and hundreds of other radio and television stations around the world. He has been invited to speak at the US Federal Claims Court's Judicial Conference, this November in Washington, DC. Kirby is available for media interviews before and during his visit. Please contact him directly at dkirby@.... More information about Evidence of Harm is available at www.evidenceofharm.comMr. Kirby's essays at Huffington Post can be viewed at www.huffingtonpost.com/david-kirby Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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