Guest guest Posted June 12, 2008 Report Share Posted June 12, 2008 " RSVP is required at kirbylecture@.... " I missed the RSVP request on the first read. KB ************* BESTSELLING AUTHOR ON VACCINES AND AUTISM TO SPEAK AT FREE LECTURE AND Q & A AT NYU --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 Brooklyn-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 New York University Law School to discuss recent developments in what has become perhaps the most contentious medical debate of our time. The event is hosted by Holland, NYU Director of the Graduate Legal Skills Program. Mr. Kirby, a former contributor to The New York Times and a regular writer for The Huffington Post, is to offer a free public lecture and Q & A session on Thursday, June 26, 6:30-9:00PM at NYU Law School, 40 Washington Square South, Vanderbilt Hall Room 204, in New York City. RSVP is required at kirbylecture@.... 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. The lecture and Q & A is made possible 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. More information about Evidence of Harm is available at www.evidenceofharm.com Mr. 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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