Evidence of Harm:
A Video Gallery featuring interviews of key people
mentioned in David Kirby's new bookYou will need Windows Media Player, or Quicktime Player to view these clips.
The National Autism Association has erected a web page of tributes to Liz Birt.
In Loving Memory…
Liz Birt
1956-2005F.A.I.R. Autism Media mourns the passing of one of the Autism community's greatest advocates and friends, Elizabeth Birt. As one of the original "mercury moms" and a key featured player in the book "Evidence of Harm," Liz was a loving, dedicated mother and tireless warrior who fought hard to uncover the truths of this epidemic and to use those facts to wage the seemingly endless political battle against the powerful special interests in the pharmaceutical industry and to stop the reckless injury of countless children at home and abroad.
With Liz's passing before we could interview her, this "Evidence of Harm" video gallery will never be complete. More importantly, our community shall now and forever be incomplete.
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David Kirby, Author "Evidence of Harm"
David Kirby has been a professional journalist for over 15 years, and has written for The New York Times for the past seven years. Currently, Kirby is a contributor to The Magazine, Arts & Leisure, Personal Health, Men’s Health, Science Times, Escapes, Travel, Weekend and other sections of the paper. Kirby has also written for a number of national magazines,and was a foreign correspondent in Mexico and Central America from 1986-1990, where he covered the wars in El Salvador and Nicaragua, and covered politics, corruption and natural disasters in Mexico. From Latin America, he reported for UPI, the San Francisco Examiner, Newsday, The Arizona Republic, Houston Chronicle and the NBC Radio Network.
Kirby has also worked in politics, medical research and public relations. He worked for New York City Council President Carol Bellamy as a special assistant for healthcare, cultural affairs and civil rights. From 1990-1993, Kirby was Director of Public Information at the American Foundation for AIDS Research (AmFAR), where he acted as press spokesman for Chairwoman Elizabeth Taylor, and witnessed first-hand the inner workings of Congress, the White House and powerful Federal agencies like the FDA, CDC and NIH. Kirby also ran his own public relations agency in New York from 1993 through 1996, with clients that included the National Cancer Institute, AmFAR, ABC, BBC, Absolut Vodka, Dean Witter Discover & Co., and others.
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Lyn Redwood
President, SAFEMINDSParent of a son with autism; Bachelor of Science in Nursing; Masters of Science in Community Health Nursing and ANA certified Family Nurse Practitioner; a member of the Fayette County Board of Health and Councilmember for the Town of Tyrone, Georgia; twenty years experience in the nursing profession.
Lyn Redwood and her family's struggle with Autism is prominently featured in the book "Evidence of Harm." In this interview, Ms. Redwood discusses her family's introduction to autism, and the events that led to the formation of SAFEMINDS. She also gives commentary on several issues concerning vaccine safety, thimerosal and biomedical research in which SAFEMINDS is currently interested.
Mark Blaxill
Board Member, SAFEMINDSParent of a daughter diagnosed with autism; Senior Vice President of The Boston Consulting Group; Harvard MBA and Princeton undergradate with honors ; author of several publications; currently preparing a comprehensive report on the epidemiology of autism.
Sallie Bernard,
Executive Director, SAFEMINDSSallie Bernard is a co-founder and the Executive Director of SafeMinds, an organization which focuses on the role of mercury in neurodevelopmental disorders such as autism. Sallie serves as the Chair of the Board of Directors of Cure Autism Now, the largest private funder of biomedical research for autism. She was formerly the Executive Director of the New Jersey Chapter of Cure Autism Now, helping to secure millions of dollars in funding from New Jersey for autism research and treatment. She was also a member of the Founders Forum for The Autism Center of UMDNJ in New Jersey. She has testified before Congress, presented to the Institute of Medicine, published a number of research papers and letters in science journals, and participates in several CDC committees addressing the effect of thimerosal on neurodevelopment.
Sallie is the founder and former president of ARC Research, a full service market research and marketing consulting firm which she sold in 2004. She graduated with honors from Radcliffe College, Harvard University, in 1979. She is married, with three children, one of whom has autism. Her family resides in Aspen, Colorado, where she has started a summer sports camp for teenagers with autism.
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David Kirby, Author "Evidence of Harm"
David Kirby discusses his book "Evidence of Harm" in this keynote speech at the 2005 Autism One conference in Chicago, Illinois.
The first five clips are of Mr. Kirby's keynote speech. "Part 6" is a collection of "Thank You" interviews filmed by Christine Heeren of the Long Island chapter of the N.A.A. of random conference attendees.To access the video clips, click the links beneath the Quicktime or Windows Media format icons for either the "Low" bandwidth (dial-up connection) or "High" bandwidth (DSL or Broadband) sizes.
All video clips are the copyright of the Foundation for Autism Information and Research (F.A.I.R. Autism Media) and are intended for informational purposes only. The content herein is not intended as medical advice.
