Generation Zapped Screening: Downpatrick
Event Information
Description
Join us for a screening of this extremely important, award-winning documentary.
Director's Statement
"In less than a generation, cell phones and the Internet have revolutionized virtually every aspect of our lives, transforming how we work, socialize and communicate. But what are the health consequences of this invisible convenience?
As a mother of teenagers I am concerned with the shadow side of wireless technology on our children. I am troubled by the increased health risks and how it is sociologically impacting children’s development and behavior. As a citizen and consumer, I am disturbed by the business ethics behind the wireless revolution and its ubiquitous use in schools, at work, and at home.
I love technology and the many conveniences it has offered us, yet I believe that increased transparency is vital, including pre-market testing, post-market monitoring, and revised policies and regulations.
Finally, I invite audiences to consider the case for honoring the precautionary principle when it comes to the adoption of wireless technology – to simply slow down, turn it off at night and “plug it in” until more extensive research is validated and complete."
- Director, Sabine El Gemayel
“A wifi classroom is like the inside of a microwave oven set at very low power. Children are exposed to that wifi radiation six hours every school day, five days a week, and for several months during the year.” - Magda Havas, Associate Professor of Environmental and Resource Studies, Trent University, Canada
GENERATION ZAPPED investigates the potential dangers of prolonged exposure to Radio Frequencies (RF) from wireless technology; it’s effects on our health and well-being, as well as the health and development of our children. From its links to breast and brain cancer, to its associations with increased infertility and genetic mutations related to autism and ADHD, to newly developed illnesses, such as Electrical Hyper-Sensitivity (EHS).
Today we encounter a hundred thousand times the level of radiation from wireless technologies than we did decades ago. Yet the safety standards set by regulatory agencies are outdated. New wireless devices such as smart phones, tablets and baby monitors to the latest “Internet of Things” continue to enter the market without any proper pre-market testing or post-market monitoring. Too little is done to ensure public safety and awareness.
So how can we uncover the facts and reduce our exposure to limit the associated health risks during this technological revolution? GENERATION ZAPPED attempts to do just that.
The screening will be followed by a panel discussion. The panel will include former teacher and parent, Alisa Keane, former teacher and environmental activist, Walter Graham, and Mark Langhammer, Director of the National Education Union (ATL), Northern Ireland.
The film follows May 24th's Annual Conference of the National Education Union, NI in Belfast - where Dr. Sarah Starkey, Neuroscientist, delivered her lecture, 'Technology and Education - How Safe are Our Children?' The evening was opened with a trailer for GENERATION ZAPPED and National Education Union Director, Mark Langhammer urged the audience to go and see the film. This is an issue the Union and many in the teaching profession are starting to take very seriously. As parents and community members, we also need to be a part of this conversation.
It is likely that your own child's school is unaware of the real issues. We can all help change this lack of awareness.
Wireless radiation (including WiFi) has been classed as a Group 2B Possible Human Carcinogen since 2011. That is the same category as lead, DDT and chloroform. WiFi and related technology is in every public school in the UK. Our children are exposed to it all day, every day, throughout their school lives. Other countries are now beginning to ban its use in schools and libraries, based on the huge amount of evidence available to us today. Many scientists who worked on the original WHO classification state that there is sufficient evidence today to increase wireless radiation to a Group 1B or 1A (Definite Human Carcinogen).
Do come along, get yourselves informed and join in the discussion on this very important issue.
Full details and trailer: https://generationzapped.com.
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