by Katherine | 10 Apr, 2014 | Events, Latest News, Take Back Your Power
Just a reminder to everyone in the Takaka area (and those who have friends and family in this area) that there will be a second screening of the award-winning documentary on “smart meters” Take Back Your Power on Monday April 14 at the Village Theatre.
Full details are at this link:
https://stopsmartmeters.org.nz/latest-news/take-back-your-power-takaka/
This is a good time to see this documentary as “smart meter” roll outs are now in progress in the Nelson and Tasman areas.
by Katherine | 6 Apr, 2014 | Events, Latest News, Take Back Your Power
Just a reminder to everyone in the Takaka area (and those who have friends and familyin this area) that the first screening of the award-winning “smart meter” documentary Take Back Your Power is screening today (April 7, 2014) at the Village Theatre. Full details are at this link:
https://stopsmartmeters.org.nz/latest-news/take-back-your-power-takaka/
(NB: If this is too short notice, there is a second showing in Takaka on April 14; see the above link for details.) To find out about events in a timely manner, please sign up to the email list at www.stopsmartmeters.org.nz .)
by Katherine | 30 Mar, 2014 | Events, Latest News, Users Feedback
The Peasant Film Club in west Auckland is hosting a showing of the highly-recommended film:
Resonance – Beings of Frequency: (2013) on Thursday March 3rd, 7:30pm
(88mins.): An eye-opening documentary about the harm we all face by living in an ocean of man-made wireless frequencies.
To the naked eye the planet appears to be the same. But at a cellular level this is the biggest change that life on Earth has endured; the affects of which are just starting to to be seen and felt.
Details for the venue are here: http://localwatch.net.nz/peasants/
Donations and/or food to share are welcomed.
by Katherine | 30 Mar, 2014 | Latest News, Users Feedback
Stop Smart Meters Australia has announced the formation of a new political party with the aim to stop “smart meters”. Stop Smart Meters Australia is based in Victoria where “smart meters” have been aggressively rolled out, with residents of the state reporting illness after “smart meter” installations, intimidation by installers and other abusive practices. (See these links for examples of what has been going on in Victoria: http://stopsmartmeters.com.au/2013/12/21/farewell-steve-and-thank-you/
https://stopsmartmeters.org.nz/latest-news/smart-meter-installation-makes-australian-mother-ill/
http://stopsmartmeters.com.au/2013/11/29/leave-me-be-sp-ausnet-you-have-harmed-me-enough-already/
The new political party is called People Power Victoria and membership is free. The party needs 500 members within six weeks (as of March 28) in order to be able to stand candidates in the next election, so if you know people in Australia who are concerned about the “smart meter” issue (or EMR issues in general) and would like to join, please suggest they visit the party website http://www.peoplepowervictoria.org.au/ to find out about the new party.
The full text of the announcement from www.stopsmartmeters.com.au may be read at this link:
http://stopsmartmeters.com.au/2014/03/28/people-power-victoria-no-smart-meters-the-emergence-of-a-new-political-party/
by Katherine | 30 Mar, 2014 | Latest News, Users Feedback
Stop Smart Meters Australia has posted the story of an Australian mother who has become severely ill following the installation of a “smart meter” at her home.
Sofia was away on a business trip when the meter was installed without her being informed, and found out that her previous electricity meter had been replaced with a “smart meter” only after she became so ill that she had to be hospitalised with swollen legs and an acute burning rash all over her body and began to investigate what had changed in her environment in an effort to find a cause for her illness. Her other symptoms include burning pains in her eyes, mouth and throat, unexplained headaches, insomnia, nausea, irritability, constant fatigue and short-term memory loss and deterioration of her vision. She is now unable to work and she and her daughter are dependent on an invalids pension.
To add insult, to injury, rather than apologise for the illness and attendant stress that Sofia and her daughter have suffered, and compensate her for her medical expenses and loss of income, her electricity company refused to remove the “smart meter” from her home.
To read the full story, please see this link:
www.stopsmartmeters.com.au/2014/03/26/sofias-story-punitive-power-and-the-smart-meter-tyranny/
by Katherine | 24 Mar, 2014 | Events, Latest News, Take Back Your Power, Users Feedback
A public screening of the award-winning documentary on “smart meters” Take Back Your Power will take place in Takaka on April 7th and April 14th.
The venue is the Village Theatre, 32 Commercial Street, Takaka 7110.
The dates are Monday 7th and Monday 14 April and the start time is 7.30 pm.
Please bring a $5 koha.
Lines company Network Tasman plans to start rolling out “smart meters” in its area (which includes Takaka, Golden Bay and the greater Nelson and Tasman areas) in April, so seeing this documentary now gives you a chance to decide whether or not you want a “smart meter” in your home or business. (If you do not want a “smart meter” please see this link: https://stopsmartmeters.org.nz/how-to-avoid-getting-a-smart-meter/ )
NB: If you are not in Takaka please see this link https://stopsmartmeters.org.nz/latest-news/2014-screenings-of-take-back-your-power/ for details of other showings in NZ , or you can buy DVD or stream the documentary by visiting www.takebackyourpower.net
Or if you would like to run a screening in your own community please contact us through https://stopsmartmeters.org.nz/contact-us/ and you will be given information and support to do this.
by Katherine | 19 Mar, 2014 | Events, Latest News, Take Back Your Power
A community screening of the award-winning “smart meter” documentary Take Back Your Power will be held at the South Coast Environment Centre on the evening of March 20. Please see this link for details:
https://stopsmartmeters.org.nz/latest-news/take-back-your-power-riverton/
If you are not in this area, you can purchase a copy of the DVD or stream it from www.takebackyourpower.net or check out this link for a screening near you…https://stopsmartmeters.org.nz/latest-news/2014-screenings-of-take-back-your-power/
by Katherine | 17 Mar, 2014 | Events, Latest News, Take Back Your Power, Users Feedback
A public screening of the award-winning documentary on “smart meters” Take Back Your Power will take place in Tauranga on May 7th.
The venue is the Wesley Centre, 100 Thirteenth Ave, Tauranga and the start time is 7.15 pm.
Please bring $8 (or more) so that the people who are volunteering their time to organise this screening are not left out-of-pocket for hall hire and the other expenses involved in running the event. Thank you!
Thank you to EnviroHub (Bay of Plenty) and Tauranga Monthly Film Nights for organising this public showing. To learn about the other events offered through the EnviroHub, please visit http://www.envirohub.org.nz/
Please check back at this page soon for a link for a poster that you can download and print to advertise the screening.
If you are not in Tauranga please see this link https://stopsmartmeters.org.nz/latest-news/2014-screenings-of-take-back-your-power/ for details of other showings in NZ , or you can buy DVD or stream the documentary by visiting www.takebackyourpower.net
by Katherine | 17 Mar, 2014 | Latest News
In October last year, the American Academy of Environmental Medicine (AAEM) put out a press release on the “smart meter” issue. Stating in part that:
“The AAEM has received a case series submitted by Dr. Federica Lamech, MBBS, Self–Reporting of Symptom Development from Exposure to Wireless Smart Meters’ Radiofrequency Fields in Victoria. AAEM supports this research. Itis a welldocumented 92 case series that is scientifically valid. It clearly demonstrates adverse health effects in the human population from smart meter emissions.”
The press release notes that the symptoms reported (including fatigue, headaches and heart palpitations) are known to be produced by exposure to electromagnetic radiation (EMR), and that the “vast majority” of the people who became ill had not previously been adversely effected by EMR until after the installation of the “smart meter”, “and that Dr. Lamech concludes thatsmart meters ‘may have unique characteristics that lower people’s threshold for symptom development’.”
The press release concluded that:
“Based on the findings of this case series, AAEM calls for:
“Further research regarding smart meter health effects
“Accommodation for health considerations regarding smart meters.
“Avoidance of smart meter EMF/RF emissions based on health
considerations, including the option to maintain analog meters.
“Amoratorium on smart meters and implementation of safer technology
“Physicians and health care providers to consider the role of EMF and RF in
the disease process, diagnosis and treatment of patients.”
The full press release may be read at this link:
http://skyvisionsolutions.files.wordpress.com/2013/11/aaem-wireless-smart-meter-case-studies.pdf
Information on electrohypersensitivity may be found at this link: http://www.es-uk.info/
by Katherine | 16 Mar, 2014 | Government and Electricity Industry Positions, Latest News
A document that is being used by the NZ electricity industry to justify the “safety” of the new microwave-emitting “smart” or “advanced” meters being introduced into NZ has been debunked by Don Maisch, PhD.
The report “Health and Safety Aspects of Electricity Smart Meters” was produced by the Electric Power Engineering Centre (EPEC) at Canterbury University*.
Dr Maisch, whose PhD thesis examines the effects of vested interests on standards for electromagnetic radiation, has made his critique of EPEC’s report available on his website at the following link:
http://www.emfacts.com/2014/03/a-critique-of-the-new-zealand-report-health-and-safety-aspects-of-electricity-smart-meters/
NB: Dr Maisch visited NZ in late 2013 and gave three public lectures on “smart meters”. Footage of the lectures may be viewed at this link: https://stopsmartmeters.org.nz/uncategorized/dr-don-maisch-auckland-lecture-now-online/, while the Power Point slides for the lectures may be accessed from this link of his website: www.emfacts.com/download/New_Zealand_pres.pdf
*Information that briefly covers the relationship between EPERC and the electricity industry may be found at this link https://stopsmartmeters.org.nz/uncategorized/nz-electricity-industry-position/
NB: The EPEC “Health and Safety Aspects of Electricity Smart Meters” document is available from the EPEC website http://www.epecentre.ac.nz/media/smartmeter.shtml
Recent Comments