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We believe in the rights to life, liberty, and personal security for ourselves and our children.

We demand the universal human rights standard of informed consent for all medical interventions. Compulsory vaccination cannot be legally and morally justified.

We affirm the sanctity of personal space, the right to be left alone, and the freedom to make personal health care decisions guided by the professionals of our choosing.

We invite all people, families and organizations committed to protecting these fundamental rights to work with us to support grassroots advocacy, education, and leadership in defense of our personal – individual, parental, legal, moral, religious, civil, and human – rights.

Center for Personal Rights is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, tax ID #27-2223507.

Operation Smile was founded in 1982 when Dr. William (Bill) P. Magee, Jr., a plastic surgeon, and his wife, Kathleen (Kathy), a nurse and clinical social worker, traveled to the Philippines with a group of medical volunteers to repair children's cleft lips and cleft palates.

What they found was overwhelming. "People pushed their babies at us." recalls Kathy. "They tugged at our sleeves with tears in their eyes and begged us to help their children." In Naga City, approximately 300 families arrived hoping their children would receive surgery, but the team could only treat 40 children. As they prepared to leave, the Magees made a promise they would return to help more children.

They began soliciting donations of surgical equipment and supplies from manufacturers, threw themselves into grassroots fundraising and assembled a volunteer team of 18 doctors, nurses and technicians for their own medical mission to the Philippines. They helped approximately 100 more patients, but again, hundreds still waited.

They saw the need and Operation Smile was born.

At Operation Smile we believe every child deserves exceptional surgical care. We believe all children deserve to be treated as if they were our own.

That’s what drives each and every one of us: our global network of medical professionals, who donate hundreds of thousands of hours toward the care of children around the world each year, and our supporters who are moved every day to make a difference in the lives of children they’ve never met.

Operation Smile is a 501(c)(3) organization.

For 50 years, WWF has been protecting the future of nature.

The world’s leading conservation organization, WWF works in 100 countries and is supported by more than one million members in the United States and close to five million globally. WWF's unique way of working combines global reach with a foundation in science, involves action at every level from local to global, and ensures the delivery of innovative solutions that meet the needs of both people and nature.

FORESTS
Conserve the world's most important forests.

OCEANS
Safeguard healthy oceans and marine livelihoods.

FRESH WATER
Secure water for people and nature.

WILDLIFE
Protect the world's most important species.

FOOD
Double net food availability; freeze its footprint.

CLIMATE
Create a climate-resilient and zero-carbon world, powered by renewable energy.

These things are not just “nice to have”. . . they are “need to haves.” They are the things that make it possible for us to live. And so, to ensure our very survival, they must be kept safe.

It’s a big job. And no one person or organization can do it alone.

But together we can.

WWF-US is part of the WWF global network which has worked for more than 50 years to protect the future of nature. In 2016, WWF embraced a bold new strategy and transformation designed to make the organization stronger and even more effective in tackling the challenges ahead. In this video, Marco Lambertini, Director General, WWF International, talks about WWF’s new way of working and commitment to conservation results.

Together, we can achieve WWF’s mission to conserve nature and reduce the most pressing threats to the diversity of life on Earth. Together, in partnership with foundations, governments, businesses, communities, individuals and our more than six million members, we can conserve many of the world’s most ecologically important regions.

Together, we can:

»Protect and restore species and their habitats
»Strengthen local communities' ability to conserve the natural resources they depend upon
»Transform markets and policies to reduce the impact of the production and consumption of commodities
»Ensure that the value of nature is reflected in decisions made by individuals, communities, governments and businesses
»Mobilize hundreds of millions of people to support conservation
»Together, we can protect life on our planet—including our own.

Because together, anything is possible.

WWF is a 501c3 non-profit organization.

Healthy Child Healthy World was founded by James and Nancy Chuda in 1992.

For the last 23 years, Healthy Child Healthy World has been a trusted resource for parents—providing access to critical information encouraging smarter lifestyle choices that reduce toxic chemical exposure in homes and communities.

In 2014, Healthy Child Healthy World merged with Environmental Working Group (EWG), a non-profit research and advocacy organization, based in Washington, D.C., to combine forces to protect human lives and the environment. As a program of EWG, Healthy Child Healthy World’s purpose is to empower parents to take action and protect children against harmful chemicals. We empower parents, promote solutions and influence policy to create a cleaner, greener, healthier world. EWG’s Healthy Child Healthy World program translates science and research in the environmental health realm, provides access to digestible information and offers solutions for actionable change.

The merger of EWG and HCHW is in response to the pressing need for renewed, national leadership in children’s environmental health. In the years ahead, EWG’s Healthy Child Healthy World program will engage more parents and caregivers to raise the profile of children’s environmental health.

EWG’s Healthy Child Healthy Word program aims to become the acknowledged go-to authority in the field of children’s environmental health. We strive to be the leading translator and disseminator of the best and latest science on the effects of toxic chemicals and pollutants on children’s health. We will give parents a forceful and commanding advocacy voice to ensure that laws and business practices protect children from exposure to hazardous chemicals and pollutants. Parents engaged with content in HCHW’s program channels will also discover at EWG a wealth of healthy lifestyle resources for people of all ages.

Healthy Child Healthy World was founded by James and Nancy Chuda in 1992. Below, Jim and Nancy share the story of the journey that led them to founding the organization and sparking the movement to protect children from toxic chemicals.

Your support helps us offer practical, credible advice for creating healthier homes and communities for all children. As part of EWG, Healthy Child Healthy World creates targeted educational resources so parents and caregivers can make informed decisions to protect the health and development of our most precious resource – our children.

Founded in Malibu, California, World Mercury Project’s mission is to raise public awareness of the dangers and sources of mercury, with the ultimate goal of banning all uses of mercury on a global level. We believe the public is in critical need of accurate information with regard to the sources and dangers of mercury which will allow them to better protect themselves and their families from the potential devastating effects of the potent neurotoxin.

The average person does not know that mercury is the second most toxic element on the planet, nor do they know that it is an incredibly potent toxin even at small exposure levels. Once in the body, mercury has a high affinity for moving into the brain where it can become trapped for decades. Once in the brain, mercury causes a chronic inflammatory process in the tissue which has been connected to autism, Alzheimer’s, multiple sclerosis, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS or Lou Gehrig’s disease) and many more adverse health consequences.

Mercury at very low levels of exposure can induce symptoms identical to those of many devastating psychological, neurological and behavioral conditions in children and adults that currently have no known cause. Mercury is known to injure the senses, central nervous system, immune system, gastrointestinal system, kidneys, and to interfere with critical cellular pathways creating widespread havoc throughout the body.

Vaccines such as flu and Tetanus contain 25 mcg of mercury due to the use of the mercury based preservative thimerosal. Over 100 other medical pharmaceutical products including ear, eye and nose drops use mercury based preservatives too. Amalgam fillings are 50% mercury and release mercury vapor every time you chew, brush your teeth or drink something hot. Neither mercury based preservatives like thimerosal or amalgam have been subjected to proven safe by toxicological testing.

Coal fired power plants, also a source of mercury, are being built at an every expanding rate in developing countries. China’s coal consumption is estimated to be a whopping 4 billion tons a year. These plants release mercury into the air and are saturating our entire planet ultimately contaminating our fish, food supply, and every living creature with dangerous levels of mercury. Mercury from coal burning power plants in China reaches the coast of California in just 10 days.

Mercury is also commonly used in fluorescent lighting. If a fluorescent light bulb breaks in a home it must be cleaned up very carefully following EPA guidelines to prevent exposure to mercury. These bulbs are gaining in popularity since Congress mandated that incandescent light bulbs be phased out in 2014. Cosmetics, especially creams used for skin lightening have been found to contain high levels of mercury. Despite being banned in the U.S. they are being illegally imported from other countries where their use is more popular.

Most products or industrial operations that use mercury were invented long before we understood the toxicity of mercury on human health and the health of our planet. Now that we are aware of the devastating effects of mercury, it is absolutely reckless to still be using this dangerous neurotoxin. Unfortunately, we have been slow to act to stop these practices.

World Mercury Project is determined to create a world free of the devastating effects of mercury. We plan to accomplish this goal through education, advocacy, and when necessary, litigation. Please join us in our efforts to create a safer and healthier planet that is free of mercury!

World Mercury Project is a 501c3 non-profit organization.