Save children dying of lead poisoning

Celia

Please may I ask the wonderful MSE'ers to consider signing this petition? I visit Kosovo with a separate charity but am very much aware of how much work goes into trying to highlight the dreadful plight of these children and their families and to try and push for a solution.

The petition is:
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/5/Save-Children-Dying-From-Lead-Poisoning

Further information can be found on the petition site, on the website
http://www.toxicwastekills.com/

and in this latest press release:
On the evening of 30th July, yet another young child from Kosovo was rushed to hospital in a coma while suffering from the effects of acute lead-poisoning. Ergin Salihi had been taken to hospitals in Mitrovica, Belgrade and Pristina on eight separate occasions in the last twelve months, while international agencies working on long-term resettlement plans insist that evacuation of displaced families housed by the UN on highly toxic land on what was Europe's largest lead mine, is not necessary. This morning, his mother pleaded to get their family out of Camp Osterode. She said every time Ergin came back from the hospital he was super, but then after a while he got sick again. She didn't think he would live if he came back to the camp this time.

NEW FILM CHANNEL

To bring to the World's attention the ongoing plight of the Roma and Ashkali children at the camps for displaced families in Mitrovica, Kosovo, a new internet-based film channel "SAVE THE LEAD-POISONED CHILDREN" has just been launched on Youtube.

The channel brings together a number of films detailing both the history and the ongoing situation for the families.
Viewers are urged to sign and distribute a petition calling upon President Obama to take the families immediately to safety within Camp Bondsteel and there to provide them with proper medical treatment.

Film Channel : http://www.youtube.com/user/filmsthatcount5#p/p

Thank you for taking the time to read this - please consider taking a few minutes to visit the site


http://www.thepetitionsite.com/5/Save-Children-Dying-From-Lead-Poisoning

to sign the petition.

Celia

Thank you to those who have taken the time to sign the petition :T - it is much appreciated

Celia

Celia

Only another 80 signatures needed to hit our first thousand...ty to those who have signed... please consider doing so - it literally takes two mins and you don't get bombarded with emails from doing it.
Thank you :-)

Celia

YAY! :jFirst thousand reached...onwards...onwards...let's try to help these kids.. thank you :T