Mission
Tear gas is the term used to label a group of chemical weapons meant to incapacitate (temporarily) a population for the goal of crowd control. There is no way to safely deploy a chemical weapon on a...
View ArticleResponses
Since posting my story of why I got involved in the fight against governments using chemical weapons on citizens, I have received some surprisingly negative comments. One person questioned why I as a...
View ArticleOfficial Report from Physicians for Human Rights
I have not had as much time to work on this site since school resumed, but Physicians for Human Rights has produced a telling report from their fieldwork on the effects of tear gas. Click here for...
View ArticleOP-ed on US Manufactured Tear Gas in Bahrain
Please go to the following link for Human Rights TV’s take on US involvement in Bahrain: http://news.humanrightstv.com/news/2012/op-ed-us-manufactured-tear-gas-causes-miscarriage.
View ArticleJustice
Yesterday was the two year anniversary of when I learned how quickly the joy of becoming a mother could turn into terror, as I was exposed to tear gas while chaperoning a field trip for the University...
View ArticleFighting Giants
This is the start of my day. Every day, two years and counting. How do I get closure? Am I closer or farther? Why am I fighting Goliath when most days I don’t even know what I did with my slingshot?...
View ArticleInequality, Complicity, and Rights
Today I wish to address the larger issue of social inequality. Until the government provides protection for citizens without money from those with money, the barrier to the elimination of chemical...
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