{"id":23662,"date":"2018-11-05T00:00:40","date_gmt":"2018-11-05T04:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/beyondpesticides.org\/dailynewsblog\/?p=23662"},"modified":"2018-11-02T17:59:15","modified_gmt":"2018-11-02T21:59:15","slug":"vote-on-tuesday-and-take-a-friend-with-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/beyondpesticides.org\/dailynewsblog\/2018\/11\/vote-on-tuesday-and-take-a-friend-with-you\/","title":{"rendered":"Vote on Tuesday \u2013and take a friend with you"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright  wp-image-23690\" src=\"https:\/\/beyondpesticides.org\/dailynewsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/VOTE.2-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"336\" height=\"238\" \/>(<em>Beyond Pesticides<\/em>, November 5, 2018)\u00a0As you know, the stakes in this midterm election are high. Many races are too close to call and will be decided by voter turnout. As we have read, <strong>our vote \u00a0will make a difference!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>The stakes are high. People and the environment are being poisoned. <a href=\"https:\/\/beyondpesticides.org\/programs\/bee-protective-pollinators-and-pesticides\/what-the-science-shows\">Pollinators<\/a> are disappearing. <a href=\"https:\/\/beyondpesticides.org\/programs\/threatened-waters\/overview\">Waterways<\/a> are being contaminated. <a href=\"https:\/\/beyondpesticides.org\/programs\/biodiversity\">Biodiversity<\/a> is threatened. <a href=\"https:\/\/beyondpesticides.org\/programs\/children-and-schools\/hazards-of-pesticides\">Children<\/a> \u2013especially farmworker children\u2014are suffering brain damage, and pesticide exposure is linked to the increase in ADHD and autism. Pesticide exposure <a href=\"https:\/\/beyondpesticides.org\/resources\/pesticide-induced-diseases-database\/overview\">is implicated<\/a> in cancer, Parkinson\u2019s disease, reproductive dysfunction, diabetes, learning disabilities, and more.<\/p>\n<p>We need people in elected positions \u2014 from local officials to national offices \u2014 who will listen to constituents who know the need for protection from pesticides and understand the urgent need to adopt of organic practices. Learn about your candidates and vote!<\/p>\n<p><strong>What more we can do.<\/strong> Take someone with you to the polls. Offer assistance to your neighbors who need help getting to the polls. Offer to watch children of those who need childcare. If you want to do even more, contact candidates to see how you can help with canvassing or phone banking.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Make a difference with your vote!<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>VOTE LIKE YOUR HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT DEPEND ON IT!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Beyond Pesticides, November 5, 2018)\u00a0As you know, the stakes in this midterm election are high. Many races are too close to call and will be decided by voter turnout. As we have read, our vote \u00a0will make a difference! \u00a0The stakes are high. People and the environment are being poisoned. Pollinators are disappearing. Waterways are being contaminated. Biodiversity is threatened. Children \u2013especially farmworker children\u2014are suffering brain damage, and pesticide exposure is linked to the increase in ADHD and autism. Pesticide exposure is implicated in cancer, Parkinson\u2019s disease, reproductive dysfunction, diabetes, learning disabilities, and more. We need people in elected positions \u2014 from local officials to national offices \u2014 who will listen to constituents who know the need for protection from pesticides and understand the urgent need to adopt of organic practices. Learn about your candidates and vote! What more we can do. Take someone with you to the polls. Offer assistance to your neighbors who need help getting to the polls. Offer to watch children of those who need childcare. If you want to do even more, contact candidates to see how you can help with canvassing or phone banking. Make a difference with your vote! 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