Post by microdot on Jun 20, 2007 17:15:05 GMT -5
Dear All,
Allow me to assure you that my efforts on this project have been unletting and relentless. As I stated previously the response has been overwhelming and I cannot thank you all enough.
I know some of you on the first thread found here,
lymebusters.proboards39.com/index.cgi?board=rash&action=display&thread=1180615214&page=1
have posted and need added to the current list and I will have that done today and post it later. I am still accepting interested parties especially if they are in short distances of the planned out route so please speak up.
The Documentary is going to happen, however, there have been some delays, and only delays, with funding and due to this will take several more weeks before I can start the journey on my way to at least some of your states and towns. Hang in there.
The progress on the plan……
I have taken a suggestion from the old thread and added a new one, I present them below.
Feeling that we can use this time to further plan out what we can include in this documentary I have thought of two things that can help us to convincingly state our cases.
#1. We have cooperation from the usp-db.com/Index.asp website and will be able to use “some” information found there. But, Alex will only release information in which will not in any way jeopardize any participants privacy nor can he release any information that you all have not participated in to begin with. With this said I am asking you all to please participate in his survey and take a few minutes to fill it out to the best of your ability. Please update your information if you have not done so in the last few weeks. I do not feel that this is asking too much from any of you and it will give us the most humanly possible, accurate up to date data to use in this film. Please be counted in this so you can help me add potentially pertinent information to this documentary and every single one of you can be represented and included anonymously in this way. Our power is in our numbers.
GO HERE!!! usp-db.com/Index.asp
#2. I do not know for sure how long this presented process will take but I believe all of us should start this ASAP! The Freedom of Information Act can provide us with information that the CDC is refusing to make public. We know they have lied to us and continually stall over and over and appear to be accountable to no one. I feel it is imperative to get what ever information we can for many, many reasons.
A.) I will be able to, at the very least, state that this process has been started in the documentary or, will be able to include any correspondences and information received about this matter prompted from this action.
B.) More importantly, we will need this information to help further our case in reasoning as to why we so desperately need a government oversight investigation. With the information that the Freedom of Information Act can provide us we can level the playing field all that much more and force transparency within the CDC to the best that we are able to. This can be a weapon, excuse me, I mean tool for us that we all can use.
C.) This information, if we are successful in getting it, can move this issue forward like nothing else that may be in our arsenal. What have we got to lose?
Are you with me?
My homework……
In order to speed up our process, we can request that this be expedited under these circumstances.
“The FOIA also requires that requests be processed on an expedited basis if made by a person primarily engaged in disseminating information to the public and the information is urgently needed to inform the public concerning some actual or alleged government activity.”
It may even be free!!!!
“VIII. Fee Waivers
If you expect or are advised that a fee will be charged, you may request a waiver of those fees. However, fee waivers are limited to situations in which a requester can show that the disclosure of the requested information is in the public interest because it is likely to contribute significantly to public understanding of the operations and activities of the government and is not primarily in the commercial interest of the requester…….”
www.usdoj.gov/oip/referenceguidemay99.htm#how
Let’s make them talk.
Are you with me? ;D
Not kidding when I said,
Big plans,
microdot
Allow me to assure you that my efforts on this project have been unletting and relentless. As I stated previously the response has been overwhelming and I cannot thank you all enough.
I know some of you on the first thread found here,
lymebusters.proboards39.com/index.cgi?board=rash&action=display&thread=1180615214&page=1
have posted and need added to the current list and I will have that done today and post it later. I am still accepting interested parties especially if they are in short distances of the planned out route so please speak up.
The Documentary is going to happen, however, there have been some delays, and only delays, with funding and due to this will take several more weeks before I can start the journey on my way to at least some of your states and towns. Hang in there.
The progress on the plan……
I have taken a suggestion from the old thread and added a new one, I present them below.
Feeling that we can use this time to further plan out what we can include in this documentary I have thought of two things that can help us to convincingly state our cases.
#1. We have cooperation from the usp-db.com/Index.asp website and will be able to use “some” information found there. But, Alex will only release information in which will not in any way jeopardize any participants privacy nor can he release any information that you all have not participated in to begin with. With this said I am asking you all to please participate in his survey and take a few minutes to fill it out to the best of your ability. Please update your information if you have not done so in the last few weeks. I do not feel that this is asking too much from any of you and it will give us the most humanly possible, accurate up to date data to use in this film. Please be counted in this so you can help me add potentially pertinent information to this documentary and every single one of you can be represented and included anonymously in this way. Our power is in our numbers.
GO HERE!!! usp-db.com/Index.asp
#2. I do not know for sure how long this presented process will take but I believe all of us should start this ASAP! The Freedom of Information Act can provide us with information that the CDC is refusing to make public. We know they have lied to us and continually stall over and over and appear to be accountable to no one. I feel it is imperative to get what ever information we can for many, many reasons.
A.) I will be able to, at the very least, state that this process has been started in the documentary or, will be able to include any correspondences and information received about this matter prompted from this action.
B.) More importantly, we will need this information to help further our case in reasoning as to why we so desperately need a government oversight investigation. With the information that the Freedom of Information Act can provide us we can level the playing field all that much more and force transparency within the CDC to the best that we are able to. This can be a weapon, excuse me, I mean tool for us that we all can use.
C.) This information, if we are successful in getting it, can move this issue forward like nothing else that may be in our arsenal. What have we got to lose?
Are you with me?
My homework……
In order to speed up our process, we can request that this be expedited under these circumstances.
“The FOIA also requires that requests be processed on an expedited basis if made by a person primarily engaged in disseminating information to the public and the information is urgently needed to inform the public concerning some actual or alleged government activity.”
It may even be free!!!!
“VIII. Fee Waivers
If you expect or are advised that a fee will be charged, you may request a waiver of those fees. However, fee waivers are limited to situations in which a requester can show that the disclosure of the requested information is in the public interest because it is likely to contribute significantly to public understanding of the operations and activities of the government and is not primarily in the commercial interest of the requester…….”
www.usdoj.gov/oip/referenceguidemay99.htm#how
Let’s make them talk.
Are you with me? ;D
Not kidding when I said,
Big plans,
microdot