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San Francisco Environment & Forest Defense

Raging Grannies Against PVC (Green Festival)

by bill/kim/ruth (info [at] raginggrannies.com)

Sat, Nov 18, 2006 2:16AM

PVC (polyvinyl chloride) plastic, commonly referred to as vinyl, is one of the most hazardous consumer products ever created! The Raging Grannies demonstrate in the SF Bay area against PVC, which is found in shower curtains, consumer packaging, and even RUBBER DUCKIES. Here the Grannies perform with song and skit at the 2006 Green Festival. Video by Bill Carpenter 45.4MB 3 min duration. Photos by Bill Carpenter, Kim Kinoshita, and G. Robertson.

Raging Grannies are ALL about protecting children and future generations. The Peninsula Raging Grannies Action League supports the Center for Health, Environment and Justice in its appeal to TARGET stores to stop carrying products containing PVC. San Francisco and San Jose Raging Grannies joined the Action League Grannies in singing at the Green Festival on environmental issues and especially about the dangers of PVC. For more about how you can make PVC free purchases or join the campaign for safe consumer products visit http://www.pvcfree.org or http://www.raginggrannies.com

For more information: http://www.pvcfree.org

§Video: Raging Grannies Perform Against PVC

by bill/kim/ruth

Sat, Nov 18, 2006 2:16AM

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§Main Stage at the Green Festival

by bill/kim/ruth

Sat, Nov 18, 2006 2:16AM

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photo by Kim Kinoshita

§carrying anti-PVC photos onto the stage

by bill/kim/ruth

Sat, Nov 18, 2006 2:16AM

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photo by Kim Kinoshita

§Hazmat inspectors Quarantine PVC contaminated stage

by bill/kim/ruth

Sat, Nov 18, 2006 2:16AM

photo by G. Robertson
Granny Joan innocently shows off the rubber ducky she bought for her grandkids. Granny Hazmat Inspectors declare the presence of PVC and quickly quarantine the stage marking it off with caution tape.

§performance outside the entrance at Green Festival

by bill/kim/ruth

Sat, Nov 18, 2006 2:16AM

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Grannies set up a demo/performance outside the Green Festival entrance as well. Here they are arranging costumes.

§TARGET: Phase Out PVC!

by bill/kim/ruth

Sat, Nov 18, 2006 2:16AM

photo by Bill Carpenter
Grannies appeal to the Big Box store...do the environmentally correct thing...help keep consumers safe!

§Hazmat Inspector with Light up Wand

by bill/kim/ruth

Sat, Nov 18, 2006 2:16AM

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Photo by Bill Carpenter.
That's our Granny Ann on the left with her stage prop "light up" wand. When waved over a PVC contaminated object, it lets off a warning Hmmmrrrr and flashes bright red. Granny Joan's rubber ducky is a stage prop rubber ducky...the real ones are those cute little bathtub toys that kids play with and, yes, put in their mouths too. Hard to believe such an innocent looking toy is made of PVC, but it's true!

§Granny Hats

by bill/kim/ruth

Sat, Nov 18, 2006 2:16AM