Reply #9: Video of TED presentation by ALLERGY KIDS founder Robyn O'Brien.

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http://www.robynobrien.com/speaking.html

“Robyn’s analysis is a startling revelation of the corruption of our food supply and our failure to protect two of our country’s most valuable assets, our children and our environment. Her message of courage, tenacity and hope is a beacon of light in our toxic world."

—Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.

Robyn recently addressed a crowd of 600 at TEDx Austin and received a standing ovation for her presentation, "Patriotism on a Plate" as seen in the VIDEO AT LINK:

I first found a similar essay on the website of her foundation, ALLERGY KIDS. ( http://allergykids.wordpress.com/2008/06/10/a-ripple-of-hope-when-courage-and-conscience-collide/ ).

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/robyn-o/when-courage-and-conscien_b_117787.html

By Robyn O'Brien.
Posted: August 11, 2008 07:29 AM

When Courage And Conscience Collide

I was raised on capitalism and the Wall Street Journal. In my family, the Reagans had an almost royal status -- to watch them dance, with Nancy in her red dress, gave me the feeling, as a child, that I was watching some magnificent combination of Frank Sinatra and a foreign prince with his graceful companion on his arm. And I trusted that the political values that my family had instilled in me would serve me well.

And then one of my children got sick. With a blood condition that no one could pronounce and a pediatric mandate requiring immediate enrollment at a Children's Hospital. And I awoke. Suddenly, everywhere I turned, there were sick children. Children with diabetes, cancer, obesity, asthma and allergies. What had happened?

As headlines in the paper warned me of environmental dangers, I began to pay attention. What was in the food? Wasn't organics a left-leaning thing? And what about the plastics and the baby bottles and the vaccines? Should I worry? Doesn't our system protect us from these dangers?

<...> More at link.