February 8, 2017

DEAR FEARLESS PARENTS & FRIENDS,

Our much anticipated and sold out “A Conversation about Childhood Vaccination” event at the Two River Theater in Red Bank, NJ on 1/24/17 was everything we hoped for.

Click HERE or on any of the images below to peek at our blog, where we share highlights, the event program, and over 50 photos. We'll be adding video very soon, too.

Please comment on the post if you'd like to make suggestions, give feedback, or share stories. And we’re happy to include your pics — send ’em over to info@fearlessparent.org!

WHAT ARE THESE EVENTS ABOUT?

HOW IMPORTANT IS VACCINATION CHOICE TO YOUR FAMILY?

This is worth taking a deep breath and a moment to consider.

How can we expect political and other leaders to carry the torch on this issue when many of us can't discuss this topic with our friends and family?

There are multi-billions of dollars worth of entwined special interests moving many dozens of bills across the country looking to take away the right to informed consent. The mainstream press is gearing up again for the annual "too many parents are taking exemptions" polemic (i.e., today's NYT op-ed "how the anti-vaxxers are winning").

Now imagine if we had sold out events like the one in Red Bank occurring across the country?

In November 2017, NJ will be electing a new governor. Maybe your state has important elections coming up, too.

I can think of no better insurance policy for protecting our exemptions than showing politicians that thousands of people are gathering to get educated on this issue and advocate for choice.

Let's abandon the warring posture. War is about destruction. Let's focus on creating the future. What if we instead invested in educating our communities by offering calm, respectful, intelligent, compassionate conversation? I firmly believe that the rest would take care of itself.

NEXT UP: SPRING 2017?

In the next week, Fearless Parent will decide whether to hold a spring event. We are looking at a large venue that's 5 mins from the Lincoln Tunnel, within easy reach of north Jersey, NYC plus Rockland, Orange, and Westchester counties.

Time is tight. If you can help, we need to hear from you now. We need sponsors, volunteers, and a small number of exhibitors. If anyone is interested in donating but wants pro-forma deets first, get in touch. These events are extremely resource-intensive but they're priceless.

In the meantime, please help make our event recap post go viral. Like, comment, share. That's what we'll use to show like-minded speakers, sponsors, volunteers, and advocacy groups that they should sign on.