SPEAKER DETAILS

ODETTE WILKENS
 

Odette Wilkens, a technology transactional attorney for over twenty years, co-founded The National Call for Safe Technology, where she is president and general counsel. A coalition of over one hundred organizations and individuals, it advocates for safe communications networks for phone and Internet access. After seeing that many people were being affected by wireless radiation from cell towers, “smart” meters and other wireless devices, Odette co-founded the National Call with Virginians for Safe Technology. She also co-founded Wired Broadband, Inc., a non-profit based in New York also advocating for safe communications networks where she is also president and general counsel. In 2024, Odette served as a volunteer on the Communications Equity and Diversity Council at the Federal Communications Commission on bridging the digital divide for those without access to broadband. Odette graduated from Brooklyn Law School and holds an MBA in finance from Stern at New York University, and a B.A. from Barnard College affiliated with Columbia University. See her full CV.

PRESENTATION
 
IS WIRELESS RADIATION BAD FOR YOUR HEALTH?

SUN, OCT 19 AT 1:30 PM

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Cell phones, Wi-Fi used on tablets, desktops and laptops, and cell towers and cell antennas are becoming ubiquitous around the world. 5G “small cells” are being placed closer and closer to our homes, schools and in parks and “smart” utility meters are being placed on our homes. The common theme is that they use wireless radiation to carry messages and data. The one universal question many communities ask when a cell tower is being planned or installed – is wireless radiation safe? People want to know if people and the environment will be affected? Are our children at risk? Are there safer alternatives? These and other issues will be addressed in this talk.​​​