Nicolas Balcom Raleigh

@spacefire.ca

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Academic researcher in the field of Futures Studies, futures literacy specialist, and international consultant. I help groups explore transformation to innovatively address climate change. Photo credits: Skies and Universes- Uuchu (cfca-fig2-full) & Nasa.

Over the past two months, immigration agents have shot three people, killing two; racially profiled people, asking them to produce proof of legal residency; detained legal immigrants and shipped them across state lines, including young children; caused numerous car crashes; deployed chemical irritants on public school property; smashed the car windows of observers and arrested them before releasing them without charges; and threatened journalists who were filming them from a distance in a public space, among other high-profile incidents.
There is a substantial body of work, including expert reports from the National Academies, dating back decades analyzing data and providing guidance on the important question of childhood vaccine safety. That work has affirmed that childhood vaccines are safe for the general population with long-established benefits of preventing illness and averting death. The presidents of the National Academies have repeatedly issued statements* that call for application of scientific studies and public communications surrounding the safety and individual and public health benefits of childhood vaccination. It is essential for the health and well-being of American families that as scientific studies provide new evidence and insights, medical guidance shared with the public must be evidence-based, clear, and complete.
Photo of book, Practices of Future-Casting: Ways of Sharing Imagined Tomorrows. The cover is black with green all capital letters spelling the first part of the title and green graphics.