5G NEW INFORMATION – ACHES

Stronger Together: Our Partners and Collaborators

Dr Lisa Hutchinson

An important aspect of our mission and campaign initiatives central to ACHES, is the multi-collaborative efforts of our wider friends and supporters. We wanted to emphasise the scope of our partnerships and collaborators. Since we started our grassroots movement, we have been linked closely with the National Residents Association (NRA), which exemplifies how communities that work together achieve more results and are stronger together. Using continued community engagement, the NRA have extensively highlighted the deleterious health and safety hazards of 5G technology showing that harms far outweigh any proposed benefits. They have also joined the dots on the threats posed by Smart Cities being rolled out across the country. The NRA have produced superb videos and helpful leaflets to highlight these issues. Furthermore, they provide useful tips on measuring radiofrequency radiation (RFR) using radiation meters that capture readings of the electromagnetic field (EMF) exposure levels in people’s homes, streets, and local surroundings.

A core partner and collaborator to ACHES is Ian Jarvis who began a local movement over 5 [Unsure of timescale] years ago in his hometown of Wolverhampton: EMF Radiation & 5G. This venture consists of a small core team of individuals and groups working together around the country to help build a community of like-minded people. The website includes news, videos, and documents relating to the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) and Codes of Practice for wireless networks, technical standards, and guidelines for objections to new and existing masts, cell towers and street hubs. This very comprehensive site also contains multiple fact sheets and information of active 5G case studies. Ian has produced multiple tutorials to guide citizens on how to find a telecoms planning application, as well as technical standards and factsheets to explain the complexity of the planning aspects of these infrastructures. The website also includes helpful videos explaining how he and other collaborators within the team have uncovered hundreds of 5G masts being erected with safety certificates written in the name of non-existent or dissolved companies: see next blog that discusses this in more detail.

Another excellent collaboration is that of 5G in Merton – established by Asif, a concerned citizen who has followed the wireless technology industry and health effects of the rollout of 5G for some years. His efforts to delve deeper into the health and safety claims of wireless and 5G were sparked in 2018 when millions of transmitters started to pop up all over the globe and yet industry representatives revealed that no independent studies had been funded regarding the public safety of these newer technologies. 5G is unlike previous generations of network as it will be deployed in the millimetre-wave spectrum, with cells operating frequencies at or above 24 GHz. In a US senate hearing in 2019, Richard Blumenthal asked wireless industry representatives whether there are any health implications of 5G, which due to its much shorter wavelength frequency requires potentially millions of transmitters to be added close to homes, schools and workplaces. Despite his request for information, no independent studies or safety work was carried out by the industry to demonstrate safety. Blumental concluded “we’re flying blind in terms of health and safety is concerned”. Since no independent testing has been done, and the effect on our health is unknown, the precautionary principle needs to be applied. 5G in Merton has a plethora of helpful videos, news links and resources. Asif and his growing group of informed supporters produce helpful newsletters, and ACHES is liaising with him and others in educating on the harms of 5G and wireless technology.

ACHES has partnered with the Children’s Health Defense (CHD), who under the guidance of Robert F Kennedy Jr, have the admirable mission to end childhood epidemics, and protect and restore the health of children from the harms caused by medical and environmental exposures – as well as holding responsible parties to account. CHD have won several high-profile liability cases and uphold our health freedoms that are under attack. Impressively, CHD have undertaken education, litigation and advocacy cases in relation to EMF and wireless programmes, and were a natural partner for ACHES. CHD helped support our London-based ACHES 2023 and 2024 events, with live-streamed talks by Scott McCollough, lead outside counsel to the CHD. Scott famously won a court case against the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) by challenging their outdated wireless radiation exposure guidelines. As a testament to these successes and the increased awareness of these issues, more than 100 scientists have recently urged the FCC to temporarily suspend new broadband satellite launches until the agency assesses the environmental effects of the planned technologies.

CHD has sued multiple companies at the federal level over plans for smart cities, wireless and 5G cell towers across various states in the US, owing to violation or noncompliance with health or safety regulations. On 10 January 2025, the CHD launched the official site, Stop 5G, an initiative to empower citizens to protect their community. This new website provides resources and step-by-step guides on how to push back against the unwavering expansion of cell towers, which is in unison with our ACHES mission. Jointly, their and our efforts help citizens to stop new proposed cell towers, challenge existing towers and prevent the installation of smart meters. In partnership with the McCollough Law Firm and team of legal experts, the Stop 5G consulting services offer education, advocacy support and legal representation to help oppose cell towers and small cell installations.

In 2024, we officially partnered with the World Council for Health (WHC) who are building a better way for a better world, with an impressive 230 coalition partner organizations working collaboratively in 45 countries to advance public health knowledge. The WCH is a not-for-profit, funded organisation that was established in 2021 to forge health-focused initiatives to broaden public knowledge and sharing of science and wisdom respecting informed consent to safeguard the human rights, freedom and body autonomy to empower people to take control of their health and wellbeing. Crucially, with the power of partnership of the people, the WCH has helped create the Better Way Principles to bring people together to co-create new ways of working and living to promote improved health and wellbeing. The WCH supported our 2024 London event “Society: Controlled or Free? It’s Up to Us”.

There are other collaborators that need a brief mention. For example, Action Against 5G, is a group of concerned individuals nationwide that joined forces to campaign tirelessly against 5G. Together with a team of scientists, doctors and lawyers, this group took legal proceedings against the UK government’s failure to take sufficient notice of the health and safety risks posed by wireless radiation and the national deployment of 5G. Their website has many helpful links, videos and campaigns, and as a direct result of some well-informed UK campaigners, 68% of 5G mast applications have been refused over the last 2 years. Another very helpful resource can be found on RFInfo, which is a close partner with Action Against 5G and helps put these efforts into context. Safe Tech International is a voluntary association of individuals around the world who have come together to support, encourage and help grow the safe technology movement and to encourage public participation in envisioning and ensuring a future that respects and protects all life. Check out their prolific and informative blog postings. The Environmental Health Trust is a think tank that has been outspoken about 5G masts: it encourages a world where thriving technology is not only state-of-the-art but safe for all. Eileen O’Connor co-founded the EM Radiation Research Trust, which provides valuable resources to empower people to prevent harms caused by unsafe technology. For individuals who are sensitized by EMFs, visit this helpful site: ES–UK. Finally, for those interested in the fascinating science of energy healing and self-healing therapies, please visit BEMRI, an extensive organisation co-founded by Ingrid P. Dickenson. 

We are proud and privileged to work with all our partners and collaborators at both the local, national, international, and global levels to improve health and environmental wellbeing at this much-needed, all-encompassing level. It should be emphasised that all the educational efforts at ACHES, including talks, videos, as well as events, conferences, letters to counsellors and schools to raise awareness of these issues have all been undertaken as part of a huge voluntary collaborative effort that is not funded by local or national government or any industry sectors. We hope you can help support our continued efforts and achievements. [GoFundMe]