Since 2005, he has promoted the scientifically discredited claim of a link between vaccines and autism,[1] and is founder and chairman of Children's Health Defense, an anti-vaccine advocacy group. But I want our vaccines to be as safe as possible. [187], In late 2007, Kennedy and his sisters Kerry and Kathleen endorsed Hillary Clinton in the 2008 Democratic Party presidential primaries. [25], In 1982, Kennedy was sworn in as an assistant district attorney for Manhattan. [88], Starting in 1985, Kennedy helped develop the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC)'s international program for environmental, energy, and human rights, traveling to Canada and Latin America to assist indigenous tribes in protecting their homelands and opposing large-scale energy and extractive projects in remote wilderness areas. [296] The latter shares the nickname of her great-aunt, the late Kathleen Cavendish, Marchioness of Hartington. Environmental Law Courses and Clinics. [137] In a 32 ruling in 2003, the Privy Council of the United Kingdom upheld the Belizean government's decision to permit dam construction. "Legacy at Stake in Pakistan". Robert F. Kennedy Jr., age 69, is the fifth member of the Kennedy clan to run for President, and his campaign has sought to capitalize with a heavy dose of 1960s nostalgia, from vintage signs to . "Let Our Rivers Run Free: A Global Look at How Dams are Destroying our Waterways". Kennedy was born in Washington, D.C. in 1954. Robert Francis Kennedy Jr. (born January 17, 1954), also known by his initials RFK Jr., is an American environmental lawyer, politician, and writer. [73] In September 2018, Kennedy and his partners filed a class-action lawsuit against Columbia Gas of Massachusetts alleging negligence following gas explosions in three towns north of Boston. [206][213] Other members of his family have criticized Kennedy and his organization, saying he spreads "dangerous misinformation" and said his work has "heartbreaking" consequences. His conspiracy theory activities increased his social media impact considerably; between the Spring and the Fall of 2020, his Instagram account grew from 121,000 followers to 454,000. Zukowski, Dan (June 26, 2017). "About this Organization". [185][186], Kennedy endorsed and campaigned for Vice President Al Gore during his 2000 presidential campaign, and openly opposed his friend Ralph Nader's Green Party presidential campaign. The Robert F. Kennedy National Resource Center for Juvenile Justice, led by RFK Community Alliance, provides consultation, technical assistance, and training to serve local, state, and national leaders, practitioners, and youth-serving agencies.. We partner with jurisdictions and communities across the nation to enhance system performance and improve outcomes for youth involved with the . "Robert F. Kennedy Jr.: "The Only Thing We Have in Our Power is People Power". [128] I believe that vaccines have saved the lives of hundreds of millions of humans over the past century and that broad vaccine coverage is critical to public health. [237] On December 30, 2020, Kennedy's niece Kerry Kennedy Meltzer, a physician, wrote a similar open letter. [35] In 1986, Kennedy was on a team of three law firms that won a case against Remington Arms Trap and Skeet Gun Club in Stratford, Connecticut, that ended the practice of shooting lead shot into Long Island Sound. After growing up in the Washington, D.C. area and Massachusetts, he graduated from Harvard University and obtained his Juris Doctor degree from the University of Virginia School of Law. [308] In 2004, Kennedy published a biography of Saint Francis, Saint Francis of Assisi: A Life of Joy. He described the current society and economy as unsustainable and based on a "longtime deadly addiction to coal and oil" and contended that the current economic system rewards pollution; in 2020, Kennedy stated: "Right now, we have a market that is governed by rules that were written by the carbon incumbents to reward the dirtiest, filthiest, most poisonous, most toxic, most war-mongering fields from hell, rather than the cheap, clean, green, wholesome and patriotic fields from heaven. Journalist Farhad Manjoo countered Kennedy's conclusions. Kennedy, Robert F. Jr. (December 17, 2005). [17] A few hours later, he flew to Los Angeles on vice-president Hubert Humphrey's plane, along with his elder sister Kathleen and elder brother Joseph, and was with his father when he died. [283] YouTube removed the interview under its vaccine misinformation policy, a decision criticized by Peterson and Kennedy as censorship. On May 12, 2010, Kennedy filed for divorce from Mary; three days later she was charged with drunk driving. I recently watched a three-hour Joe Rogan podcast where he interviewed Robert F. Kennedy Jr. about his views on COVID, why he wanted to run for president and a variety of other topics. Founded under the name World Mercury Project in 2011, it is chaired by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Mostly Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is just at home in Brentwood, Los Angeles, with his family, working and doing some surfing with his kids once in a while. Resigns from Riverkeeper", "RFK Jr. to address College of Law graduates", "Newlyweds Cheryl Hines, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. Buy Malibu Compound", "Robert Kennedy's Words Sung In Mass Marking Assassination", The Backbone Cabinet A Progressive Cabinet Roster, "Robert Kennedy Jr. He is a nephew of President John F. Kennedy and Senator Ted Kennedy. Kennedy and his team also filed a class action lawsuit against Monsanto for failing to warn consumers about the dangers allegedly posed by exposure to Roundup. Kennedy carved out a career as a bestselling author and top environmental lawyer before becoming a leader in the anti-vaccine movement. Kennedy himself appears in the video, inviting the viewers to disregard information dispensed by health authorities and doctors. [4][241], Kennedy is listed as executive producer of Vaxxed II: The People's Truth, the 2019 sequel to Wakefield's and Bigtree's anti-vaccination documentary Vaxxed. Produced by David Whiteside. Gordon, David K., and Kennedy Jr., Robert F. (September 1991). Kennedy Jr. went on to suggest that there was other evidence indicating potential effects on humans. Many in the Kennedy family are pained by his candidacy and vaccine conspiracy theories. Yaggi, Marc, Waterkeeper Alliance (Winter 2013). [148], Throughout the presidency of George W. Bush, Kennedy was a persistent critic of Bush's environmental and energy policies, saying Bush was defunding and corrupting federal science projects. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. - Ballotpedia Kennedy believes that nuclear energy is a profit-making venture and claims that this solution is promoted by corporate lobbyists rather than environmental activists, stating in a 2023 interview, "it's not hippies in tie-dyed T-shirts who are saying it's dangerous; it's guys on Wall Street with suits and ties". [255][256] Craig Foster, a psychology professor who studies pseudoscience, deemed the challenge "not science", observing that it was a "carefully constructed 'contest' that allows its creators to generate the misleading outcome they presumably want to see". Syracuse.com. [164], In 2003, Kennedy wrote an article in Rolling Stone about Bush's environmental record,[165] which he subsequently expanded into a New York Times bestselling book. [120] In February 2013, while protesting the Keystone XL Pipeline Kennedy, along with his son, Conor, was arrested for blocking a thoroughfare in front of the White House during a protest. [82], In October 2011, Kennedy co-founded EcoWatch, an environmental news site. RFK Jr Podcast Robert Kennedy Jr - Apple Podcasts [32], In 2018, the National Trial Lawyers Top 100 recognized two law firms for winning a $289 million jury verdict in Johnson v. Monsanto Co.. As co-counsel at one of the firms, Kennedy was also a member of the team. [30], Kennedy has argued that poor communities shoulder the disproportionate burden of environmental pollution. [134], In 1991, Kennedy helped lead a campaign to block Hydro-Qubec from building the James Bay Hydro-project, a massive dam project in northern Quebec. [130][131] On June 15, 1981, he made international news when he spoke at an anti-nuclear rally at the Hollywood Bowl, with Stephen Stills, Bonnie Raitt and Jackson Browne. Kennedy is a board member and counselor to several of Vantage Point's portfolio companies in the water and energy space, including Ostara, a Vancouver-based company that markets the technology to remove phosphorus and other excessive nutrients from wastewater, transforming otherwise pollution directly into high-grade fertilizer. [27][28] Following his arrest he entered a drug treatment center and during his probation volunteered for the Natural Resources Defense Council. He has explained his position saying "Im a constitutional absolutist. Resigns as Waterkeeper Alliance President", "Approval of planning application C 990237 PSX", "Farmers worried by suits targeting hog producers", "Superfund Site Is Relisted, and Inquiry Begins", "DuPont Fined $196.2M In Class-Action Suit", "DuPont to pay $670 million to settle C8 lawsuits", "Porter Ranch Gas Leak With Attorney Robert F. Kennedy", "Mass. [30], Kennedy helped lead the battle against fracking in New York State. 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Kennedy, Jr makes false COVID claims in live talk with Alec Baldwin", "RFK Jr. Stoops to New Low by Falsely Tying Hank Aaron's Death to Vaccine", "RFK, Jr.'s niece speaks out against his COVID vaccine misinformation", "Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has been banned from Instagram", "How a Kennedy became a 'superspreader' of hoaxes on COVID-19, vaccines, 5G and more", "How JFK's nephew became one of Facebook's most prolific anti-vax misinformation spreaders", "Robert F Kennedy Jr apologizes for Anne Frank comparison in anti-vax speech", "Fauci Calls RFK Jr. A 'Very Disturbed Individual' over Career Attacks", "Proteste in Berlin Fast 40.000 Menschen bei Corona-Demos - Sperren am Reichstag durchbrochen", "Inside the Weird Pro-QAnon German Group Behind RFK Jr.'s Latest Anti-Vaxx Stunt", "YouTube bans all anti-vaccine misinformation", "Robert F. Kennedy Jr. invokes Nazi Germany in offensive anti-vaccine speech", "Instagram reinstates Robert Kennedy Jr. after launch of presidential bid", "Jewish groups denounce RFK Jr.'s false remarks that Covid-19 was 'ethnically targeted' to spare Jews and Chinese people", "RFK Jr. suggests COVID-19 was 'ethnically targeted' to avoid Ashkenazi Jews", "An Anti-Vaccine Film Targeted To Black Americans Spreads False Information", "RFK Jr. Video Pushes Known Vaccine Misrepresentations", "An Anti-Vaccine Film Targeted to Black Americans Spreads False Information", "Facebook and Twitter resist calls to ban anti-vaxx campaigner", "RFK Jr. Book Stokes Intrigue In Michael Skakel Murder Case", "FX Prods. WASHINGTON - Robert F. Kennedy Jr., an anti-vaccine activist and scion to a storied political family, will be challenging President Joe Biden for the White House, officially kicking off his 2024 . New York League of Conservative Voters. [61] This agreement, which Kennedy negotiated on behalf of environmentalists and New York City watershed consumers, is regarded as an international model in stakeholder consensus negotiations and sustainable development. Perhaps more than anyone in politics, Kennedy is the embodiment of the crunchy-to-conspiracist pipelinethe pathway from . EcoWatch. Riverkeeper John Cronin Patrols the Hudson and Pursues Those Who Foul Its Waters", "Robert F Kennedy Jr takes big business to task over pollution at SXSW Eco", "Science and Health: Robert F. Kennedy, Jr", "Cree Chief Wins Environmental Prize For Anti-Dam Effort", "Kennedy-Castro Encounter Touched by History", "February 1824;Meeting Across an Old Breach", "Chile's Best Whitewater Rivers Won't Be Damned For Now", "20 Year David and Goliath Fist Fight Saves Patagonia's Futaleuf", https://www.environews.tv/062217-act-war-rfk-jr-puts-u-s-military-cafos-blast-trashing-americas-waterways, "Defending our Environment and Health from the U.S. Military", "Both Sides Attack Bush Plan To Halt Bombing on Vieques", "Defending our environment and health from the U.S. military", "Robert Kennedy Jr. on his crusade for a 'green' economy", "Robert F. Kennedy Jr. calls natural gas a "catastrophe", "Shift by Cuomo on Gas Drilling Prompts Both Anger and Praise", "Prominent U.S. Keystone critic Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to visit oilsands", "Robert F. Kennedy Jr. [220], In June 2005, Kennedy wrote an article in Rolling Stone and Salon called "Deadly Immunity", alleging a government conspiracy to conceal a connection between thimerosal and childhood neurodevelopmental disorders, including autism. Dixon, Darius (October 12, 2012). After meeting Sirhan, he gave his support for a reinvestigation of the assassination. [235], Several members from Kennedy's close family have distanced themselves from his anti-vaccination activities and condemned his comments equating public health measures with Nazi atrocities. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Interview on Vaccines, the Environment, & His [238], On June 4, 2019, during a visit to Samoa coinciding with that nation's 57th annual independence celebration, Kennedy appeared in an Instagram photo with Australian-Samoan anti-vaccine activist Taylor Winterstein. "eTown at the 2008 Democratic National Convention (Denver)". Taking the side of Cape Cod's commercial fishing industry, Kennedy argued that the project was a costly boondoggle. By providing your telephone number and email, you consent to receive calls, texts, and emails from Team Kennedy, including prerecorded messages and via automated methods. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announces he's running for president [6] The Neue Zrcher Zeitung has said of the book " polemics alternate with chapters that pedantically seek to substantiate Kennedy's accusations with numerous quotations and studies. Learn more about our plan to Bring it Home. [13][14][15] He was nine years old when his uncle, President John F. Kennedy, was assassinated in 1963, and 14 years old when his father was assassinated while running for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1968. Kennedy has also stated that the American government is dominated by corporate power; he said the Environmental Protection Agency was run by the "oil industry, the coal industry and the pesticide industry", and described the Food and Drug Administration as overly dominated by "Big Pharma". [280], Kennedy does not believe that Sirhan Sirhan fired the shot that killed his father, Robert F. Kennedy. [105] He was arrested for trespassing at Camp Garcia Vieques, the U.S. Navy training facility, where he and others were protesting the use of a section of the island for training. Goodman, Amy (September 22, 2014). The Westchester County Medical Examiner ruled the death to be a suicide due to asphyxiation from hanging. A Prominent Anti-Vax Group Is Spreading False Vaccine Info To Black Greg Palast (Author) Ted Rall (Illustrator). "Plea to Pakistan". [100] He helped lead the opposition to the damming of the Futaleuf River in the Patagonia region of Chile. names. [29] [92] Kennedy represented the CONFENIAE, a confederation of Indian peoples, in negotiation with the American oil company Conoco to limit oil development in Ecuadorian Amazon and, at the same time, obtain benefits from resource extraction for Amazonian tribes. [234], On February 15, 2017, Kennedy and actor Robert De Niro gave a press conference at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., in which they said the press were working for the vaccination industry and did not allow debates on vaccination science. "Robert F. Kennedy Jr. June 18, 2014. [210] View Terms of Service and Privacy Policy for more info. He has written books including The Real Anthony Fauci in 2021 and A Letter to Liberals in 2022. Robert Francis Kennedy (November 20, 1925 - June 6, 1968), also known by his initials RFK and by the nickname Bobby, [1] [2] was an American politician and lawyer. [39], In 1987, Kennedy founded the Environmental Litigation Clinic at Pace University School of Law, where for three decades he was the clinic's supervising attorney and co-director, and as Clinical Professor of Law. [72] In 2017, Kennedy and his partners sued Monsanto in federal court in San Francisco, on behalf of plaintiffs seeking to recover damages for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, that, the plaintiffs allege, were a result of exposure to Monsanto's glyphosate-based herbicide, Roundup. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is the chairman of the World Mercury Project. This Morning: CBC Digital Archives. Kennedy. [216][217][218][219] The Center for Countering Digital Hate in 2021 identified Kennedy as one of 12 people responsible for up to 65% of anti-vaccine content on social media platforms Facebook and Twitter. Griscom, Amanda (October/November 2004). In 2013, Kennedy assisted the Chipewyan First Nation and the Beaver Lake Cree fighting to protect their land from tar sands production. 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Ricker Resource Conservation Award | American Fisheries Society", "Val-Kill awards to be presented on Sunday", 64th United States Attorney General, 19611964, United States senator from New York, 19651968, Senate Committee investigation of Labor and Management, Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation. Praises Obama's Carbon Rules, Blasts Koch Brothers on 'The Ed Show'". "Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on the river along with numerous leaders of conservation organizations". Robert F. Kennedy - Wikipedia "Robert F. Kennedy Jr. The Bird Rehabilitator". [140] Hydro-Qubec dropped plans for the dam in 2017. In China, they are being spread by media outlets backed by the Kennedy was a pallbearer in his father's funeral, where he spoke and read excerpts from his father's speeches at the Mass commemorating his death at Arlington National Cemetery. [77] He is also a senior advisor to Starwood Energy Group and has played a key role in a number of the firm's investments.

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