NYC
= SMOKE FREE AIR
NOT
TOBACCO ADDICTION!
U.S.:
STOP BIG TOBACCO'S ABUSE OF NYC
SUPPORT A STRONG FCTC!
| WHAT: |
RALLY to expose Big Tobacco's use of NYC icons, names, and imagery in tobacco advertising abroad - AND - to call on the U.S. delegation to the Framework Convention for Tobacco Control (FCTC) to support a comprehensive international advertising ban! View relevant tobacco ads and industry documents |
| WHEN: | 12 NOON, Wednesday, February 19th |
| WHERE: |
CITY
HALL PARK (Brooklyn Bridge side) New York, NY |
| SPONSORED BY: | Reality Check, Essential Action |
Speakers
to include:
- New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg (invited)
- Gilbert Maldonado, Reality Check Kings County Representative, Brooklyn
- Jessica Harvey, Reality Check, International Action Committee
- Anna White, Coordinator, Essential Action's Global Partnerships for Tobacco Control program (Washington, DC)
- Peter Serrano, Executive Director, South Bronx Concerned Citizens Against Tobacco
ORGANIZATIONS
THAT HAVE ENDORSED EVENT:
American Lung Association of the City
of New York
New York's Asian American and Pacific Islander Tobacco Control Network
Tobacco Not Tolerated
NYC Coalition For A Smoke Free
City
NYPIRG
SmokeFree Educational Services,
Inc.
South Bronx Concerned Citizens (Against Tobacco)
MORE INFORMATION:
- Media Advisory
- Press Release
- Factsheet on U.S. and the FCTC
- What tobacco control advocates from around the world have to say to the U.S. delegation to the FCTC
- Statement
from San Francisco Tobacco Free Coalition re: Big Tobacco's use of California
names, icons and imagery in tobacco advertising abroad