Posted September 6, 2016

Warm up those typing fingers and get ready to start chatting!

This September, in preparation for Mesothelioma Awareness Day on September 26, 2016,  the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) is putting our social media advocacy into high gear!

On September 12, from 12-1 PM ET, ADAO will be hosting our first #ENDMeso Twitter Chat of the month, where victims, experts, advocates, and concerned citizens can connect, share, and spread asbestos awareness. During this hour-long Twitter Chat, ADAO will tweet a series of questions about asbestos awareness and personal experiences with mesothelioma, sparking a global conversation about the dangers of asbestos.

Here are the questions we’ll be tweeting out to guide the discussion:

  • Q1 How has asbestos and/or mesothelioma impacted your life?
  • Q2 Where do you find strength?
  • Q3  Do you have a story or photo to share for ADAO’s Senate Staff Briefing tomorrow?
  • Q4 What’s your message to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) about banning asbestos?
  • Q5 What should the public know about asbestos?

ADAO needs you, the voice of the victims and concerned citizens, to join in this conversation and bring asbestos awareness to light! Currently in the United States, we are witnessing one of the most crucial moments in toxic chemical reform, and it is the closest we have been to an asbestos ban since 1989. Let’s capitalize on this momentum and build support to end the man-made disaster that is asbestos!

Huge thanks to ADAO superstars Heather Von St. James, Mavis Nye, and Lou Williams, who are guest moderating the September 12 Twitter Chat, and to David Cant, Founder/Director of life at Veritas Consulting, who will be compiling the Twitter Chat discussion into a Storify. Join in by tweeting your answers to ADAO’s provided questions and responding to other participants. Be sure to use the hashtag #ENDMeso and connect with ADAO on Twitter by following @Linda_ADAO, @grandmamavis, @mesothelioma53, and @HeatherVSJ!

See below for more details on how to participate in the Twitter Chats.

Together, change is possible.

Linda Reinstein

Social Networks

WHO: A diverse mesothelioma and asbestos community of activists, advocates, and experts.

Guest moderators include: Heather Von. St. James, Lou Williams, and Mavis Nye.
WHAT: ADAO September 12 Twitter Chat
WHERE: www.TWITTER.com
WHEN:
  • September 12, 2016 12:00 PM EST – 1:00PM EDT
HOW:
  • Create a Twitter account (if you don’t already have one)
  • Follow @Linda_ADAO, @grandmamavis, @mesothelioma53, and @HeatherVSJ
  • In advance of the chats, follow people you know, so they can follow you too
  • At scheduled chat times, share as many tweets about the chosen topic as you’d like. The questions we’re using are included above in the blog, so you can write response tweets ahead of time.
  • Be sure to hashtag (hashtag is #) your tweets with #ENDMeso to join the conversation!
EXAMPLE:   Read how #Asbestos and #Mesothelioma has impacted our lives. Time to #ENDMeso  http://bit.ly/O115Pc

Tips, Tricks & Directions

  • If you don’t have a Twitter account, today is the perfect day to open one. It’s free!
  • Once you are logged into your twitter account, locate the search bar at the top right hand corner of the homepage. Type in “#ENDMeso” to view all tweets in the Twitter Chat.  From there, feel free to “Reply,” “Retweet,” “Quote,” or “Favorite” tweets you see in the chat and engage in the conversation.