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For media inquiries, please contact us by clicking hereRemember the Dead, Fight for the Living on Workers’ Memorial Day
April 19, 2012This year marks the 23rd Annual Workers’ Memorial Day (WMD), which will take place on April 28th, 2012. Workers’ Memorial Day gives us an opportunity to remember the workers we have lost, and to bring together those who are still with us, their families, unions, and health and safety advocates to fight for better workplace safety [...]
[ Read More → ]Proposed U.S. Budget Cuts Would Impact Public Health
April 17, 2012In an effort to spark an economy in slow recovery after the Great Recession, the U.S. Administration has announced a new budget that will significantly decrease funding for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and other government agencies. This budget cut, which cuts the EPA’s budget by 1/3, will reduce critical environmental and occupational health programs [...]
[ Read More → ]The ADAO Community Is Stronger Because Of You
April 16, 2012One of ADAO’s main goals is to foster a supportive community for asbestos victims, and the community we have set up has become an incredible asset for people struggling with asbestos-caused disease. Having someone to talk to, to tell you that they are there for you, is invaluable, and we are proud to be here [...]
[ Read More → ]ADAO Joins Global Community in Urging UN to Declare Stephan Schmidheiny “Persona Non Grata” at Rio+20
April 13, 2012Sign the Petition! Click to read the translated petition: Dutch French Italian Spanish Portuguese ADAO Joins Global Community in Urging United Nations to Declare Stephan Schmidheiny “Persona Non Grata” at UN Rio+20 Conference on Sustainable Development Stephan Schmidheiny, former asbestos owner-executive recently convicted of “causing a continuing disaster in health and environment” and “willfully neglecting [...]
[ Read More → ]Powerful, Honest, and Vibrant. Barbara McQueen Speaks Out Against Asbestos
April 12, 2012Powerful, honest, and vibrant. Barbara McQueen courageously shared her story with the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) at our recent Asbestos Awareness Conference. On Saturday, March 31, Barbara McQueen, widow of Steve McQueen, accepted the Warren Zevon “Keep Me in Your Heart Memorial Tribute Award” on behalf of her late husband. As part of her [...]
[ Read More → ]Global Asbestos Awareness Week Wrap Up
April 11, 2012Global Asbestos Awareness Week: EXPOSED – The Facts About Asbestos concluded this past Sunday after a hugely successful 7 days of global advocacy, education, and community building. Beginning on Sunday April 1st on the heels of the 8th Annual Asbestos Awareness Conference, GAAW started with a candle lighting ceremony to remember all those we have [...]
[ Read More → ]“Turned Away” – Julius’ Story
April 10, 2012We have been touched by asbestos in individual ways, yet we are joined together by a common bond of community. As a testament to the strength of our global family, Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) is highlighting the courageous stories of our members with the “Share Your Story” feature on our website. This week, we [...]
[ Read More → ]History is a Great Teacher to Those Who Listen, Asbestos Remains a Killer
April 07, 2012Today, on the last day of Global Asbestos Awareness Week, I want to step back and reflect on this amazing global week of awareness. The facts and the information are here on our website, thanks to the input from expert occupational safety and health, medical, and scientific contributors from around the world! Now, it is [...]
[ Read More → ]“If You Think it’s Asbestos, it Probably Is” by John Newquist (OSHA)
April 06, 2012“If You Think it’s Asbestos, it Probably Is” by John Newquist In the 28 years that I’ve worked at the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), it’s become very clear to me just how significant of a threat asbestos really is. While most Americans think the fiber is illegal, it frequently turns up in homes, [...]
[ Read More → ]Convicted! Eternit Asbestos Criminals Update
A historic guilty verdict from the Eternit trial in February definitively reaffirms a century of scientific evidence that asbestos exposure is deadly. The precedent has been set: corporations involved in the production of asbestos will be held accountable for human, social, and environmental rights violations. The asbestos industry, like the tobacco industry, profits from a [...]
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You are not alone. Join our ADAO “Share Your Story” community about how you or your loved one has been affected by an asbestos-caused disease such as mesothelioma, lung cancer, and asbestosis.
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