FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2022: Asbestos: "ART, ADVOCACY, AND ACTION" Festival Linda Reinstein Welcome Ellen Costa, Moderator Earl Dotter Barbara Minty McQueen Fernanda Giannasi and Inácio Teixeira John Curtis Kathy Best, The Andrew Schneider Memorial Lecture Introduction David Boraks, The Andrew Schneider Memorial Lecture Eric Jonckheere, Author: Conversation with Dr. Barry Castleman, Vicky Franzinetti, and [...]
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1FxGXYfOLyR2BrRa9gZge2RXVz3Aw8l9Eyi4MwfAHjiQ/edit?tab=t.0 2023 ADAO Asbestos Awareness and Prevention Conference Agenda 9:00 - 9:15 Open: Linda Reinstein, Tribute to Mavis Nye, Rebecca Reindel, MS, MPH, AFL-CIO Session I 9:15 - 9:50 Moderator: Kim Cecchini, SESSION I "Dr. Selikoff's Legacy: Tracing the Trajectory of Asbestos from Past to Future" Session I 9:15 - 9:20 Earl Dotter [...]
20th Anniversary Asbestos Awareness and Prevention Conference Exploring the Intersection of Asbestos Prevention, Policy, and the Law Start Time Session Speaker/Activity Presentation Title 9:00 AM Welcome Open/Welcome Session I: Two Decades of Advocacy: Milestones, Challenges, and the Road Ahead Moderator: Ellen Costa 9:10 AM Session [...]
Posted on February 28, 2025 Join nearly 150,00 supporters and sign the “Ban Asbestos in the US Now, Without Loopholes or Exemptions” petition today. On March 5, 2025, at 10:00 AM, the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee will hold a hearing on the nominations of David Fotouhi as Deputy Administrator of the Environmental [...]
Posted February 28, 2025 Asbestos continues to be a significant, ongoing public health crisis, contributing to an estimated 40,000 deaths across the United States each year. Despite overwhelming scientific evidence confirming its dangers and decades of advocacy from public health experts, organizations, and affected families, asbestos remains legally imported and used in the country to [...]