Tragically, Anita lost her mesothelioma battle on November 13, 2011. Read “Keeping a Positive Attitude to Help Beat Meso” by Anita Steiner – her incredible guest blog. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Posted in May 2011 We [...]
A guest blog post by Noel Colina Art, visual art in particular, can be used and is being used to compress messages and even narratives into short, powerful images, thus the quote “A picture is worth a thousand words”. Advertisers have cashed in using this medium, often times creating demand from nothing at all. Such [...]
Posted on May, 12, 2011 VIDEO: The Daily Show "Ored to Death" Brilliantly ‘The Daily Show' focused on Quebec and the dark side of asbestos last night in the segment: "Ored to Death" . Watch the video and post your comment on Jon Stewart's forum. As a mesothelioma widow, it is reprehensible that Mr. Bernard Coulombe, President of the [...]
After reading and signing the letter to Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe being circulated by the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) and others, I was reminded of an effort to boycott imported asbestos in 1974. This involved picketing and publicizing the import of products from Rhodesia (Zimbabwe’s former name under white minority rule) through ports such [...]
Posted in May 2011 We 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 new "Share Your Story" feature [...]