A guest blog post by Lisa Harty Impact, defined by Webster’s as “a forceful strike”, perfectly describes the recent 7th Annual Asbestos Disease Awareness Conference held by the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) in Atlanta, GA. While asbestos is impacting public health, the environment, and the economy, increasing numbers of asbestos victims are being equipped [...]
To read the International Declaration: "Un Mondo Senza Amianto - A World Without Asbestos” drafted by the conference participants which was sent to the United Nations, CLICK HERE. To view photos of the conference in the Facebook photo album. I recently had the pleasure of traveling to Casale Monferrato, Italy to participate in the Associazione [...]
On April 28-29, 2011 in Casale Monferrato, Italy, a group of delegates from around the world gathered together at the Associazione Famigliari Vittime Amianto (AFEVA)’s “A World without Asbestos” conference calling for a global ban on asbestos and continued fight for justice for the victims of this tragedy. The following letter was drafted and signed [...]
ADAO is honored to be a part of a global consortium of asbestos awareness advocates speaking in Casale Monferrato, Italy on April 28th. The two-day “A World without Asbestos” conference is organized by Associazione Famigliari e Vittime dell'Amianto(AFEVA) together with unions CGIL, CISL, UIL, and other associations and under the patronage of the City of [...]
Posted in April 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 on [...]