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2018 Mesothelioma Awareness Month Events and Actions
Posted on August 31, 2018 September is a big month for the ADAO community. Throughout the month, we honor Mesothelioma Awareness Month with a number of events and actions from the Miles for Meso Race [...]
Colombia’s Rosario University Hosts, Asbestos: A Silent Killer?, a Seminar to Discuss the Hazards, Controversies, and National and International Activism
Posted on August 31, 2018 La Universidad de Rosario en Colombia, Anfitrión Asbestos: ¿un Asesino Silencioso?, un Seminario para Debatir Sobre los Peligros, las Controversias y el Activismo Nacional e Internacional No Borders -- No [...]
Flag to Fly on Capitol Hill on September 26th in Honor of Asbestos Victims on Mesothelioma Awareness Day
Posted September August 31, 2018 For the second year in a row, an American flag will fly atop the U.S. Capitol building on September 26th in honor and remembrance of asbestos victims for Mesothelioma Awareness [...]
Remembering Dr. David Sugarbaker, World Renowned Thoracic Surgeon and Mesothelioma Researcher
Posted on August 30, 2018 ADAO is profoundly saddened to learn of the passing of Dr. David Sugarbaker, World Renowned Thoracic Surgeon, and Mesothelioma Researcher. Dr. Sugarbaker was more than a gifted thoracic surgeon and [...]
Earl Dotter, Photojournalist and Member of ADAO Family, Releases New Book Called “LIFE’S WORK, A Fifty-Year Photographic Chronicle of Working in the U.S.A.”
Posted on August 27, 2018 Earl Dotter, occupational photojournalist and member of the ADAO family, is releasing a new book with a companion photo exhibit called LIFE'S WORK, A Fifty Year Photographic Chronicle of Working [...]
Nearly 95,000 Petition Signatures Urging the EPA to Ban Asbestos in the US Now, Without Loopholes or Exemptions — Next Target is 150,000
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to Ban Asbestos in the US Now, Without Loopholes or Exemptions Petition Updated on August 30, 2018 BIG NEWS! There are nearly 95,000 petition signatures urging the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) [...]
ADAO’s March for Asbestos Victims’ Remembrance and Justice on April 5, 2019 in Washington, DC
Posted on August 27, 2018 After weeks of scheduling, the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) is pleased to announce our first ever social action march-- The March for Asbestos Victims’ Remembrance and Justice on April 5, 2019 [...]
Paul Zygielbaum, Mesothelioma Warrior, Speaks Up and Out About Banning Asbestos
Posted on August 16, 2018 Sign and Share the ADAO Petition to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Demanding a Ban Asbestos in the US Now, Without Loopholes or Exemptions "Reflecting on my journey with mesothelioma [...]
Press Release: EPA’s Incomplete Risk Evaluation Perpetuates Continued Use of Asbestos and Undermines the Ability to Establish a Much-Needed Asbestos Ban
For Immediate Release: August 16, 2018 Sign and share the petition to the EPA to Ban Asbestos in the US Now, Without Loopholes or Exemptions. ADAO Issues Statement from President and CEO on the Organization’s Comments [...]
“Chemo Roller Coaster” – Rod’s Story
Posted on August 15, 2018 We have been touched by asbestos in individual ways, yet we are joined together by a bond of community. As a testament to the strength of our global family, the [...]