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Global Action: ADAO Wants to Take Your Photo #Message2Congress!
Updated on July 11, 2014 ADAO received more 200 #Message2Congress photos in just one month thanks to each and every one of you! And we are sending a special thank you to Sandra, Misty, Rachel, [...]
ADAO Returns to DC for the 11th Annual International Asbestos Awareness Conference, April 17 – 19, 2015
Posted on June 9, 2014 Registration opens on January 20, 2015 ADAO’s 11th Annual International Asbestos Awareness Conference, Where Knowledge and Action Unite, will be held April 17-19, 2015 in Washington, D.C. If you haven’t been [...]
The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization Returns to D.C. to Protect Civil Rights and Public Health
ACTION ALERT: Urge Your Two U.S. Senators to Send Staffers to the ADAO Briefing on July 17 Global Action: Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization Wants to Take Your Photo #Message2Congress! Top Three Reasons To Share Your Asbestos [...]
Remembering Debbie and Janelle, Two Brave Mesothelioma Warriors
Posted on June 4, 2014 This June it will be a year since our community lost two beloved Mesothelioma Warriors. Our hearts still break as we remember Janelle Bedel and Debbie Brewer this month. They were recognized [...]
Standing at the Intersection of Luck and Fate for the “Asbestos – Future Summit” in Turkey
Posted on June 1, 2014 In 2011, I began mentoring Sinem Kankotan, a Turkey native and student, after our brief meeting in Istanbul following the United Nations World Congress. Sinem truly impressed me and I [...]
Reflecting on National Cancer Survivors Day: Five Lessons Cancer Taught Me AND yes, I feel great about kicking the $*#! out of cancer!
Posted on May 31, 2014 On Sunday, June 1st, cancer survivors around the world will unite to show the world how life after cancer looks! A cancer survivor is defined as “anyone who has been [...]
ADAO Interview with Kieran Brewer about His Relay For Life Fundraising Efforts for Cancer Research
David and Kieran Brewer Posted on May 5, 2014: ADAO Shout Out to Kieran Brewer for his Relay For Life Fundraising Efforts for Cancer Research Posted on May 30, 2014 This week, I [...]
Yale Refuses Meeting with the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization to Discuss Revoking Stephan Schmidheiny’s Honorary Degree
Posted on May 29, 2014 Update on June 4, 2014 Although Yale administrators recently met with alumni, no progress was made to revoke Schmidheiny's degree. ADAO looks forward to continuing to make asbestos victims' voices [...]
May 28: Call Congress TODAY and Ask for REAL Reform of Our Toxic Chemical Laws
Posted on May 21, 2014: ACTION ALERT - Stop the FACT Act! URGE Your U.S. Senators to Oppose S. 2319! Posted on May 27, 2014 The Safer Chemicals, Healthy Families coalition is planning a Call- In [...]
Light a Candle with ADAO on Memorial Day — Monday, May 26
Posted on May 25 2014 Tomorrow, May 26, the United States will celebrate Memorial Day, a time to remember veterans of our Armed Forces who gave their lives to defend our country. The Asbestos Disease Awareness [...]