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December
Newsletter:
News,
Views, and Updates
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Join the ADAO "Light
a Candle" Community
The Asbestos Disease Awareness
Organization (ADAO) welcomes you to our new "Light a Candle" community. As we
honor our loved ones fighting  asbestos-related diseases or in loving memory of
those who have lost their courageous battles,
there are few symbols that offer more comfort than a candle blazing
in the dark. We invite you to light a candle and reflect, remember,
and renew your inner strength. We cannot ignore our pain and grief,
but we can find comfort in our memories and love. The message you
write after you light your candle may serve as a beacon of hope and
inspiration to someone in your shoes halfway around the
globe.
Your candle will
remain lit for 48 hours, so please light a candle today and feel
free to return to light other candles of hope and courage.
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Inside
ADAO
Solidarity
is Our Greatest Asset
Dear
ADAO Family,
ADAO has seen dramatic growth this
year. As 2010 comes to a close, we realize that our
accomplishments would not have been possible without the generous
support and hard work of our global family, volunteers, and donors,
to whom we are deeply grateful. Donations of time, money, and love
have had a tremendous impact on our ability to increase asbestos
awareness, advocacy, and community support, and we thank you
wholeheartedly. We especially want to thank our 2010 Conference Sponsors for
supporting our amazing year. In the coming year, your participation
remains as important as ever. In 2010, our ADAO
Volunteers received Presidential Volunteer Service
Awards for their tireless efforts. Actions such as
sharing our new Facebook page with
friends, spreading the word via social media, advocating to ban asbestos, participating in
tributes to loved ones, and - when possible - donating to the cause
will all have a tremendous impact on our ability to educate more
people, advocate for the ban of asbestos, and support our
international community.
We would like you
and yours to be the first to know about our recently launched "Light a Candle" website, an
opportunity to honor loved ones who have lost or are currently
fighting their courageous battle with asbestos-related
disease.
As
we excitedly look forward to 2011 and our 7th Annual Asbestos Awareness
Conference, we hope that you will be a part of our continued
success in the New Year. On behalf of everyone at ADAO, I wish each
of you a very happy holiday season and a 2011 full of joy. In
unity, Linda Reinstein
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April 1 - 3,
2011
Atlanta,
Georgia
"Asbestos:
Impact on Public Health, Environment, and the Economy"
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Canada
- Stop mining and exporting asbestos to Asia
December
was an amazing month for global advocacy as the Solidarity Delegation from Asia to Qu�bec went
to Canada for numerous meetings and press conferences to share the
human and tragic side to exporting asbestos - disease and
death.
There
are many press releases, news articles and blogs on various
websites shouting the same message to Canada - Stop mining and
exporting asbestos to Asia.
Invest
3 minutes you can help to save lives. Please take
action today and read the Global Ban Asbestos Network
(GBAN) SOCIAL MEDIA ACTION ALERT "Help stop the Jeffrey
mine."
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 The
Social Media Revolution
ADAO continues to expand its
presence in the social media space. Our new ADAO Facebook page has terrific new features and "Voices on
the Wall" connects asbestos victims around the world.
Social media is dynamic, incredibly effective, and has been
instrumental in facilitating communication, collaboration, and
action across the globe. In fact, the asbestos industry just
reported they are increasing social media communications to debunk
our ban asbestos efforts. Yes, they still claim Chrysotile is the
'safe' form of asbestos -- even in the face of experts like the Collegium Ramazzini who continue to call of
global ban of asbestos.
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ADAO is pleased to introduce our new house
graphic, "Education Starts at
Home", which helps
identify where asbestos may be in your home, school or
office.
Take time and read Andrew
Schneider's powerful "A Killer in the Attic"
four-part series on an asbestos-tainted
insulation called Zonolite, a killer that lurks in the attics and
walls of millions of homes. Educate yourself on the fact that, "for
years the government has known that the attics and walls of as many
as 35 million homes and businesses are insulated with Zonolite,
which contains lethal asbestos-tainted vermiculite. Some medical
authorities believe that people are still dying because of
it."
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The Association
of Cancer Online Resources (ACOR) Tradition:
Please join us in honoring our loved ones
on December 28th and January 4th. We will light a candle from 7:00
pm until 8:00 pm local time. Theoretically, with membership spread
around the world, we will have candles lit for the entire 24
hours.
2010 Warriors
List
To add your loved one's name to our 2010 list, please email acor@AsbestosDiseaseAwareness.org
New additions or edits deadline:
12.20.2010
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