Press Release: ADAO Launches 19th Annual “Global Asbestos Awareness Week” April 1-7, 2023
Posted on March 31, 2023
Each year, the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) dedicates April 1-7 to increasing awareness of asbestos and preventing exposure by bringing together experts and victims from around the world to share, learn, and take action. To view all 7 days of Global Asbestos Awareness Week (GAAW) content, please click here. Be sure to follow the conversation on social media with our GAAW hashtag: #2023GAAW.
Asbestos is a known human carcinogen, and there is no safe level of exposure. While promising research continues, prevention remains the only cure.
Day THREE: Remembering Warren Zevon (USA) — Read his story “My Hero, the World’s Hero”
Featured “BADGES: A MEMORIAL TRIBUTE TO ASBESTOS WORKERS” Poster by Earl Dotter: Remembering Alan Reinstein (2016)
Featured Video: PSA 30 Second Video: “Asbesto: El asesino que no puedes ver”
Press Release Spanish La «Organización de Concienciación sobre la Enfermedad del Amianto» (ADAO, por sus siglas en inglés) lanza su «19.a Semana Mundial de Concienciación sobre el Amianto» del 1 al 7 de abril del 2023.
Leadership Quote: “I will be pleased to present photographs that show the unfair disparity asbestos exposure has on underserved minorities. That ongoing exposure is yet one more example of why there is a compelling need to completely ban asbestos use today.” – Earl Dotter, Award-winning Photojournalist and creator behind “BADGES: A Memorial Tribute to Asbestos Workers”
Call To Action: Sign the Petition to Ban Asbestos Now Without Any Loopholes or Exemptions
Asbestos Fact: The United States is the only western industrialized nation not to ban asbestos.
Featured “BADGES: A MEMORIAL TRIBUTE TO ASBESTOS WORKERS” Poster by Earl Dotter: Remembering Alan Reinstein (2016)
Today, on Day Three of GAAW, we are featuring the work of two very important people: Earl Dotter, award-winning photojournalist, and ADAO National Spokesperson, Jordan Zevon, whose father Warren Zevon, rock and roll legend, left a legacy of work when he passed away from mesothelioma, a fatal disease caused by asbestos. Sharing stories of those directly affected by asbestos is at the heart of our work. By sharing asbestos victim’s stories and the expertise of our scholars we are turning tragic experiences into hope, art, and action.
As ADAO’s National Spokesperson, Jordan has used art and his voice to raise asbestos awareness and prevention throughout the halls of Congress and across the nation. Sharing his personal story about how asbestos has impacted his life and his family has allowed people a glimpse into the pain and loss experienced. We are grateful for his dedicated participation and continued support in ADAO’s awareness and prevention campaigns.
Earl Dotter is the mastermind of an ever-evolving photo exhibit, “BADGES: A Memorial Tribute to Asbestos Workers,” memorializing the asbestos workers of the 20th century and honoring the legacy of famed asbestos treatment pioneer, Dr. Irving J. Selikoff. Earl’s traveling exhibit presents the photo ID badges worn by the countless workers who were exposed to asbestos in mining, manufacturing and product use. Through his five BADGES posters and public presentations, Earl is able to capture the impact of asbestos in a way that many can understand. To support awareness and prevention efforts and get a poster of your own, you can access Earl’s work here.
Thank you to our 2022 Gold Sponsor, The Gori Law Firm and Partner for Prevention, the Environmental Information Association (EIA).
Together, we make change happen.
Linda
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