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Legendary Journalist and Keynote Speaker David McCumber Reflects on ADAO’s 13th Asbestos Awareness Conference
Posted on May 22, 2017 As anti-asbestos advocates, we're constantly fighting an uphill battle against powerful industries with pockets deep enough to shape the opinions of the public — and lawmakers — through fierce lobbying [...]
Help Annamarie Celebrate Her Two-Year Mesothelioma Surgiversary!
Posted on May 18, 2017 Today is my second surgiversary, and I’d love for you all to celebrate with me! Two years ago today, I underwent a Pleurectomy Decortication surgery that saved my life and [...]
Heartbeats from Tragedy: Asbestos Explained in New PSA from ADAO and ‘The Animated Activist,’ Available in Six Languages
Posted on May 16, 2017 ADAO PSA: "Asbestos: The Killer You Can't See" in English, Russian, Hindi, Portuguese, French, and Spanish "Asbestos: The Killer You Can't See" "Asbesto: El asesino que no puede" "Асбест: убийца, которого вы [...]
Asbestos Action Alliance says Rotterdam Convention itself has failed miserably as chrysotile asbestos and three other chemicals blocked again from listing, continuing to put millions of workers at risk.
April 24, 2017 Press Release: Global Asbestos Action Alliance confronts global asbestos industry – Good CoP/ Bad CoP? May 2, 2017 MEDIA EVENT NOTICE: Global petition demanding action on chrysotile and reform of the Rotterdam Convention [...]
Top Ten Asbestos Facts (2018)
Posted on February 22, 2018 -- UPDATED ON AUGUST 2, 2018 Top Ten Asbestos Facts (2018) Asbestos a known carcinogen that kills as estimated 40,000 Americans every year. All types of asbestos cause lung cancer, mesothelioma, cancer [...]
ADAO Outraged that Six Countries Prevented the Inclusion of Chrysotile Asbestos in the UN Rotterdam Convention List of Hazardous Substances
April 24, 2017 Press Release: Global Asbestos Action Alliance confronts global asbestos industry – Good CoP/ Bad CoP? May 2, 2017 MEDIA EVENT NOTICE: Global petition demanding action on chrysotile and reform of the Rotterdam Convention [...]
MEDIA EVENT NOTICE: Global petition demanding action on chrysotile and reform of the Rotterdam Convention to be handed to COP President Rotterdam Convention Tuesday 2nd May
April 24, 2017 Press Release: Global Asbestos Action Alliance confronts global asbestos industry – Good CoP/ Bad CoP? Global Asbestos Action Alliance Rotterdam Convention Media Kit GLOBAL ASBESTOS ACTION ALLIANCE MEDIA EVENT NOTICE Global petition [...]
ADAO and NRDC Host Successful Congressional Staff Briefing
April 2017 Briefing Resources Posted on April 29, 2017 Scott Slesinger, Carrie McNamara, Julie Gundlach, Robin Tucker, Dan Swanson, and Linda Reinstein The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) successfully concluded another empowering day on [...]
“Miracles occur, why not for us?” – Colin’s Story
Posted on May 1, 2017 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 Asbestos [...]
International Workers’ Memorial Day || Remember the Dead. Fight for the Living.
Posted on April 27, 2017 ADAO stands shoulder to shoulder with individuals, trade unions, and organizations for International Workers Memorial Day dedicated to those who have fallen victim to or been injured by accidents in the [...]