For ADAO, September is Mesothelioma Awareness Month -- a month to raise awareness, remember our loved ones, and take action to prevent asbestos exposure to eliminate mesothelioma and all other asbestos-caused diseases. During the month, ADAO will be sharing asbestos & mesothelioma facts, resources, and community events.
September 26th marks Mesothelioma Awareness Day, and we are honored that for the fifth year in a row, an American flag will fly atop the U.S. Capitol building in honor and remembrance of mesothelioma victims and their families. ADAO would like to extend a huge thank you to Senator Dick Durbin of Illinois, as it is due to his hard work and advocacy that the flag will fly.
Even twenty years later, our hearts still mourn the lives lost on 9/11/2021. Nearly 3,000 innocent lives were stolen that day. Many of our heroic first responders who selflessly showed up at Ground Zero are now suffering from fatal and chronic illnesses and cancers caused by asbestos and other toxins that were released into the air when the buildings collapsed. We must ban asbestos now to protect our first responders from future exposures. We owe them that much. We will never forget.
This month, we held our 16th Congressional staff briefing. We look forward to working with Congress to re-introduce the Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now (ARBAN) Act this year. To watch the briefing video, click here.
We are so excited that our 16th Annual Virtual International Asbestos Awareness and Prevention Conference is this month on Sept. 17-18! For the first time, ADAO will host the “Asbestos: Art, Advocacy, and Shared Stories” conference film festival on Friday. On Saturday, ADAO is presenting our academic conference followed by a performance by Jordan Zevon and the awards ceremony. Register here for the fully virtual event! Thank you to our Sponsors: Platinum: Simmons, Hanly, Conroy LLC, Gold: The Gori Law Firm, and Silver: Early, Lucarelli, Sweeney & Meisenkothen for their generous support for making our Film Festival and Academic Conference possible.
We would like to end this newsletter with a win: This month the Brazilian state court in Goiás, suspended the asbestos mining, use and exports. Thanks to the hard work and dedication of people like Fernanda Giannasi, Associação Brasileira dos Expostos ao Amianto and others, Brazil and the world are on a path for an asbestos-free world.
Linda Reinstein
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ADAO’s 16th Congressional Staff Briefing with Barry Castleman, ScD; Raja Flores, MD; Arthur L. Frank, MD, PhD; Brent Kynoch, Environmental Information Association; Richard Lemen, PhD, MSPH; Celeste Monforton, DrPH, MPH, American Public Health Association; Linda Reinstein; Greg Russell, International Association of Fire Fighters; and Robert Sussman, JD. |
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16th Asbestos Awareness and Prevention Conference on September 17 - 18, 2021 |
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Remembering Dr. Morris Greenberg, Distinguished Public Health Worker by Barry Castleman, ScD, Environmental Consultant |
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Asbestos Awareness and Action |
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Global Asbestos and Mesothelioma Calendar |
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