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From the ADAO family to yours, Happy Holidays!

We have some exciting news to share as we wrap up the year. The Brazilian Superior Court of Justice has ordered the immediate closure of asbestos mining, processing, and export! Congratulations to our Brazilian community, including Fernanda Giannasi, the Associação Brasileira dos Expostos ao Amianto, and others who made this victory possible!

This year has been an incredibly exciting and impactful year for the ADAO community, and we thank you for being a part of it. Please join us in reflecting on some of the accomplishments we’ve made together this year, and check out our 2022 impact blog for this year’s facts and stats.

2022 was another landmark year as the Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act (ARBAN) was introduced in the House and the Senate, followed by a Senate EPW Subcommittee legislative hearing where ADAO testified about the importance of this life-saving bill. The biggest hurdle we have to face is from chlor-alkali industry, who are pushing back on the timeline of the ban, a timeline which we believe is fair and reasonable. However, we are willing to work with the industry if they are willing to come to the table and discuss. We know ARBAN holds bipartisan support, and we already have a strategy going into 2023 to gain more movement.

Community is the most important part of ADAO. We had nearly 300 dedications in our 2022 Mesothelioma Warrior Memorial Video, reflecting the power of unity and courage. Please join us for our annual Mesothelioma Warrior candle lightings on December 28, in loving memory of Warriors who have lost their battle, and on January 4, in honor and support of Warriors who continue courageously in their fight. To submit a name, please fill out the form here before the December 15, 2022 deadline.

As we begin December, we ask that you consider supporting ADAO’s work by donating to our Year-End Giving campaign. Our blog, Ten Ways Your Donations to ADAO Helps Fight Asbestos in America, makes for easy sharing with family and friends. We would like to thank all ADAO Stakeholders and Supporters for making our work possible! Check out our 2022 Year-End Thank You Blog!

A huge thank you to our donors and sponsors who generously supported our educational, advocacy, and community efforts this year and many years prior. Thank you to our Platinum Sponsor, Simmons Hanly Conroy, LLC; Gold Sponsor, The Gori Law Firm; and Silver Sponsors, Bailey and Glasser LLP, and Early, Lucarelli, Sweeney and Meisenkothen. Because of their support, ADAO’s 17th Annual International Asbestos Awareness and Prevention Conference was free and available to all through online streaming, increasing accessibility for many. We are excited to share that you can now watch all of the amazing 2022 conference presentations online! We hope these educational sessions are helpful to you and your communities.

Last but not least, thank you to ADAO leadership, donors, volunteers, and interns, who have gallantly led the way for our work to be completed this last year.

Happy holidays to all. Wishing you a healthy and happy New Year!

Linda Reinstein