[Intl-tobacco] ALA auto fax to Bush on FCTC

[Robert Weissman]

The American Lung Association has set up an internet site where you can
fax President Bush at no cost, and tell him to stop blocking a strong
Framework Convention on Tobacco Control.

The site is at http://lungaction.org/campaign/treaty

The ALA action alert follows below ... Now go to the site and take
action!

--
Robert Weissman


Take Action!
Global Tobacco Control Treaty

The American Lung Association is requesting your
assistance in contacting President Bush and urging him
to:
-halt efforts to weaken the Framework Convention on
Tobacco Control
-hold a public hearing for the American people to have
their voice heard regarding the development of a global
tobacco control treaty.

Negotiations on the world's first international tobacco
control treaty - The Framework Convention on Tobacco
Control - are being held in Geneva, Switzerland, March
18-23, 2002.

This is an excellent opportunity for public health and
tobacco control advocates to voice their concerns over
the Bush Administration's attempts to weaken the
treaty. Please send a fax to President Bush urging him
to halt efforts to weaken the treaty and to support a
strong treaty that:
-prioritizes public health over trade
-bans advertising, promotion and sponsorship
-bans misleading descriptors such as "light and low"
-bans duty-free cigarettes
-protects people from secondhand smoke