[Intl-tobacco] Support FCTC

[Robert Weissman]

Helpful reminder from Americans for Nonsmokers Rights to take action to
support the FCTC.

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 Subject: [tp-talk]US Advocates- Support FCTC
    Date: Thu, 04 Mar 2004 13:46:03 -0800
    From: Bronson Frick <bronson.frick@no-smoke.org>
Reply-To: <tp-talk@smokefree.net>
      To: tp-talk@smokefree.net

Advocates-
We encourage you to take individual action and also to send this or your
own FCTC alerts to coalition partners, friends, state listserves, etc.
Now is the time for mobilization on this important issue.  Thanks, BF


Urgent Support Needed for Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC)

http://www.no-smoke.org/FCTC_030404.html
March 4, 2004

ANR asks all U.S. smokefree advocates to help bring pressure on the
United States government to sign and ratify the FCTC treaty. Governments
have only until June 29, 2004 to sign the treaty, so swift action is
necessary.


In May 2003, the World Health Assembly adopted the Framework Convention
on Tobacco Control (FCTC), the world's first tobacco control treaty. The
FCTC addresses many tobacco control issues, including the rights of
nonsmokers. It requires that all parties adopt at the national level,
and actively promote at other levels of government, effective measures
"providing for protection from exposure to tobacco smoke in indoor
workplaces, public transport, indoor public places and, as appropriate,
other public places."


The FCTC has now been signed by more than 95 countries and ratified by
9, but it will not take effect unless ratified by 40 countries. The
United States, which was under tremendous pressure from the tobacco
industry not to support the FCTC last May, did so only reluctantly, and
there is, thus far, no indication of any movement by the U.S. toward
signature and ratification.

Some Easy Things You Can Do to Help:

1)Contact Secretary Thompson and President Bush. Send a brief note or
call urging the administration to ratify the FCTC.  A sample letter, if
you need one, can be found on the Framework Convention Alliance website
at http://fctc.org/action/encourage_sign.html or by calling ANR at
510-841-3032 for a copy.

Secretary Tommy G. Thompson
Department of Health and Human Services
200 Independence Avenue, S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20201
Email: HHS.Mail@hhs.gov
Toll Free: 1-877-696-6775

President Bush
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20500
Email: president@whitehouse.gov
Phone: 202-456-1111


2) Informally "sign" the FCTC Treaty. Although only nations can formally
sign or ratify the treaty, non-governmental organizations and
individuals can informally "sign" the treaty as a show of support. Sign
by going to http://www.fctcnow.org/ or by calling ANR at (510) 841-3032
for a copy.


3) Visit the Framework Convention Alliance website at
http://www.fctc.org/ to find out more about what you can do to help
encourage the U.S and other nations to sign and ratify the FCTC.
For more information, please call ANR at (510) 841-3032.

Please tell your friends and colleagues to take action now to support
the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control.  This is important for the
future of smokefree efforts in the U.S. and around the world, and
individual efforts can make a difference.

Bronson Frick
Associate Director
Americans for Nonsmokers' Rights
American Nonsmokers' Rights Foundation
2530 San Pablo Avenue, Suite J
Berkeley, CA 94702
(510) 841-3032 phone
(510) 841-3071 fax
bronson.frick@no-smoke.org
www.no-smoke.org

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