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• Americans for Nonsmokers' Rights Works to pass legislation at all levels of government to protect nonsmokers from secondhand smoke and protect youth from tobacco addiction.
  
• ASH-UK - Action on Smoking and Health Resources for advocates include tobacco history, factsheets, schools resources, presentation resources, discussion, policy analysis, and an extensive analysis of the tobacco industry based on industry internal memos.
  
  
• Cigarette Litter Organization dedicated to drastically reducing the amount of cigarette litter through educational campaigns.
  
• Physicians for a Smoke-Free Canada Covers everything from tobaco marketing to constituents of secondhand smoke to economic costs of smoking in Canada.
  
• Smokefree Advocacy ANR and its members are involved in numerous clean indoor air campaigns around the nation. ANR action alerts give you an opportunity to take steps to protect your health and the health of your community.
  
• International Week of Resistance 2000 International Week of Resistance to Tobacco Transnationals focuses on worldwide resistance to global tobacco companies.
  
• Non Smokers' Movement of Australia Fighting the tobacco industry, tobacco advertising, smoking in public places and "all out-of-touch politicians who support this bogus industry". Newsletter with timely updates; publications and factsheets on tobacco history, industry strategies, and smokefree environments.
  
• Tobacco Cases 1830 - 2000 Near-exhaustive compilation of lawsuits against the tobacco industry.
  
• MASCOT: Multicultural Advocates for Social Change on Tobacco Statistics, factsheets, and discussion on tobacco policy, smokefree workplaces, retailers selling to youth, industry quotes on nicotine and addiction, medical costs due to smoking, and more.
  
• Tobacco Post - Canada's best anti-tobacco site Canadian coverage of tobacco wars. Covers friends and opponents of the industry in Canada.
  
• Essential Action: Taking on Tobacco Background papers, analysis, and resources for smokefree advocacy.
  
• Ontario Campaign for Action on Tobacco Founded in 1992 to support the Ontario Tobacco Control Act to reduce tobacco sales to minors, eliminate tobacco sales from drug stores and vending machines, and make more public places smoke-free. Since then, has worked for smoke-free workplace and public place by-laws, has done research on the costs of smoking and the impacts of second-hand smoke, and assisted health agencies in developing and implementing tobacco control policies.
  
• Baltimore County Tobacco Control Coalition Advocacy coalition in Baltimore County, Maryland. Supports smokefree workplaces and public places, opposes state pre-emption of local tobacco control policies, opposes tobacco industry public relations programs.
  
• Arizona Tobacco Education and Prevention Program Produces a variety of public outreach material on tobacco and smoking, including radio ads, TV commercials, posters, billboards, theater hall slides and merchandizing items. Performs policy analysis, provides training and technical assistance, and help in quitting.
  
• Coalition for Clean Air and Clean Lungs "The world's first organization to address quality of air issues for residents in group housing." What you can do to protect yourself from secondhand smoke in apartments, at home, in the workplace, in public places. Also tobacco industry information, news, and analysis.
  
• Frontline: Interview with Stanton Glantz Covers the Brown and Williamson papers; how they got to Glantz; what we've learned from them about the tobacco industry; how the industry tried to intimidate Glantz and UCSF to suppress them; why UCSF stood up to the industry where ABC and CBS did not; and much more.
  
• The Conscientious Consuming Boycott Against Tobacco Companies Calls for the boycott of all the products (both tobacco and non-tobacco) of tobacco companies.
  
• Web Pages United Against Smoking Smokefree resources, including links to smoking cessation information, and smoke-free personal pages.
  
• GASP of Colorado Smokefree dining database, advocacy, and lots of educational articles.
  
• INWAT home page The International Network of Women against Tobacco (INWAT) was founded in 1990 by women tobacco control leaders to address the complex issues of tobacco use among women and young girls.
  
• Health Canada: Tobacco Information from Health Canada on smoking and tobacco use. Reports, statistics, studies, news releases, and regulations.
  
• National Coalition FOR Women AGAINST Tobacco Aims to help recognize the dangers of tobacco use and exposure, and take a leadership role in helping the global community of women and girls lead tobacco-free lives.
  
• Join Together Online: daily news summaries on tobacco stories Join Together Online tobaco articles. News summaries every day on smoking, tobacco, and the tobacco industry.
  
• Tobacco Free Initiative Home Page World Health Organization (WHO) on tobacco.
  
• Tobacco Control Super Site Tobacco control info for public health researchers and advocates in addressing contemporary issues in international tobacco control with particular relevance to Australia.
  
• Making it UNCOOL Article by Robert Worth in The Washington Monthly. He thinks we should make fun of tobacco products.
  
• Tobacco Control Research paper. Extensive and fully documented look at Arizona's Proposition 200. Concludes: "health advocates in Arizona successfully fought tobacco industry attempts to divert the health education funds and pass preemptive legislation. But the executive branch limited the scope of the program to adolescents and pregnant women, and prevented it from attacking the tobacco industry or focusing on secondhand smoke."
  
• Tobacco Free.org Anti-smoking site telling the public the truth about the tobacco industry, teen smoking, and effects of second hand smoke. Promoted by anti-tobacco spokesperson Patrick Reynolds, grandson of R.J. Reynolds Co. founder.
  
• Students Oppose Smoking Organization founded by student smokers and non-smokers dedicated to easing the problem of student tobacco use in Montgomery County, Maryland.
  
• Fight Against Smoking Team "A non-profit educational organization that uses the sport of professional auto racing to publicize the negative health and social consequences of smoking and cigarettes. We believe we are the only anti-smoking racecar running events all across the country."
  
• Hope on the Tobacco Front Article in the newsletter of the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada on "important gains against the tobacco industry" and upcoming legislation.
  
• RI Tobacco Control Network The Rhode Island Tobacco Control Network has a local calendar, factsheets, RI state laws on tobacco, RI communities with tobacco control ordinances, and advocate training.
  
• The Tobacco Scandal: Where is the Outrage? Speech given by Dr. Koop in September 1998. Dr. Koop found the real scandal at the time was Big Tobacco's power in Congress. He gives his reasons for outrage at that scandal, in moving and vivid terms.
  
• Tobacco War: Inside the California Battles Charts the dramatic and complex history of tobacco politics in California over the past quarter century. By Stan Glantz and Edith Balbach.
  
• Tobacco Control Online Current and recent issues online. News, analysis, ad watch, industry watch, events, lots of content.
  
• Action In The War Against Big Tobacco Letters, press releases, and correspondence advocating for a tobacco free society. Emphasis on what ordinary citizens can do.
  
• Robert Sklaroff's Tobacco Page Robert Sklaroff, MD, writes about his decades-long effort to fight Big Tobacco.
  
• Developing Coalitions for Tobacco-Free Youth Why tobacco is a community issue; forming a coalition; developing the coalition's membership and expertise; planning for action; communicating with the community.
  
• Get Outraged "Tobacco is the largest single cause of premature death in the developed world, responsible for about 30% of all deaths among persons 35 to 69 years of age." Dedicated to "exposing tobacco industry lies and deceit and helping ordinary citizens get involved in the fight against Big Tobacco."
  
• Students for Informed Career Decisions: Philip Morris Information Sheet Student organization at Stanford itemizes some things to consider before working for the world's largest tobacco company.
  
• QuickTime: PSA A quicktime video clip of an anti-smoking ad aired in California, until it was pulled by governor Pete Wilson. Wilson is "still a good friend" of the tobacco industry, according to an exposed industry document.
  
• Finding The Power: Countering Pro-Tobacco Influences Presents an action plan for countering industry promotion.
  
• Let's Ban Smoking in All Workplaces Advocates for smokefree workplaces and public places.
  
• Connecticut Stop Tobacco Activist site for Connecticut residents to fight the tobacco industry and protect kids from tobacco.
  
• Partnerships Between Attorneys and Public Health Professionals to Support Local Tobacco Control Efforts Historically, the greatest deterrents to local tobacco control efforts have been 1) lack of policy guidance; and 2) tobacco industry legal intimidation. This paper outlines an approach that deals with both problems.
  
• Philip Morris Seeks Community Validation The Society for Public Health issues a warning that tobacco giant Philip Morris is approaching community groups to tout the company's "partnerships" with community and youth organizations; offers help in countering these visits and dispelling the notion that Philip Morris is reformed and civic minded.
  
• INFACT National grassroots organization founded in 1977, best known for its successful Nestle and GE boycott campaigns. Features information on the tobacco industry, explodes the myths pushed by tobacco industry PR (e.g. "smoking is an adult custom"), and invites action on a new boycott of the tobacco industry.
  
• Council for a Tobacco-Free Ontario Home Page The Council for a Tobacco-Free Ontario (CTFO) is a volunteer-directed, not-for-profit organization whose mission is to eliminate tobacco use in Ontario. Updates on Canada and the U.S. Extensive resources area. In English and French.
  
• The Tobacco Wars American Style Canadian physician Terry Polevoy looks at the U.S. tobacco scene.
  
• Advocating for the Public's Health Slide presentation on "using media advocacy to cut through tobacco's smoke and mirrors" was developed by the University of Connecticut, Department of Community Medicine and Heath Care.
  
• How to Get Your Retirement Money Out of Tobacco "WARNING: Investing in Tobaccco May Be Hazardous to Your Children and Your Wealth". The Calvert Fund, a socially responsible investment group, has some tips on investments that don't include the tobacco industry.
  
• kickbutt.org: health advocacy, tobacco as a community issue Washington DOC (Doctors Ought to Care) is a pioneering organization on tobacco and smoking founded in 1982. ScarcNet tobacco news summaries, educational materials, tobacco issues and analysis. Instead of lecturing to kids about smoking, kickbutt enlists kids as advocates for a smokefree society, and in fighting the tobacco industry.
  
• Singer/songwriter Forms Coalition to Fight Tobacco Industry Leslie Nuchow rejected a lucrative promotion offer when she learned it was from Philip Morris. Then she formed Virginia SLAM! a coalition of musicians, music industry professionals and community activists working against the tobacco industry's manipulation of music to promote smoking.
  
• World No Tobacco Day Ecards Send an ecard to encourage someone you know to take action against tobacco use.
  
• PIRG: Smokefree Environment Campaign Public Interest Research Group, a consumer organization, finds that Big Tobacco does a lot that affects the public interest.
  
• A Smokefree World Personal page of Robert Starkey.
  
• Tobacco To 21 Ohio-based organization; advocates making 21 the mininum age to buy tobacco. Info on tobacco history; industry promotion; tobacco and health; addiction; costs of tobacco use; use by children; and public policy.
  
• Virginia GASP home page Factsheets on tobacco and the tobacco industry developed by Virginia GASP. Extensive summary of tobacco industry misconduct.
  
• Stop Trashing Innocent School Children's Health Says the Loews Corporation/Lorillard Tobacco is suing the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to be able to put cigarette advertisements closer to schools.
  
• Coalition for a Smoke-Free City A broad-based coalition fighting for smokefree workplaces in New York City.
  
• SmokeScreen Action Network Tobacco news, discussion, and advocacy. Features extensive set of mailing lists organized by topic.
  
• Advocacy Institute: Tobacco Control Project Supports research, education, communication, training and advocacy for tobacco control and a smoke-free society.
  
• Save Lives, Not Tobacco -- A Coalition for Accountability Coalition of over 300 public health, consumer, medical, civic, labor and business organizations that advocates fair and effective tobacco control policies at local, state, and national levels. Supports measures that will reduce addiction, disease, disability and death caused by tobacco products. Believes that granting special protection to the tobacco industry is unjust and would undercut the ability to protect public health.
  
• The Globalization of Tobacco Report from Corporate Watch. Essays and speeches on the global marketing and politics of tobacco.
  
• National Clearinghouse on Tobacco and Health (NCTH) Information and networking services for tobacco use prevention and reduction programs, projects, resources, and advocacy in Canada.
  
• NJ Breathes Information and advocacy for tobacco education, smokefree air, and coverage of cessation, in New Jersey.
  
• Tobacco Money in Politics: Over $25 million Common cause study.
  
• Virginia SLAM! Leslie Nuchow got a lucrative offer from Philip Morris to be part of their "Woman Thing" promotion; she said no, and instead founded Virginia SLAM! an organization opposing tobacco industry use of music to promote smoking.
  
• Jeffrey Wigand, Ph.D. Tobacco whistleblower whose story is featured in the movie 'The Insider'
  
• Coalition for a Tobacco Free Pennsylvania Provides news and information for advocates, policy analysis, a discussion forum, and searchable databases of smoking cessation programs and smoke-free restaurants in Pennsylvania.
  
• GLOBALink - The International Tobacco Control Network A central place for all tobacco-control advocates. GLOBALink is a clearinghouse on tobacco: News bulletins, Discussion groups, List servers, free web-hosting, free listserver, etc.
  
• Breed's Tobacco Activism Guide A comprehensive guide to the Internet for the Tobacco Control Advocate by Dr. Larry Breed, DrPH covers dozens of topics and outlines activism responses to tobacco, with an emphasis on knowledge before action.
  
• Alliance for Lung Cancer Advocacy, Support, and Education Nonprofit organization dedicated to helping people with lung cancer improve their quality of life provides resources for smokefree advocates: legislative news and alerts, events, speakers, and calls for action.
  
• Center for Tobacco Free New York Lets you send e-postcards to tell your elected officials how to spend tobacco settlement money and stop smoking in New York State.
  
• SCARCNet Home Page SCARCNet Smoking Control Advocacy Resource Center Network, a project of the Advocacy Institute
  
• Promoting Clean Indoor Air Legislation ASH publication.
  
• Join Together Online: Substance Abuse Join Together is a national resource center for communities working to reduce substance abuse and gun violence. "Tobacco is the most common substance abuse problem, and the most lethal. Tobacco causes 400,000 deaths each year, killing more people than AIDS, alcohol, drug abuse, car crashes, suicides, and fires combined."
  
• Smoke-free Fredericton Facts on secondhand smoke and its effects from organization for smokefree public places in Fredericton, Canada.
  
• Stomping Out Cigarettes Article in the WorldPaper (Australia) interviews Stan Glantz.
  
• San Francisco African American Tobacco Free Project The San Francisco African American Tobacco Free Project fights the pervasive infuence of the tobacco industry in our community. "We used to pick it -- now they want us to smoke it!"
  
• Alliance of Boulder County on Tobacco and Health Citizens and organizations advocating policy decisions, educational and prevention efforts to address the problem of tobacco in their communities. Provides tobacco news, issues, analysis, advocacy; factsheets and policy papers.
  
• NO PATSY Homepage - National Organization of People Attacking Tobacco Sales to Youth Canada's Tobacco Activist Headquarters - Top stories from NO PATSY - Canadian coverage of tobacco wars, the battles, the lawsuits, the government actions.
  
• Citygobo2 - the truthful alternative to Citygobo Exposes www.Citygobo.com which is run covertly by British American Tobacco; explains the history, purpose, and funding of Citigobo.
  
• SIF Research: Tobacco's Changing Context Explores the different approaches that shareholders can take in formulating a response to tobacco, such as divestment, modification of investments and shareholder resolutions. A sampling of institutions, including pension funds, universities, insurance companies and foundations, along with their responses, is included.
  
• Blowing Away the Smoke: Media Advocacy Guides for Tobacco Control Advocates Developed by the Advocacy Institute to support efforts to promote strong tobacco prevention policies in states and communities across the nation.
  
• SmokeFree Air: Fighting For the Right to Breathe Clean Air A network of advocates fighting Big Tobacco (Philip Morris, RJR, Brown and Williamson Tobacco) by writing letters supporting smokefree environments (e.g. smokefree restaurants and smokefree bars).
  
• DontPardonBigTobacco.org Allows anyone concerned about the tobacco industry's deadly practice of marketing to kids to send an instant fax to President Bush telling him NOT to weaken the government's lawsuit against the tobacco companies.
  
• ASH Australia Factsheets, letters, analysis, white papers, stories, comments, and newsletter of an active nonprofit organization dedicated to improving tobacco control in Australia.
  
• WISH Home Page Wisconsin Initiative on Smoking and Health. Guides to smokefree dining in Wisconsin, smokefree apartments, lodging, B&B, entertainment, shopping; tobacco news.
  
• Philip Morris Info Sheet From a Stanford University student organization responding to Philip Morris recruiting on campus.
  
• Non-Smokers' Rights Association / Smoking and Health Action Foundation (Canada) NSRA and SHAF have been at the forefront of tobacco control efforts in Canada and around the world for the past quarter-century.
  
• Smoke Free Maryland Voting Records Site "Did your lawmakers vote for Big Tobacco or You?" Smoke Free Maryland's Voting Records Page examines each candidate's record on the issues.
  
• buttout.net Urges boycott of R. J. Reynolds products as long as company advertises in magazines with a substantial readership in the under 21 year old age greoup.
  
• Louisiana Cancer and Lung Trust Fund Board Committed to the prevention of addiction to tobacco.
  
• International Non Governmental Coalition Against Tobacco News, resources, events, facts and figures, materials.
  
• Smoke-Free School Aims for a 100% smoke-free environment at the Samuel-de-Champlain school in Saint-John, New Brunswick, Canada.
  
• Preemption of Local Tobacco Control ANR papers and tips on preemption and how to fight it. "Preempting local tobacco control with weaker state or federal laws is the tobacco industry's number one legislative goal."
  
• Mobilizing the Gay and Lesbian Community Against Tobacco Short item on community-based organization against tobacco promotion.
  
• CHOWK: Thwarting Big Tobacco Describes national and multi-national tobacco promotion in Pakistan such as slick TV cigarette ads, and calls for a response.
  
• The End of Tobacco Sales and Investments at the University of Washington Chronicles a succesful campaign to end sales of tobacco on campus and investments in the tobacco industry at the university. Includes presentations given to the University, slides, talks, and related news items.
  
• Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) Nation's oldest and largest antismoking organization takes legal action and provides information about the problems and costs of smoking.
  
• SmokeWar Dedicated to war against smoking and for clean air.
  
• Scientific American: Science and the Citizen: Big Tobacco's Worst Nightmare "Industry secrets exposed by Stanton A. Glantz helped to put tobacco companies on the run. Show them no mercy, he urges"
  
• AIRSPACE Action on Smoking and Health British Columbia, Canada-based group of "Sworn Enemies of the Tobacco Industry" advocates for smokefree air, protection for children, and smokefree workplaces.
  
• Illinois Coalition Against Tobacco Pulls together information on tobacco, nicotine and addictdion, secondhand smoke, media advocacy, youth, tobacco additives, and women and tobacco.
  
• Tobacco-Related Litigation in Pennsylvania, USA Documents, history, essays, and testimony by Robert B. Sklaroff, MD.
  
• The Shuster Project - Tobacco Industry Fraud & False Claims Issues A NON-Health Related Tobacco Industry Fraud & False Claims Issues site. Uses tobacco company documents, forms and guides to illustrate fraudulent tobacco company policies, practices, procedures and false claims. It has Grassroots Efforts Programs and will be interactive. It is at less than 1/10th of 1% of planned content.
  
• Smoke Free Maryland Home Page Avocacates for a smokefree society. Features info on the economic costs of tobacco use.