YOUTH "QUARANTINE" PHILIP MORRIS IN NJ & NYC!
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PHILIP
MORRIS WORLD TOUR
2006-2007 |
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YOUTH
ADVOCACY TRAINING
April 25, 2007 |
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DEMO
OUTSIDE ALTRIA MTG
April 26, 2007 |
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ACTIVISM
INSIDE ALTRIA MTG
April 26, 2007 |
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DEMO
AT ALTRIA HEADQTRS
April 27, 2007 |
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Demonstration
Outside the
100+ youth
and adult advocates from 13 U.S. states demonstrated inside and
outside the 2007 Altria shareholders meeting in East Hanover,
New Jersey. On their way inside the meeting, shareholders drove
by a
large Marlboro pack labeled "Toxic" with a poison symbol
logo and body bags surrounded by yellow caution tape. More pictures of the "Quarantine Zone": 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 A
youth lies in a bodybag alongside toxic Marlboro waste Youth dressed up in biohazard suits and carried signs related to the theme:
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Participating groups:
Youth Extinguishing Tobacco Team
(AR) • Communities
Under Siege/Ursa Institute (CA) • Allen
Ortiz Consulting (NC)
Match Coalition (CT) •Essential
Action (DC) • REAL
(HI) • Just Eliminate Lies
(IA) • reACT! (MT)
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REBEL
(NJ)
No Limits (NE) •
Dover Youth to Youth (NH) •
Reality Check (NY) •
stand (OH) • GYAT
Network (international)
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