5th annual National LGBTI Anti-Tobacco Summit - SAVE THE DATE

[info via The LGBT Tobacco Control Network, The Fenway Institute]


SAVE THE DATE

The 5th annual National LGBTI Anti-Tobacco Summit, "Expanding our Movement: Lessons from the Field", will be taking place on October 23, 2007 in Minneapolis, MN. This summit will directly precede the National Conference on Tobacco or Health. This will be the best opportunity to network with others in the field of LGBT tobacco control. This year's keynote speaker is Dr. Francisco O. Buchting, who is the vice president of Clash (the Coalition of Lavender Americans on Smoking and Health ). His recent work includes chairing a synthesis meeting to discuss sampling issues among LGBT of color and subsequently co-editing a report about the findings from the meeting.

Please make sure to save this day October 23, 2007 from 8:30 am until 5 pm and to check the website regularly for news and updates.

In addition, we are currently accepting Abstracts for workshops at the summit. So if you have a great idea and information to share, make sure to submit an Abstract proposal. Forms can be found here The proposal must be received by August 14th and no later than 5pm PST.

The topics to focus on this year include: reaching underserved or hard to reach segments of the LGBTIQ communities; training future advocates; using social justice in LGBTIQ tobacco control efforts; advocacy of LGBTIQ inclusion in mainstream tobacco control efforts; investigating the tobacco industry current LGBT targeting efforts; how to work with gay and mainstream media; and any other topics that would fit under how to expand the movement.

Also, please attend the half-day "Minnesota Queers the Air" event on Monday, October 22, a summit at the Hilton to introduce the Tobacco-free Lavender Communities of MN and celebrate the successes of MN's LGBT anti-tobacco advocates. MN will go smoke-free on October 1st, thanks to the Freedom to Breathe Act, sponsored by Senator Scott Dibble, a member of the LGBT community.

For more information contact Antonio Cardona at email.cardona@gmail.com