a little somethin' somethin' i found!

Knowing that much of the membership is out of the state of Utah, i felt like i would be doing an injustice not to provide you with the following website. what you will find upon clicking the link, is a list of states and a list of different "areas" (i.e. "bills" , "legislators" , etc.). what i hope you will do with this website is find issues in YOUR STATE that you can get involved in. that you can lobby for. that you can fight for! so here it is, my non-utah friends! the link...

www.ncsl.org/?tabid=17173

Day #1 of the session.

check it:

i show up to the capitol today to do some legitimately intense lobbying only to find out that the legislators have lunch. yeah... no bueno. i WAS able to run into some of the coolest representatives on the hill though! needless to say, i had to return to the school with no business taken care of. luckily, the school is close enough to the capitol that i was able to make a second trip! i met with Representative Ray and discussed a few of the bills that are in the running this session. and hey, its lookin GOOD!

we will need to have some representation at a meeting or two coming up, so i will keep you posted, but if you want to get more involved in any way, shape, or form, PLEASE LET ME KNOW! i will come lobby with you. i will give you contacts. i will give you information. but please get involved! thanks for all you have already done! and i look forward to all you will do!

until next time...

peter.moosman.

a little update on the past year.

hey everyone!

i hope you like the new look of the website! im just excited for the session to start, and trying to get ready for all thats about to take place! its been quite a while since i have posted on here, but i think its time to start things up again! with that said, how 'bout a run down of the past year? eh?

so. the last day of the 2009 session, Representative Bigelow struck down his bill that would cut funds for the Tobacco Prevention and Control Program (TPCP). When this happened, he mentioned that he is striking the bill because of the efforts of the community... he wanted to tell the public that they CAN have an influence. SUCCESS!

on May 30th, we, along with the Truth, blanketed the steps of the capitol with 1,330 candles (which represented the Utahns that die every year from tobacco). We heard from 3 speakers, including Representative Paul Ray. we had two "walls" to post names, pictures, and stories of those who have died from tobacco and those who have quit. it was an excellent event!

Project:1200 has also gained some attention outside the Salt Lake Valley! A professor from BYU interviewed me for a story she was writing for a national magazine. A woman from the Las Vegas Health Department also contacted Project:1200 for an interview. In Idaho, a story was written on Project:1200 and the efforts of its members and the impact it has had on Utah.

We also started working with Salt Lake Community College to push for a tobacco-free campus. we have made some progress on that, but we still have a LONG WAY TO GO!

Lets not forget the number of members has increased quite a bit! Membership is not only in Utah anymore! they are spanning the globe! the last time i checked, we have members from coast to coast in the U.S. and some members in Canada and Europe! way to spread the word! keep spreading the word and together we will take down an industry that kills over 5 MILLION people every year around the world.

Lastly, the best part of a grassroots movement: our underground guerilla activities! whether it was handing out flyers, putting up signs, flash mobs, working with local authorities, getting signatures for petitions, or whatever it may be... Project:1200 rocked 2009! lets make it an even BETTER 2010! see you at Capitol Hill and on the streets!

peter.moosman.

project:1200

projecttwelvehundred@gmail.com