Project:1200: Advocacy Ideas

Helloooo everyone!!! Since project:1200 loves to advocate and empower, this little page is just for that!

The following is a list of ideas to do by yourself, with your friends, or with Project:1200 to spread the word. And hey, just because its not on the list, doesnt mean it cant be done. please feel free to post your own advocacy ideas on this page! thanks for everything!!!

Parked car with signs on top
messages on overpasses (like the "welcome home" signs - red cups or banners)
Bat Signals
Faxing the legislature
flood public transportation with matching t-shirts and flyers
signs to put in your car window with a message
window paint on your car with message
paint the snow with a message
post flyers and signs in bathrooms (in stalls and in front of urinals)
texting legislatures cell phones
video interviews
car caravan (like a funeral procession - every car has a sign on it - drivin through the city!)
drop dead day
at your local library, put fake book covers on books, or bookmarks inside
dress up like your favorite tobacco executive and label your briefcase to match and walk around handing flyers that say "Big Tobacco would like to thank the legislature" and "Big Tobacco's Bed Buddy of the month goes to Orrin Hatch (or whoever) for accepting $X.xx for choosing them instead of utah's citizens
lawn signs! get enough and line a high-traffic street
chalked body outline with caution tape at bus stops, convenience stores, or grocery stores
get the "you parked in this section" in mall parking lots, and write facts and stats on the back of them (and put them back, of course!)
place signs and such in the local hotels continental breakfast microwave, flowers, etc.
place signs in random locations in your local grocery store
create coupon look-alikes for free starbucks or ice cream or something and fold and seal them with a "coupon void if seal broken" and on the inside have a saying along the lines of... "wouldnt a free cup of coffee be nice? sorry. but big tobacco gives free cash to our politicians to choose them not you."
traditional rally/demonstration/peaceful protest with flyers and signs
for more ideas, check out thetruth.com

please let me know if you have more ideas! want to hear about them! and always ALWAYS give resources to get more involved. its never enough to just say "shame on you big tobacco and politicians." that doesnt educate or provide more options. let people know that there are ways to use their newfound knowledge. urge people to get active, and to check out more. even if its nothing more than "visit our website"...

ok... im off of my soapbox. GET ACTIVE!

.tobacco.facts.

Tobacco kills over 1,200 people EVERY DAY.
since 1964, there have been over 94,000 tobacco-related fetal and infant deaths in the U.S.
one drop of pure nicotine injected directly into the blood stream will kill you in 7 seconds.
Tobacco kills more people than AIDS, suicides, murders, car crashes, illegal drugs, and fires... COMBINED.
in just one year, cigarettes leave 31,000 kids fatherless, and 12,000 kids motherless.
Last year, a former Russian spy was allegedly murdered using Polonium -210. This radioactive chemical is also found in cigarette smoke, a fact at least one tobacco company was aware of in 1964.
Urea is found in cigarettes. Urea is also found in Pee.
Geraniol is found in cigarettes. Geraniol is also found in pesticides.
Hydrogen Cyanide is found in cigarette smoke. Hydrogen Cyanide is also used in rat poison and prison executions.
In 1984, a tobacco company called younger adult smokers " replacement smokers."
In 1971, when one tobacco executive was reminded that smoking can lead to underweight babies, he said, " some women would prefer smaller babies. "
one tobacco company proposed reaching its target consumer from ice cream trucks
Nicotine has been found in breast milk of smokers.
each year, only about 5% of smokers succeed in quitting long-term.
in the U.S., 30,000 to 60,000 people die every year from second hand smoke
there are over 43 carcinogens (cancer causing chemicals) in cigarette smoke
over 2,300 babies die from SIDS due to second hand smoke a year
EVERY DAY the tobacco industry spends nearly $36 million on advertising and promotions in the U.S.
every 6.5 seconds someone in the world dies from a smoking-related disease.
if current trends continue, there will be 1 BILLION tobacco deaths worldwide in the 21st century
Tobacco kills over 20 more people than murder.
since 1987, lung cancer has been the leading cancer killer among women, surpassing breast cancer
about 90% of all lung cancer deaths among U.S. women smokers are caused by smoking.
over 5 million people worldwide die from tobacco a year