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Youth Fighting the Tobacco Industry in Bangladesh
Posted by: andyberndt October 07, 2008This is a video of current tobacco control going on in Bangladesh. It's kind of like the Catalyst summit video only in a different country. They are working on a variety of similar issues,... »MORE
Killer Quotes Tour Video!
Posted by: andyberndt September 23, 2008We finally finished the Killer Quotes video, hope you love it!! Killer Quotes Video from Catalyst Movement on Vimeo. »MORE
Get involved in Ramsey County to Decrease Tobacco Advertising
Posted by: andyberndt September 23, 2008Hey guys there is an opportunity with one of our partner organizations to get involved in assessing and reducing tobacco ads around Ramsey County. If this is something your into and would like... »MORE
Big Tobacco also noticing fewer College Smokers than ever...
Posted by: caleb September 18, 2008<!--StartFragment--> We are noticing that fewer college students are smoking than ever, but we are not the only one’s noticing this trend. Tobacco firms are spending one million dollars a day sponsoring campus events and... »MORE
Friendly neighbors to the north promise action against Flavored Tobacco
Posted by: caleb September 18, 2008<!--StartFragment--> Canadian Leader Promises Action Against Flavored Tobacco Products September 18, 2008 Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper has vowed to stop tobacco companies from marketing flavored tobacco products to children, Reuters reported Sept. 17. Critics say cigarillos,... »MORE
Smoke-Free Dakota announces art contest to commemorate first anniversary of the Freedom to Breathe!
Posted by: Diane September 15, 2008<!--[endif]--> Call for Entries: Smoke-Free In Symbols: A Creative Expression Challenge The Freedom to Breathe Act was implemented on October 1st, 2007, is supported by 76% of Minnesotans, and has improved the health... »MORE
Youth Venture's DREAM IT, DO IT Challenge and a $1,000 grant opportunity
Posted by: Diane September 15, 2008Want to CHANGE the WORLD? Every day young adults across the world are doing something meaningful for their community. If you were given $1,000 in seed funding to launch your own social business, club,... »MORE
High School Camp Wellstone September 19-20 in St. Paul!
Posted by: Diane September 15, 2008Hey Catalyst! Check out this great opportunity to get together with other high school students and refine your skills for getting involved with this year's historic election! See below for details on the schedule, registration,... »MORE
Smoking Rates Dropping in Minnesota
Posted by: andyberndt September 10, 2008Some excellent news for Minnesotans, Since 2003, the smoking rate among young adults dropped a whopping 8.4 points to 28.4 percent. This is amazing news! Our work is not done yet, but this is... »MORE
Altria Buys UST Tobacc - Becomes even larger Tobacco Juggernaut
Posted by: andyberndt September 08, 2008In hopes to continue their dominance in the tobacco market, but also seeing that their cigarette business will not last forever, Altria purchased US Tobacco. UST's flagship brands, Skoal and Copenhagen, dominate the smokeless... »MORE
Philip Morris sponsorship bumped from another international concert!
Posted by: hollyaprea August 29, 2008Here's the latest update on Philip Morris sponsorship being dropped from an Eraserheads tour in the Philippines. Check out this excerpt from the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids statement:"For the second time in a month,... »MORE
Catalyst Staff Holly and Andy crush a Triathlon
Posted by: andyberndt August 20, 2008So our boss challenged us to a triathlon, Holly and I jumped at the chance. It was the Brewhouse Triathlon in Duluth, MN. It was 1/3 mile swim, 10 mile bike, and 2.5 mile run.... »MORE
Navajo Nation passes Commercial Tobacco Free Act of 2008
Posted by: hollyaprea August 06, 2008On Friday, July 25th, the last day of the Navajo Nation Tribal Council Summer session, the Tribal Council passed the Navajo Nation Commercial Tobacco Free Act of 2008 by a vote of 42:7. ... »MORE
Catalyst Block Party BBQ
Posted by: NicBuron August 06, 2008<!--StartFragment--> Last night at Boom Island Park, Catalyst got together for some fun, food, water balloons, and of course education. The idea of the BBQ was to reconnect with some regulars, and some friends we... »MORE
Tobacco-Free Pharmacies in San Francisco!
Posted by: hollyaprea August 06, 2008Last week San Francisco banned the sale of all tobacco products in pharmacies - the council voted 8 to 3 in favor of the new policy! The policy was ultimately based on the idea that... »MORE
Chad Bullock wins DoSomething.org Teen Choice Award!
Posted by: hollyaprea August 06, 2008It has been a big week! The Catalyst Block Party on Tuesday night (blog post coming soon), and our friend Chad Bullock winning a Teen Choice award on Monday night! He won this fabulous... »MORE
Philip Morris International Dropped from Alicia Keys Indonesia Tour
Posted by: hollyaprea August 01, 2008More exciting news this week! Yesterday Alicia Keys played a concert in Jakarta, Indonesia. Up until earlier this week Philip Morris International's "A Mild" brand had been sponsoring and heavily advertising the tour and the... »MORE
Come recruit and see the Minnesota Lynx for FREE with Catalyst! Sat. Aug . 30
Posted by: andyberndt August 01, 2008Come to the Catalyst B-Ball Bash! 3 different organizations around Minnesota are coming together to go to the Minnesota Lynx game to recruit new Catalyst members and share some knowledge about the tobacco industry. Everyone... »MORE
U.S. House of Representatives passes FDA bill!!!
Posted by: hollyaprea July 31, 2008All right everybody, this is crazy exciting news! Last night the U.S. House of Representatives voted with overwhelming support to pass a bill allowing the Food and Drug Administration to regulate tobacco products.The vote was... »MORE
Respect my Ride Marketing Contest - Win $100!
Posted by: andyberndt July 31, 2008Hey guys, so there is this killer group called Respect My Ride, they promote people to keep their cars and homes smokefree. They have a wicked contest, check it out! WHAT: We need... »MORE
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