Get Involved - How can you get involved in Catalyst?
There are tons of ways of getting involved with Catalyst. FIRST learn more about the issue, and learn more about what we’re fighting. SECOND, sign in to Catalyst. get to know people in your area, doing the same thing. THIRD, come to a Catalyst event and participate in what we’re doing. FOURTH, figure out how you fit in, and join us.
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Instant Activism
Instant Activism
Posted by: NicBuron October 03, 2007What is activism? By definition, it is intentional action to bring about change - particularly social or political change. But that's just the beginning. Activism is what you make it. It can be an individual... »MORE
Candy-Coated Tobacco
Posted by: NicBuron October 03, 2007Candy-coated TobaccoCherry, sour apple, peach, vanilla, grape, chocolate, mango and bubble gum. Sounds like a sampling from the candy section at your local grocery – some jelly beans, a bag of jolly ranchers, a candy... »MORE
Shoe Display
Posted by: NicBuron October 03, 2007Shoe DisplayNo, we're not going shoe shopping. An empty pair of shoes can be a powerful symbol of a life lost to tobacco. Whether you want to display 1200 pairs of shoes to represent the... »MORE
Catalyst Newsletter
Activism Gallery
Help Fellow Activist Win $100,000 Award
Posted by: NicBuron June 30, 2008One of Catalyst's friends, Chad Bullock (who some of you met at the National Conference), is currently one of the nine finalists in the Do Something Awards which will be presented as part of... »MORE
Youth Board member Mariah chats with the press again!
Posted by: NicBuron June 23, 2008Check-out the article here: PHOTO: Mariah Geiger of Farmington High School (right) and other metro area high school students hold a sign representing the 1,200 people who die every day in the United States from tobacco... »MORE
Catalyst Summit! Local Media Outreach Starts Today!!!!
Posted by: hollyaprea June 14, 2008The Catalyst Summit rocked, and we met a ton of amazing people from across MN! Now we are back home and it is time to spread the word in our communities. The first step is... »MORE
Marlboro Man Goes Global
Posted by: NicBuron May 28, 2008<!--StartFragment--> Recently, the Marlboro Man, the iconic darling of Philip Morris International, has been seen in ads all over the world. According to MSNBC, you can now see the eternally rugged cowboy everywhere from China,... »MORE
Austin MN - Here we come
Posted by: NicBuron March 04, 2008Saturday, April 5th - From 12:00 - 4:00pm we're going to be at Splat in Austin, MN. We're working with our friend Nicolee Holmgren in South East MN, to bring you a crazy fun... »MORE
Looking for an excuse to take action? KBD is just around the corner!
Posted by: hollyaprea February 25, 2008What's KBD? It's Kick Butts Day, and this year, it's happening on Wednesday, April 2, 2008. Youth advocates from across the country and around the world will be organizing activism events to speak out about... »MORE
Mountain Madness Snow Stencil Pics!
Posted by: andyberndt February 05, 2008Mountain Madness in Bemidji was awesome, were at Buena Vista Ski Resort, and we made some HUGE stencils, and met some killer people. We'll definitely be back there, don't worry! You can see some of the... »MORE
thetruth.com Ellus Graffiti Video
Posted by: andyberndt February 05, 2008Definiitely a sick video about a graffiti writer from th UK named Eelus. His work is amazing, and also clearly has a message as well. Check it out. »MORE
Students help Pearland, TX go smokefree!
Posted by: hollyaprea November 07, 2007Hey Catalyst! I thought this was an interesting article - check it out in the Houston Chronicle:http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/realestate/neighborhoods/5280277.htmlMiddle school students in Pearland, TX, were major players in getting the town to go smokefree. They proposed the... »MORE
Nat Con 2007
Posted by: NicBuron October 31, 2007Nat Con 2007October 23rd – 26th, MinneapolisActivists from all around the U.S. gathered in MN this past week for the National Conference on Tobacco or Health. There were around 3,000 people in attendance. The conference... »MORE
Crazy Catalyst Party
Posted by: NicBuron October 29, 2007On October 1st, 2007 Minnesota became the 25th state to have their workers be protected from secondhand smoke in the workplace. Catalyst decided to throw a party.We gathered at the Black Dog Café in downtown... »MORE
Catalyst hits the Downtown Journal
Posted by: NicBuron October 29, 2007Check-out this awesome article from the Downtown Journal about the Nat Con rally: http://downtownjournal.com/index.php?currentIssue=7139&publication=downtown&action=searchArchive&searchString=catalyst&searchPubs=downtown&dateFrom=&dateTo=&order=date&numResults=10&page=65&story=10287&fromArchives=fromArchives&archivePage=100 Hundreds rally outside Convention Center to promote smoke-free policies By Joey Peters Hundreds gathered from around the country Thursday to celebrate a... »MORE
New Smoke Free Parks PSA
Posted by: andyberndt June 12, 2007Students from Irondale and Mounds View High Schools worked with the City of Mounds View to create a PSA promoting Mounds View's new Tobacco-Free parks. Does your community have tobacco-free parks? If not, this is... »MORE
Buck Big Tobacco
Posted by: hollyaprea May 22, 2007US Smokeless Tobacco Company is on it's way to a rodeo near you! Big Tobacco spends BILLIONS of dollars every year in marketing and promotions. In 2005, the most recent year included in the Federal... »MORE
Altria Shareholder Meeting Protest 2007
Posted by: andyberndt May 21, 2007The birds are chirping and the flowers are blooming – you know what that means…it’s the time of the year for the Altria Shareholder’s Meeting. The Altria Group was formally known as Philip Morris –... »MORE
GYAT India 2006
Posted by: andyberndt May 18, 2007Get ready for a GYAT reunion – in India! GYAT members from across the U.S. worked with GYAT members in India to coordinate youth advocacy trainings in Lucknow, India. They held a candle light vigil,... »MORE
Global Youth Advocacy Training Washington D.C. 2006
Posted by: andyberndt May 18, 2007What happens when nearly 100 young people come together from more than thirty countries around the world? The Global Youth Advocacy Training! Watch as these young activists march the streets of DC – protesting smoking... »MORE
Target Market Year 2
Posted by: andyberndt May 18, 2007This video details all the event Target Market, Minnesota's now defunct anti-tobacco program held 2003-2004, and was one of the first videos I made. »MORE
National Tobacco Control Conference Boston
Posted by: andyberndt May 18, 2007Check out the second installment of national youth activism. Youth at the Boston conference were up against horrible weather and a security staff that wasn’t exactly friendly to the idea of youth activism. Take a... »MORE
National Tobacco Control Conference San Fran
Posted by: andyberndt May 17, 2007More than forty youth advocates came together from across the country and infused the 2002 NCTOH with creative activism. From a mobile memorial that traveled to Union Square and the conference itself, to piles of... »MORE