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CALPERS STOPS SMOKING INVESTMENTS....
With Menthol Flavored cigarettes leading to the deaths of far too many African Americans, The African American Tobacco Control Leadership Council (AATCLC) was at the forefront of cheering on CA Treasurer John Chiang for pulling CALPERS by the coattails to stop investing in tobacco companies. Treasurer John Chiang in letter told CAlPERS that they may be making money on one end but the State was paying out too much as a result of lost productivity and deaths due to smoking. See the Sweet Tweets from AATCLC:
Celebrating the 40th Year of "Take A New Year's Resolution to Stop Smoking"
and Over 50 Years of "The Great American Smokeout"
By Frederick S. Mayer, RPh, MPH, and Anh Le
 We call on our communities to celebrate the "Take A New Year's Resolution to Stop Smoking" (TANYRSS) event this year, which begins December 15 and runs through Super Bowl Sunday, February 5th.
This annual event offers us the opportunity to urge cigarette smokers, family members, and friends to quit smoking to regain their health, and to address other tobacco issues which confront our communities.
As a pharmacist who operated my own pharmacy in Sausalito, I (Fred Mayer) founded the "Great American Smokeout" in 1967 to help educate smokers to quit their deadly habit. Since then, over 50 million Americans have quit smoking as a result of the "Great American Smokeout." I also founded "Take A New Year's Resolution to Stop Smoking" forty years ago.
Don't Give Smoking Related Gifts for Christmas If You Want to Help Save Lives.
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"Make Christmas Merry," is the call to action from Wright Enterprises. As recent news from Berlin and Oakland comes to mind, W.E. says the specters of the times are reminders to cherish what we have with the ones we have in our lives. NFL's Marshawn Lynch opened his "Beastmode" Store in downtown Oakland as children and nonprofits gathered to benefit from the occasion of the visit of Black Santa. Among other news, The African American Tobacco Control Leadership Council applauds the CALPERS for taking a stand against tobacco. San Francisco artist and activist, Kevin Epps, uses Facebook to Fight Eviction two days before Christmas.There are also celebrations to make the season bright.
