San Rafael Coalition Awarded Drug-Free Communities Grant

Details: Created: Tuesday, September 17 2013 09:56

The Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) announced that the San Rafael Alcohol and Drug Coalition is a grant recipient in the new Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program. Alcohol Justice will receive $125,000 per year (renewable for 5 years) to involve and engage the Marin County community in the prevention of substance abuse among youth through the new coalition. The Coalition will specifically work to establish and strengthen community collaboration in support of local efforts to prevent youth substance use in the Canal district, a California neighborhood of 12,000 residents. For more information about the ONDCP or DFC Support Program, visit: www.WhiteHouse.gov/ONDCP.

For more information about the San Rafael Alcohol and Drug Coalition, contact Jorge Castillo at (415) 257-2488.

Tell U.S. Trade Rep. Froman: Stop Fast-Tracking the TPP

Details: Created: Tuesday, August 27 2013 01:00

As negotiations for the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) reportedly near completion, the Obama administration is ramping up calls for a dangerous “fast track” process that would allow the president to sign the bill before Congress can read the final text. The massive free trade agreement is set to be a giant threat to American democracy and sovereignty. The secret trade negotiating process lacks transparency, and the agreement could give multinational corporations the ability to sue a government over policies the corporation thinks is unfair. If alcohol is not exempt from its provisions, the TPP will allow corporations to undermine alcohol regulation and negatively impact public health and safety in the U.S. Send President Obama and U.S. Trade Representative Froman a message: Don't sell out public health. Exclude alcohol from TPP provisions. Don't fast-track the TPP.

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Tell Governor Brown to Veto SB 31--NO Alcohol Ads Outside Stadiums

Details: Created: Monday, September 16 2013 11:11

Senator Alex Padilla's SB 31 will allow large, flashing alcohol displays on public property outside sports stadiums, visible to residents and passing motorists.

California State Senator Alex Padilla's Senate Bill 31 would allow beer, wine, and spirits ads to blight public property, and subject Los Angeles residents and passing motorists to bright, flashing billboards and other displays in the vicinity of sports arenas and stadiums. The Padilla bill undermines years of work by community and public health activists to eliminate alcohol advertising on public property in L.A. Exposure to alcohol advertising leads youth to drink earlier and more often, and alcohol-related harm already costs California $38 billion annually. Tell Governor Brown to take a stand for public health and veto SB 31.

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