Anti-Tobacco Advocates, African American Leaders to Rally Ahead of Flavored E-Cigarette Vote

NEW YORK, NY (11/25/2019) (readMedia)-- On Tuesday, elected officials, parents, and advocates including Assembly Member Rodneyse Bichotte, will rally at City Hall ahead of the City Council's vote on legislation to ban flavored e-cigarettes in New York City, calling on Council Members to both pass the bill and to call another vote on delayed legislation to restrict the sale of menthol cigarettes.

Big Tobacco has aggressively marketed flavored tobacco products to young people for decades to hook new generations of smokers--particularly in communities of color, where the use of menthol cigarettes has led to disproportionately negative health outcomes for African Americans. More than 80% of kids who have used tobacco started with a flavored product like menthol, bubblegum or cotton candy.

The bills are supported by a coalition of more than 100 local and national organizations and leaders -- called Flavors Hook Kids NYC -- including the N.Y. NAACP, former Mayor David Dinkins, Rep. Gregory Meeks, the American Lung Association and others.

WHO:	Andre M. Richardson, Campaign Manager of Flavors Hook Kids NYC Assembly Member Rodneyse Bichotte, sponsor of legislation that will restrict the sale of menthol cigarettes in NYS Council Member Mark Levine, sponsor of the legislation that will ban on flavored e-cigarettes in NYC Moms and children from PAVE (Parents Against Vaping E-cigarettes) NAACP Members Michael Davoli, Director of Government Relations at American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network Members of New York Communities for Change LIST IN FORMATION
WHAT:	Anti-Tobacco Advocates, African American Leaders to Rally Ahead of Flavored E-Cigarette Vote
WHEN:	Tuesday November 26, 2019 at 10:00AM Eastern Time (US & Canada)
WHERE:	Steps of City Hall Manhattan, New York
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Posted Monday November 25, 2019 at 01:06 pm by Flavors Hook Kids NYC
Last Updated Monday November 25, 2019 at 08:36 pm