Activism

5 Things You Can Do

• 1

  Grab Some Butts.

  Mother Nature must have a hard time buying pants…you would too if you had billions of butts!  That’s how many cigarette butts are littered every year, so find some gloves and grab some butts! Be sure to tell us about your butt-grabbing experience.

• 2

  Collect Some Lips.

  One tobacco company was asked whom they target.  Their response was, “If they got lips, we want them.” Don’t give you lips to tobacco, give them to us! Grab your digital camera and snap pics of tobacco-free lips from friends and family!  Post your lips and join the 10,000 people who have already done so!

• 3

  Flash Mob.

  Get a few buddies together and head to the school lunchroom, the mall or movie theater.  At a set time, have everyone dramatically fall to the ground and lay there for a minute. Then get up and carry on your way as if nothing happened.  Make t-shirts or posters to inform people of why you were there and the deadly effects of smoking.

• 4

  Quick Quit Kit.

  First, try saying “Quick Quit Kit” 5 times fast….Can you do it? You probably know a handful of people who smoke. In fact, 70% of smokers report wanting to quit.  So…why not make them a quick quit kit? Fill sandwich bags with their favorite hard candy, gum, straws and toothpicks. Throw in a few facts and the number to a quit line.

• 5

  Make a Video.

  Grab a video camera and be creative.  Talk about anything you want, whether it’s the tobacco industry marketing to your friends, or the harmful effects of tobacco use.  Just one word of advice…get crazy! Be sure to share it with us and the rest of the world!