A national coalition has formed to urge people to boycott Anti--that is, the ACS, the AHA, and the ALA--for their political anti-smoker/anti-business activites. Audrey Silk, Libertarian candidate for Mayor of NYC and head of NYC CLASH, is the spokesperson for the boycott coalition.

Here's the press release for the boycott. So far it has been picked up by multiple news outlets in at least 37 states and two foreign countries, and Audrey is being inundated with media interview requests.

Score one for the (truly) good guys!

Yayyyyy! Go Audrey!! Glad to hear this!

If they contact me for a donation, I will take great pleasure in explaining to them why they need not contact me again.

When I receive a solicitation for financial support from any of these organizations I always respond by enclosing the following letter in their post-paid return envelope. At the top of the letter is a caricature of Winston Churchill puffing on a cigar:

NO, I DON'T WANT TO HELP!


No, I DON'T want to help << >>! Below is my explanation:
It is very difficult to support an organization that helps to spread misinformation about smoking and other human activities, and hatred against people who have made a choice contrary to your political agenda.
Please limit yourselves to research for cures of disease, and to comfort the ill. That was -- and still should be -- your prime goal and directive. Conditioning of the behavior of the citizens, and pursuing political advocacy (i.e.: support of blanket smoking bans) should not be your cup of tea.
You have become a tax-sheltered enterprise that appeals to human emotions for revenue and political control, while promoting junk science and intolerance, and gathering large amounts of money from taxpayers.
That is NOT what a charitable organization should be.

Excellent explanation and tactic, Raoul! The neat thing about returning it in their postage-paid envelopes is that they actually have to PAY for getting it returned to them, and they (well, actually, their paid professional fund raisers hate it).

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Originally posted by Wanda Hamilton:
Excellent explanation and tactic, Raoul!

I agree.

I wish I still gave to charities just so I could join in boycotting them. LOL

You go, Raoul!