Please remove Tobacco CEO from the University of Florida Alumni Board
This is a petition of love for the health of all humanity andfor ethical living.Tobacco is by far the leading cause of preventable death, diseasedisability, and property damage in the world. Nicotine... continue reading »
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"I haven't experience a love or any friends dying from tobacco (cancer) but i do support this cause. Thank you for getting the word out."
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"88 people are killed by tobacco products daily in Florida Zip Code 32951"
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"Susan Ivey appears to have lied under oath in litigation brought against her company by the United States Government (U.S. v. PHILIP MORRIS USA INC., 11/16/04), where she testified that Brown & Williamson did not target its cigarettes products at yout"
"I remember many years ago petitioning my university to take the ethical stand of de-investing in stocks that supported the then-Apartheid South Africa. Today Apartheid, and its inhumane policies, is a thing of the past. Please take the ethical and courage"
"Dear Dr. Machen: If you take the simple step of changing the name of the Susan Ivey professorship to the "Merchant of Death" professorship, I'm sure no one would have any objection to it -- or its sponsor. Otherwise, do the naive world a favor and get rid"
"Standards at our institutions of higher learning need to be made with common sense and in ways that will retain the integrity and credibility of the institution. Time to raise the standards at the University of Florida"
"your Board member is an adjudicated racketeer. Are you OK with that?"
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"I am proud to be a professor and department chair at UF, but embarassed that the University would put a tobacco company CEO on its Foundation's Board of Directors and establish an enowed professorship bearing her name. Zip Code 32606"
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"How can one rationalize one's ethics to the point where a human live is worth money?"
"With the Florida and National Settlement Agreements, children under the age of 18 are cannot be legally targetted by the tobacco industry. However, the 18-24 age group (University of Florida aged youth) can. This is a growing market for the tobacco indust"
"Please, just remove her and what she represents to our future and to our health and well-being Zip Code 32931"
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"As a Florida Alumna and a professional advocate against the manipulation of Florida/s youth by the tobacco industry, I strongly agree that the university I love should remove this tobacco CEO. Zip Code 32086"
"How can you take money from AHEC, the State of Florida, and others which fight against tobacco use while your are taking money from the tobacco industry? This is a conflict of interest and a missrepresentation towards granting agencies. UF should be embar"
