Preceding the Conference: Tuesday, July 11th

9:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Gathering of Indigenous People by The Native American Coalition of Montana, Pre-registered event.

9:00 PM - 5:00 PM
NATIONAL LGBTI ANTI-TOBACCO SUMMIT: Pre-conference Summit Where: Human Rights Campaign Bldg., 1640 Rhode Island Ave. NW, WDC. The day-long summit is free & open to public, register at www.scoutout.org/t-free.

July 12th - July 14th

Resources available at the Praxis Booth #122:
6-PM-8PM Wednesday, 7AM -3:30PM Thursday - Friday

WEDNESDAY, JULY 12th

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
PRAXIS BOOTH #122 ~ Come meet our staff, browse through our publications, check out our website resources and get a parity bracelet

2:00 PM- 4:00 PM
Achieving Global Economic Justice and a Tobacco-Free World
Hall E (Convention Center)
Moderators: Dileep G. Bal (USA), Yussuf Saloojee (South Africa)

4:30 PM - 6:00 PM
Maintaining Momentum: What Should We Be Doing More of in Tobacco Control
Ballroom B (Convention Center)
Moderator: Simon Chapman (Australia)

THURSDAY, JULY 13th

7:00 AM - 3:30 PM
PRAXIS BOOTH #122, Visit and get your Parity Alliance bracelet and more.

8:30 AM – 10:00 AM
WHO - Framework Convention on Tobacco Control
Hall E (Convention Center)
Moderator: Yussuf Saloojee (South Africa)

12:00 PM-1:30 PM
Wake Up!: Exposing Industry Tactics in Different Cultures
Exhibit Hall D (Convention Center) 15-4
Onjewel Smith, National African American Tobacco Prevention Network, Kwesi
Ronald Harris, Prevention, The Bobby E. Wright Comprehensive Behavioral
Health Center, Inc., Shane Kawenata Bradbrook, Te Reo Marama - Maori
Smokefree Coalition, Wellington, New Zealand, Lori New Breast, BA, Blackfeet
Tobacco Program, Blackfeet Tribal Health Department, Blackfeet Nation, and
Alejandro García-Barbón, MA, Child Care of Southwest Florida

12:00 PM -1:30 PM
TAKE ACTION: MARCH TO THE WHITE HOUSE,
Meet at Front Entrance (Convention Center)
Free & open to the public!

1:30 PM-3:00 PM
Indigenous People and Tobacco Control: Policy, Advocacy, and Cultural Issues
Room 209A (Convention Center)
Moderator: Shane Kawenata Bradbrook (New Zealand)
Shane Kawenata Bradbrook (New Zealand), Viki Briggs (Australia), Lawrence Shorty (USA), Lori New Breast (USA)

1:30 PM-3:00 PM
The Economics of Tobacco: Health Costs and Poverty
Room 304 (Convention Center)
Moderator: Stefanie J. Driskell (Australia)

1:30 PM-3:00 PM
FRENCH SESSION - Implementing the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control
Moderator: Karen Slama (Sudan) Room 204B (Convention Center)

1:30 PM-3:00 PM
SPANISH SESSION - Political Advocacy for the Signature and Ratification of the FCTC
Room 204C (Convention Center)
Moderator: Armando Peruga (USA)

3:30 PM-5:00 PM
Fighting Tobacco Industry Influence in the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Community: the California Model
Renaissance Ballroom West B (Renaissance Hotel)
Moderator: Bob Gordon (USA)

3:30 PM-5:00 PM
Building Global Solidarity: Taking on the Tobacco Industry Across Borders
Room 210 (Convention Center)
Moderator: Anna White (USA)

5:30 PM-7:00 PM
Latino/Latin American Cross-Border Activist Event
LCAT, Tobacco Free Kids (TFK) & Global Partnership/Essential Action are sponsoring this event for interested U.S. Latino & Latin American World Tobacco Conference participants & other interested advocates. This is an open, strategic, bilingual dialogue, in Spanish and English, among U.S. Latino and Latin American tobacco control advocates (open to observers from any community), followed by a multicultural reception.
Renaissance Hotel, Congressional A Banquet Room

7 PM
Parity Alliance Reception
Meet with members of the Parity Alliance and other participants to advance the work in communities most affected in the US and around the world. Short presentations will be made to share our visionary strategies.
Renaissance Hotel, Ballroom RENAISSANCE West A

10 PM
Post-reception World Party
Take part in some rhythmic resistance; enjoy food, and great conversation. DJ PJ will be spinning dance, salsa, reggae, reggaeton, hip hop, oldies, etc. Light hors d'oeuvre, no host bar, and free bracelets.
Renaissance Hotel, Ballroom RENAISSANCE West A

FRIDAY, JULY 14th

9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
PRAXIS BOOTH #122 Last Day to Get Materials and more!

10:30 AM-12:00 PM
The WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control
Room 202 (Convention Center)
Moderator: Bontle Mbongwe (Botswana)

12:00 PM-1:30 PM
Countering Pro-Tobacco Advertising that Misrepresents Indigenous Cultures and Native Americans
Exhibit Hall D (Convention Center)
American Indian Tobacco Education Partnership, California Rural Indian Health Board, Inc., MINTE Tobacco Project, Four Winds of Indian Education, Inc., Sacred Smoke Project, Northern California Indian Development Council, 4) Community Health Department, United Indian Health Services

12:00 PM-1:30 PM
Tobacco advertising in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) publications and how it harms the LGBT community
Exhibit Hall D (Convention Center)
Ted Guggenheim, California LGBT Tobacco Education Partnership

1:30 PM-3:00 PM
Women and Tobacco: Studies From Around the World
Renaissance Ballroom West B (Renaissance Hotel)
Moderator: Michele Bloch (USA)

1:45 PM-2:00 PM
Inoculating communities in Latin America and the United States against tobacco industry targeting
Room 306 (Convention Center)
Lourdes Baezconde-Garbanati, PhD, MPH, MA1, Cecilia Portugal, MPH1, Stella Aguinaga-Bialous, RN, MScN, DrPH2, Joaquin Barnoya, MD, MPH3, Lilia Espinoza, MPH1, Rosa Barahona1, and Cynthia Carrasco1.

1:30 PM-3:00 PM
SPANISH SESSION - Efforts of the Tobacco Industry to Undermine Public Health in Latin America
Room 204C (Convention Center)
Moderator: Joaquin Barnoya (USA)

1:50 PM
World Tour: Tobacco Industry "Youth Smoking Prevention" Programs & Efforts to Counter Them 128-2
Anna White and Sarah Lazare, Essential Action

3:30 PM-5:00
Media Advocacy: Case Studies for Success
PM Meeting Room 4 (Renaissance Hotel)
Moderator: Phillip Wilbur (USA)
Anna White (USA), Ken Dahlgren (USA), Hatai Chitanondh (Thailand) Dzhamilya Z. Sadykova (Kazakhstan) Akinbode Oluwafemi (Nigeria) Debra Ann Efroymson (Bangladesh)

SATURDAY, JULY 15th

8:30 AM-10:00 AM
Impact of Tobacco Disparities on Communities of Color in the US
Room 202B (Convention Center)
Moderator: Lourdes Baezconde-Garbanati (USA)
This entire session chronicles the history of tobacco use among communities of color in the U.S. from the sacred use by Native Americans, to the tobacco growing and manufacturing by Africans Americans and the increase of targeting and use by immigrant groups and worldwide. This session will also highlight ongoing challenges facing U.S. communities of color to achieve parity in tobacco control and some innovative prevention, policy and capacity building approaches.

8:50 AM
Eliminating Tobacco Disparities in the Diverse Asian Americans and Pacific Islander Community
Room 202B (Convention Center)
Rod Lew (USA)

9:10 AM
Tobacco Control Policy Advocacy in Communities of Color: Lessons from PATH
Room 202B (Convention Center)
Makani Themba Nixon (USA)

9:30 AM
Eliminating Tobacco Disparities among Hispanic/Latino communities
Room 202B (Convention Center)
Lourdes Baezconde-Garbanati (USA)

9:50 AM
Overcoming Tobacco Disparities in Native American Communities
Room 202B (Convention Center)
Brandan Paukgana (USA)

8:30 AM-10:00 AM
Shift in Leaf Purchases from Developed to Developing Countries
Room 210 (Convention Center)

For more information about our work, events, and resources, visit our website at www.thepraxisproject.org or call us at (202) 234-5921 to stop by while you are here.