Introducing our speakers
speech abstract
Smoking and the political agenda
Smoking was not on the political agenda in the early 1980s. People
could smoke on trains, buses, planes, in shops and in the workplace.
When ASH was established and a full time Director appointed, this all
changed. ASH's high profile campaigning and lobbying activities during
the 1980's led to the Smokefree Environments Act 1990 which mandated a
smoking policy for every workplace and banned most forms of tobacco
advertising.
biography
Deirdre Kent was the Director of ASH (Action on Smoking and Health)
from 1983-1992. She has been a maths teacher, an environmental and
social activist and a Tauranga City Councillor. She has taught
campaigning skills and is the author of The Joy of Lobbying, Lobbying
Your Local Council, and, more recently Healthy Money Healthy Planet –
Developing Sustainability through new Money Systems.
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